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Down from 1.01 at 14:45, now 0.75
0.75

Kielder Butteryhaugh

North Tyne
Tyne catchment • Butteryhaugh • Northumberland • ID: 023103 • Level
The official "typical high" for this gauge is routinely exceeded (often the case on regulated rivers), so FloodRadar uses a threshold computed from this station's own data.
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Current Level
0.749 m
▼ Falling (-2cm/hr)
24h Max
1.044 m
24h Min
0.529 m
Typical Range
0.13 - 1.25
m
Highest Recorded
2.31 m
EA official record
2.53 in our data (since Oct 2005)
Current level is 32% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -14 cm over 6h
10 Oct 00:30 ▼ -2 cm 0.749 m
10 Oct 00:15 ▲ +0.9 cm 0.766 m
10 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.757 m
09 Oct 23:45 ▼ -2 cm 0.756 m
09 Oct 23:30 ▼ -1 cm 0.774 m
09 Oct 22:30 ▼ -1 cm 0.788 m
09 Oct 22:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.801 m
09 Oct 22:00 ▼ -2 cm 0.798 m
09 Oct 21:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.815 m
09 Oct 21:30 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.816 m
09 Oct 21:15 ▼ -1 cm 0.823 m
09 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.836 m
09 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.834 m
09 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.837 m
09 Oct 20:15 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.840 m
09 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.848 m
09 Oct 19:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.856 m
09 Oct 19:30 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.861 m
09 Oct 19:15 ▼ -3 cm 0.854 m
09 Oct 19:00 0.887 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Kielder Butteryhaugh
  • Watercourse: River North Tyne
  • Nearest Town: Butteryhaugh
  • County: Northumberland
  • Nearest reservoir: Kielder (7.6 km) · 88.4% full (as of 28 Dec 2025)
  • Coordinates: 55°13'51"N 2°34'54"W (55.230707, -2.581702)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 26 Oct 2005
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 023103
  • RLOI id: 8368 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 023103-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 4 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Tyne
  • Typical Range: 0.134 – 1.248 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.77 m (EA at 10 Oct 00:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

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Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

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Northumbrian Water · into River North Tyne · 190 m away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
15 spills · 106 hours in 2025
Monitor offline: it cannot say whether it is discharging

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

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Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.25 m on about 2 days. This year so far: 7 days.

2026 7 days so far
2025 20 days patchy data
2024 1 day
2023 4 days
2022 1 day
2021 2 days
2020 3 days
2019 2 days
2018 1 day
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2020 for the 1 flood area linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

2flood warnings 0flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 21 Jan 2024 — River North Tyne at Kielder Butteryhaugh

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2024 1 0
2020 1 0

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Butteryhaugh flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. This is the area linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River North Tyne at Kielder Butteryhaugh flooding today?

The current level is 0.75m, which is within the typical range of 0.13 to 1.25m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Kielder Butteryhaugh?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 2.2mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the River North Tyne at Kielder Butteryhaugh?

The typical range at this station is 0.13m to 1.25m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.25m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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