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Stamfordham

Pont
Northumberland Rivers catchment • Stamfordham • Northumberland • ID: 022012 • Level
(32m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 144 views

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Current Level
0.618 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.637 m
24h Min
0.618 m
Typical Range
0.06 - 1.40
m
Highest Recorded
2.76 m
EA official record
A 4.44 reading (14 Feb 2014) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 22% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
08 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 0.618 m
08 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.618 m
08 Oct 11:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.619 m
08 Oct 11:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.618 m
08 Oct 10:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.619 m
08 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.618 m
08 Oct 10:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.618 m
08 Oct 10:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.619 m
08 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.618 m
08 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 08:15 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady 0.619 m
08 Oct 07:00 0.619 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Stamfordham
  • Watercourse: River Pont
  • Nearest Town: Stamfordham
  • County: Northumberland
  • Nearest reservoir: Whittle Dene (4.2 km) · 71.0% full (as of 28 Dec 2025)
  • Coordinates: 55°2'26"N 1°52'24"W (55.040628, -1.873213)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1998
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 022012
  • RLOI id: 8195 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 022012-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Northumberland Rivers
  • Typical Range: 0.057 – 1.400 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.62 m (EA at 8 Oct 11:45)

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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Connected downstream

Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 200 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
Northumbrian Water · into River Pont · 200 m upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
Northumbrian Water · into Pont · 40 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
1 spill · 5 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

2 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

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 →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.40 m on about 14 days. This year so far: 9 days.

2026 9 days, 5 of them high · 5 high so far
2025 9 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2024 20 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2023 37 days, 16 of them high · 16 high
2022 3 days, 1 of them high · 1 high patchy data
2021 16 days, 12 of them high · 12 high
2020 5 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2019 16 days, 7 of them high · 7 high
2018 7 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 4 days, 1 of them high · 1 high

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. The darker part is days above 1.65 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2010 for the 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 6.4 km away).

9flood warnings 40flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 20 Oct 2023 — River Pont at Kirkley Mill, Fox Covert Lane, Darras Hall and Prestwick Carr

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1
2024 0 2
2023 1 5
2022 0 1
2021 0 5
2020 2 1
2019 0 4
2018 0 1
2016 1 2
2015 5 1
2013 0 5
2012 0 9
2011 0 2
2010 0 1

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 Stamfordham flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 5 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Pont at Stamfordham flooding today?

The current level is 0.62m, which is within the typical range of 0.06 to 1.40m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Stamfordham?

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

What is a normal level for the River Pont at Stamfordham?

The typical range at this station is 0.06m to 1.40m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.40m 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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