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Rose 0.06 m since 15:15 — peaked 0.58 at 23:30, now 0.57 and easing
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Yarm

Tees
Tees catchment • Yarm • Stockton-on-Tees • ID: L3602 • Level
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Current Level
0.568 m
▲▼ Crested · peaked 0.58
24h Max
0.579 m
24h Min
0.456 m
Typical Range
0.45 - 1.80
m
Highest Recorded
4.07 m
EA official record
A 5.71 reading (12 Jun 2024) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 14% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +1 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.568 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.567 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.571 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.576 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.579 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.575 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.571 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +1 cm 0.568 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.554 m
07 Oct 22:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.554 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.555 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.555 m
07 Oct 21:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.554 m
07 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.552 m
07 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.552 m
07 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 0.551 m
07 Oct 20:15 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.551 m
07 Oct 19:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.554 m
07 Oct 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.553 m
07 Oct 19:15 0.554 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Yarm
  • Watercourse: River Tees
  • Nearest Town: Yarm
  • County: Stockton-on-Tees
  • Coordinates: 54°30'45"N 1°21'21"W (54.512373, -1.355879)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 6 Jan 1996
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: L3602
  • RLOI id: 8223 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: L3602-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: Tees
  • Typical Range: 0.450 – 1.800 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.57 m (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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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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.

93 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 600 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 90 report not discharging, and for 3 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Northumbrian Water · into River Tees · 600 m upstream along the river
9 spills · 48 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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Northumbrian Water · into River Tees · 2.1 km upstream along the river
4 spills · 38 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Tees · 2.9 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 35 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Saltergill Beck · 8.8 km upstream along the river
19 spills · 151 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into River Tees · 13.4 km upstream along the river
42 spills · 580 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into The River Tees · 14.0 km upstream along the river
38 spills · 200 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Tees · 29.4 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 22 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Tees · 32.4 km upstream along the river
17 spills · 39 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

85 more further upstream, up to 92.3 km away along the river.

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 Tees · 10 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
6 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Tees Estuary · 130 m away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
47 spills · 56 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Tees Estuary · 260 m away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
30 spills · 155 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Nelly Burdon's Beck · 740 m away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
7 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Skytering Beck (R.tees Catch) · 950 m away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
27 spills · 259 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Trib Of River Tees · 1.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Northumbrian Water · into Tees Estuary · 3.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Northumbrian Water · into Trib Of Hartburn Beck · 4.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

10 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

14 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 1.80 m on about 7 days. This year so far: 6 days.

2026 6 days, 1 of them high · 1 high so far
2025 5 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 11 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2023 12 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 2 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2021 5 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2020 12 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 9 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2018 7 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 3 days, 2 of them high · 2 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 2.33 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 13 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).

12flood warnings 85flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Apr 2024 — Tees estuary at Billingham

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 5
2025 0 3
2024 1 12
2023 0 11
2022 0 2
2021 0 3
2020 2 5
2019 0 8
2018 0 3
2017 0 3
2016 1 4
2015 3 12
2014 1 1
2013 2 5
2012 1 7
2011 1 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 Yarm flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 13 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Tees at Yarm flooding today?

The current level is 0.57m, which is within the typical range of 0.45 to 1.80m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Yarm?

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 Tees at Yarm?

The typical range at this station is 0.45m to 1.80m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.80m 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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