Environment Agency monitoring station
Sunderland Bridge
River Wear · Sunderland Bridge · Wear catchment
EA station reference
024001
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Wear
- Catchment
- Wear
- Nearest named place
- Sunderland Bridge
- EA opening date
- 1 January 1957
- Coordinates
- 54.73447, -1.58997
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- Lower River Wear from Escomb to Sunderland including the Rivers Browney, Cong Burn and Lumley Park BurnDesignated alert area · EA ref 121WAF915
- Properties and low lying areas around the Old Bridge House and the Honest Lawyer HotelDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF315
- Properties at Green Lane, Old Elvet, Orchard Drive, The Sands Flats, and Barker's HaughDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF331
- Properties and low lying areas around the Batts, Bishop AucklandDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF313
- Properties at New Elvet, Elvet Waterside, Framwellgate Waterside, Providence Row, Wearside Drive, and Frankland LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF332
- Properties at Flatts Farm at Bishop Auckland, Farnley, Furness Mill Farm and Lowfield Farm Cottages at Willington, Shafto House and New Row at Page BankDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF307
- Properties and low lying areas around Page Bank Post Office, Stanners Farm and Park Hill LodgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF314
- Properties along Durham Riverside including Houghall, Elvet Bridge, High Street and the access road below The Gates Shopping CentreDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF330
- Properties and land around Old Elvet, Orchard House, Sylvan House and Keiper FarmDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF333
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.