Environment Agency monitoring station
Chester-Le-Street
River Wear · Chester-Le-Street · Wear catchment
EA station reference
024009
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
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Wear
- Catchment
- Wear
- Nearest named place
- Chester-Le-Street
- EA opening date
- 1 January 1976
- Coordinates
- 54.85478, -1.56072
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.
- Properties and low lying land around Southburn Close, Longacre, Aireys Close and Hutton CloseDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF336
- Lower River Wear from Escomb to Sunderland including the Rivers Browney, Cong Burn and Lumley Park BurnDesignated alert area · EA ref 121WAF915
- Properties at Green Lane, Old Elvet, Orchard Drive, The Sands Flats, and Barker's HaughDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF331
- Properties and low lying land around Brookside, Corn Mill Drive and Mill Terrace on North Road (B1284)Designated warning area · EA ref 121FWF334
- Wear estuary from Lamb Bridge at Chester-le-street to the North Sea coastDesignated alert area · EA ref 121WAT916
- Properties at New Elvet, Elvet Waterside, Framwellgate Waterside, Providence Row, Wearside Drive, and Frankland LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF332
- Properties and low lying land around Sedgeletch Road, Cedar Terrace, Osman Terrace, Sewage Works at Sedgeletch and The Grove at Rainton BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF335
- 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
- Properties and low lying areas around, Ford Cottage, Low Cocken Farm, Harbour House Farm, Lumley Castle Gardens, Chester-le-Street Golf Club, Riverside Sports Pavillion, Ropery Lane, Riverside Gardens and The ParksDesignated warning area · EA ref 121FWF303
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.