📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the morning of 12 February 2026 .
Locations most affected will be low lying land, roads and footpaths near rivers. Especially in the Ponteland area where river levels are forecast to peak tonight and remain high tomorrow. River levels at Stamfordham are falling but will remain high tomorrow.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels, though no further significant rainfall is forecast.
Avoid low lying roads and footpaths near rivers, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 13 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 3:48pm, Thursday 12th February.
Rivers Pont and Blyth and their tributaries
Region: North East
Country: England
Counties covered: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
Watercourses covered: River Pont, River Blyth
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers Pont and Blyth.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.