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Depth of the River Tyne.

Posted by Steve in Australia on 23/5/2026, 1:36 am

Living around Jarrow and Hebburn for just under 18 years as a youngster, I saw the big ships come and go from being launched and in for repairs and modifications.
I have waded through the headwaters of the river up in the Keilder area in the late 60s and early 70s and have watched vessels travel in and out of the river while fishing from the lighthouse at South Shields, and have always wondered....How deep is the Tyne on average ??
Does anybody on the board know ??

Re: Depth of the River Tyne.

Posted by peter cook on 23/5/2026, 9:46 am, in reply to "Depth of the River Tyne."

It's about 10 metres from the piers to the Jarrow bend and then it decreases till you get to Newcastle where it's about 4 metres.

Re: Depth of the River Tyne.

Posted by Brian on 23/5/2026, 11:08 am, in reply to "Re: Depth of the River Tyne."

By the time you get to Newburn there's areaswhere you could probably wade across. Significant dredging of the river between Newcastle and Gateshead changed the flow and prevented the silt build up as there was an area where you could wade across during low tide before the dredging.

Re: Depth of the River Tyne.

Posted by Steve in Australia on 24/5/2026, 2:55 am, in reply to "Re: Depth of the River Tyne."

Thankyou Gentlemen.

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