River level River Arun at Houghton Bridge

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Latest recorded level 2.28m at 12:15pm Friday 17 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-17T12:15Z	2.278	false
2020-01-17T12:00Z	2.306	false
2020-01-17T11:45Z	2.313	false
2020-01-17T11:30Z	2.332	false
2020-01-17T11:15Z	2.353	false
2020-01-17T11:00Z	2.374	false
2020-01-17T10:45Z	2.397	false
2020-01-17T10:30Z	2.418	false
2020-01-17T10:15Z	2.443	false
2020-01-17T10:00Z	2.471	false
2020-01-17T09:45Z	2.498	false
2020-01-17T09:30Z	2.527	false
2020-01-17T09:15Z	2.557	false
2020-01-17T09:00Z	2.587	false
2020-01-17T08:45Z	2.618	false
2020-01-17T08:30Z	2.649	false
2020-01-17T08:15Z	2.682	false
2020-01-17T08:00Z	2.715	false
2020-01-17T07:45Z	2.748	false
2020-01-17T07:30Z	2.781	false
2020-01-17T07:15Z	2.811	false
2020-01-17T07:00Z	2.839	false
2020-01-17T06:45Z	2.865	false
2020-01-17T06:30Z	2.888	false
2020-01-17T06:15Z	2.905	false
2020-01-17T06:00Z	2.917	false
2020-01-17T05:45Z	2.923	false
2020-01-17T05:30Z	2.925	false
2020-01-17T05:15Z	2.918	false
2020-01-17T05:00Z	2.894	false
2020-01-17T04:45Z	2.853	false
2020-01-17T04:30Z	2.792	false
2020-01-17T04:15Z	2.717	false
2020-01-17T04:00Z	2.635	false
2020-01-17T03:45Z	2.557	false
2020-01-17T03:30Z	2.494	false
2020-01-17T03:15Z	2.442	false
2020-01-17T03:00Z	2.407	false
2020-01-17T02:45Z	2.388	false
2020-01-17T02:30Z	2.377	false
2020-01-17T02:15Z	2.377	false
2020-01-17T02:00Z	2.379	false
2020-01-17T01:45Z	2.386	false
2020-01-17T01:30Z	2.394	false
2020-01-17T01:15Z	2.404	false
2020-01-17T01:00Z	2.413	false
2020-01-17T00:45Z	2.425	false
2020-01-17T00:30Z	2.435	false
2020-01-17T00:15Z	2.448	false
2020-01-17T00:00Z	2.462	false
2020-01-16T23:45Z	2.475	false
2020-01-16T23:30Z	2.491	false
2020-01-16T23:15Z	2.506	false
2020-01-16T23:00Z	2.522	false
2020-01-16T22:45Z	2.54	false
2020-01-16T22:30Z	2.559	false
2020-01-16T22:15Z	2.579	false
2020-01-16T22:00Z	2.601	false
2020-01-16T21:45Z	2.623	false
2020-01-16T21:30Z	2.648	false
2020-01-16T21:15Z	2.674	false
2020-01-16T21:00Z	2.702	false
2020-01-16T20:45Z	2.732	false
2020-01-16T20:30Z	2.765	false
2020-01-16T20:15Z	2.799	false
2020-01-16T20:00Z	2.834	false
2020-01-16T19:45Z	2.868	false
2020-01-16T19:30Z	2.904	false
2020-01-16T19:15Z	2.941	false
2020-01-16T19:00Z	2.978	false
2020-01-16T18:45Z	3.016	false
2020-01-16T18:30Z	3.051	false
2020-01-16T18:15Z	3.084	false
2020-01-16T18:00Z	3.115	false
2020-01-16T17:45Z	3.144	false
2020-01-16T17:30Z	3.17	false
2020-01-16T17:15Z	3.191	false
2020-01-16T17:00Z	3.204	false
2020-01-16T16:45Z	3.201	false
2020-01-16T16:30Z	3.181	false
2020-01-16T16:15Z	3.13	false
2020-01-16T16:00Z	3.054	false
2020-01-16T15:45Z	2.963	false
2020-01-16T15:30Z	2.859	false
2020-01-16T15:15Z	2.755	false
2020-01-16T15:00Z	2.661	false
2020-01-16T14:45Z	2.578	false
2020-01-16T14:30Z	2.516	false
2020-01-16T14:15Z	2.469	false
2020-01-16T14:00Z	2.442	false
2020-01-16T13:45Z	2.425	false
2020-01-16T13:30Z	2.418	false
2020-01-16T13:15Z	2.418	false
2020-01-16T13:00Z	2.423	false
2020-01-16T12:45Z	2.429	false
2020-01-16T12:30Z	2.435	false
2020-01-16T12:15Z	2.443	false
2020-01-16T12:00Z	2.453	false
2020-01-16T11:45Z	2.465	false
2020-01-16T11:30Z	2.476	false
2020-01-16T11:15Z	2.487	false
2020-01-16T11:00Z	2.501	false
2020-01-16T10:45Z	2.513	false
2020-01-16T10:30Z	2.529	false
2020-01-16T10:15Z	2.545	false
2020-01-16T10:00Z	2.564	false
2020-01-16T09:45Z	2.581	false
2020-01-16T09:30Z	2.601	false
2020-01-16T09:15Z	2.624	false
2020-01-16T09:00Z	2.647	false
2020-01-16T08:45Z	2.672	false
2020-01-16T08:30Z	2.7	false
2020-01-16T08:15Z	2.728	false
2020-01-16T08:00Z	2.757	false
2020-01-16T07:45Z	2.788	false
2020-01-16T07:30Z	2.821	false
2020-01-16T07:15Z	2.854	false
2020-01-16T07:00Z	2.889	false
2020-01-16T06:45Z	2.924	false
2020-01-16T06:30Z	2.959	false
2020-01-16T06:30Z	2.959	false
2020-01-16T06:15Z	2.991	false
2020-01-16T06:15Z	2.991	false
2020-01-16T06:00Z	3.022	false
2020-01-16T05:45Z	3.05	false
2020-01-16T05:30Z	3.073	false
2020-01-16T05:15Z	3.091	false
2020-01-16T05:00Z	3.104	false
2020-01-16T04:45Z	3.108	false
2020-01-16T04:30Z	3.094	false
2020-01-16T04:15Z	3.056	false
2020-01-16T04:00Z	2.998	false
2020-01-16T03:45Z	2.918	false
2020-01-16T03:30Z	2.817	false
2020-01-16T03:15Z	2.703	false
2020-01-16T03:00Z	2.588	false
2020-01-16T02:45Z	2.488	false
2020-01-16T02:30Z	2.404	false
2020-01-16T02:15Z	2.332	false
2020-01-16T02:00Z	2.276	false
2020-01-16T01:45Z	2.238	false
2020-01-16T01:30Z	2.215	false
2020-01-16T01:15Z	2.202	false
2020-01-16T01:00Z	2.195	false
2020-01-16T00:45Z	2.193	false
2020-01-16T00:30Z	2.19	false
2020-01-16T00:15Z	2.191	false
2020-01-16T00:00Z	2.194	false
2020-01-15T23:45Z	2.195	false
2020-01-15T23:30Z	2.198	false
2020-01-15T23:15Z	2.203	false
2020-01-15T23:00Z	2.208	false
2020-01-15T22:45Z	2.216	false
2020-01-15T22:30Z	2.223	false
2020-01-15T22:15Z	2.234	false
2020-01-15T22:00Z	2.246	false
2020-01-15T21:45Z	2.259	false
2020-01-15T21:30Z	2.275	false
2020-01-15T21:15Z	2.294	false
2020-01-15T21:00Z	2.315	false
2020-01-15T20:45Z	2.338	false
2020-01-15T20:30Z	2.366	false
2020-01-15T20:15Z	2.396	false
2020-01-15T20:00Z	2.428	false
2020-01-15T19:45Z	2.462	false
2020-01-15T19:30Z	2.499	false
2020-01-15T19:15Z	2.536	false
2020-01-15T19:00Z	2.575	false
2020-01-15T18:45Z	2.615	false
2020-01-15T18:30Z	2.656	false
2020-01-15T18:15Z	2.699	false
2020-01-15T18:00Z	2.743	false
2020-01-15T17:45Z	2.787	false
2020-01-15T17:30Z	2.83	false
2020-01-15T17:15Z	2.871	false
2020-01-15T17:00Z	2.911	false
2020-01-15T16:45Z	2.945	false
2020-01-15T16:30Z	2.958	false
2020-01-15T16:15Z	2.921	false
2020-01-15T16:00Z	2.857	false
2020-01-15T15:45Z	2.776	false
2020-01-15T15:30Z	2.679	false
2020-01-15T15:15Z	2.569	false
2020-01-15T15:00Z	2.458	false
2020-01-15T14:45Z	2.346	false
2020-01-15T14:30Z	2.23	false
2020-01-15T14:15Z	2.109	false
2020-01-15T14:00Z	1.989	false
2020-01-15T13:45Z	1.873	false
2020-01-15T13:30Z	1.771	false
2020-01-15T13:15Z	1.702	false
2020-01-15T13:00Z	1.668	false
2020-01-15T12:45Z	1.664	false
2020-01-15T12:30Z	1.668	false
2020-01-15T12:15Z	1.674	false
2020-01-15T12:00Z	1.682	false
2020-01-15T11:45Z	1.694	false
2020-01-15T11:30Z	1.711	false
2020-01-15T11:15Z	1.731	false
2020-01-15T11:00Z	1.753	false
2020-01-15T10:45Z	1.775	false
2020-01-15T10:30Z	1.798	false
2020-01-15T10:15Z	1.82	false
2020-01-15T10:00Z	1.845	false
2020-01-15T09:45Z	1.871	false
2020-01-15T09:30Z	1.899	false
2020-01-15T09:15Z	1.929	false
2020-01-15T09:00Z	1.964	false
2020-01-15T08:45Z	2.002	false
2020-01-15T08:30Z	2.043	false
2020-01-15T08:15Z	2.086	false
2020-01-15T08:00Z	2.132	false
2020-01-15T07:45Z	2.18	false
2020-01-15T07:30Z	2.229	false
2020-01-15T07:15Z	2.282	false
2020-01-15T07:00Z	2.335	false
2020-01-15T06:45Z	2.389	false
2020-01-15T06:30Z	2.442	false
2020-01-15T06:15Z	2.496	false
2020-01-15T06:00Z	2.549	false
2020-01-15T05:45Z	2.6	false
2020-01-15T05:30Z	2.649	false
2020-01-15T05:15Z	2.698	false
2020-01-15T05:00Z	2.743	false
2020-01-15T04:45Z	2.788	false
2020-01-15T04:30Z	2.839	false
2020-01-15T04:15Z	2.886	false
2020-01-15T04:00Z	2.906	false
2020-01-15T03:45Z	2.875	false
2020-01-15T03:30Z	2.814	false
2020-01-15T03:15Z	2.732	false
2020-01-15T03:00Z	2.633	false
2020-01-15T02:45Z	2.524	false
2020-01-15T02:30Z	2.413	false
2020-01-15T02:15Z	2.303	false
2020-01-15T02:00Z	2.189	false
2020-01-15T01:45Z	2.074	false
2020-01-15T01:30Z	1.956	false
2020-01-15T01:15Z	1.84	false
2020-01-15T01:00Z	1.73	false
2020-01-15T00:45Z	1.655	false
2020-01-15T00:30Z	1.628	false
2020-01-15T00:15Z	1.629	false
2020-01-15T00:00Z	1.634	false
2020-01-14T23:45Z	1.636	false
2020-01-14T23:30Z	1.64	false
2020-01-14T23:15Z	1.644	false
2020-01-14T23:00Z	1.648	false
2020-01-14T22:45Z	1.651	false
2020-01-14T22:30Z	1.655	false
2020-01-14T22:15Z	1.661	false
2020-01-14T22:00Z	1.667	false
2020-01-14T21:45Z	1.676	false
2020-01-14T21:30Z	1.687	false
2020-01-14T21:15Z	1.704	false
2020-01-14T21:00Z	1.728	false
2020-01-14T20:45Z	1.76	false
2020-01-14T20:30Z	1.796	false
2020-01-14T20:15Z	1.833	false
2020-01-14T20:00Z	1.872	false
2020-01-14T19:45Z	1.914	false
2020-01-14T19:30Z	1.959	false
2020-01-14T19:15Z	2.008	false
2020-01-14T19:00Z	2.059	false
2020-01-14T18:45Z	2.112	false
2020-01-14T18:30Z	2.166	false
2020-01-14T18:15Z	2.22	false
2020-01-14T18:00Z	2.275	false
2020-01-14T17:45Z	2.331	false
2020-01-14T17:30Z	2.384	false
2020-01-14T17:15Z	2.436	false
2020-01-14T17:00Z	2.485	false
2020-01-14T16:45Z	2.535	false
2020-01-14T16:30Z	2.591	false
2020-01-14T16:15Z	2.648	false
2020-01-14T16:00Z	2.694	false
2020-01-14T15:45Z	2.686	false
2020-01-14T15:30Z	2.629	false
2020-01-14T15:15Z	2.548	false
2020-01-14T15:00Z	2.459	false
2020-01-14T14:45Z	2.363	false
2020-01-14T14:30Z	2.259	false
2020-01-14T14:15Z	2.149	false
2020-01-14T14:00Z	2.036	false
2020-01-14T13:45Z	1.919	false
2020-01-14T13:30Z	1.802	false
2020-01-14T13:15Z	1.698	false
2020-01-14T13:00Z	1.633	false
2020-01-14T12:45Z	1.612	false
2020-01-14T12:30Z	1.612	false
2020-01-14T12:15Z	1.611	false
2020-01-14T12:00Z	1.611	false
2020-01-14T11:45Z	1.611	false
2020-01-14T11:30Z	1.612	false
2020-01-14T11:15Z	1.613	false
2020-01-14T11:00Z	1.613	false
2020-01-14T10:45Z	1.615	false
2020-01-14T10:30Z	1.616	false
2020-01-14T10:15Z	1.618	false
2020-01-14T10:00Z	1.621	false
2020-01-14T09:45Z	1.624	false
2020-01-14T09:30Z	1.629	false
2020-01-14T09:15Z	1.634	false
2020-01-14T09:00Z	1.639	false
2020-01-14T08:45Z	1.645	false
2020-01-14T08:30Z	1.651	false
2020-01-14T08:15Z	1.658	false
2020-01-14T08:00Z	1.667	false
2020-01-14T07:45Z	1.677	false
2020-01-14T07:30Z	1.691	false
2020-01-14T07:15Z	1.713	false
2020-01-14T07:00Z	1.743	false
2020-01-14T06:45Z	1.783	false
2020-01-14T06:30Z	1.831	false
2020-01-14T06:15Z	1.879	false
2020-01-14T06:00Z	1.931	false
2020-01-14T05:45Z	1.989	false
2020-01-14T05:30Z	2.048	false
2020-01-14T05:15Z	2.108	false
2020-01-14T05:00Z	2.169	false
2020-01-14T04:45Z	2.228	false
2020-01-14T04:30Z	2.286	false
2020-01-14T04:15Z	2.34	false
2020-01-14T04:00Z	2.395	false
2020-01-14T03:45Z	2.451	false
2020-01-14T03:30Z	2.493	false
2020-01-14T03:15Z	2.493	false
2020-01-14T03:00Z	2.458	false
2020-01-14T02:45Z	2.399	false
2020-01-14T02:30Z	2.326	false
2020-01-14T02:15Z	2.242	false
2020-01-14T02:00Z	2.148	false
2020-01-14T01:45Z	2.049	false
2020-01-14T01:30Z	1.942	false
2020-01-14T01:15Z	1.833	false
2020-01-14T01:00Z	1.729	false
2020-01-14T00:45Z	1.653	false
2020-01-14T00:30Z	1.615	false
2020-01-14T00:15Z	1.613	false
2020-01-14T00:00Z	1.613	false
2020-01-13T23:45Z	1.614	false
2020-01-13T23:30Z	1.614	false
2020-01-13T23:15Z	1.615	false
2020-01-13T23:00Z	1.616	false
2020-01-13T22:45Z	1.618	false
2020-01-13T22:30Z	1.621	false
2020-01-13T22:15Z	1.624	false
2020-01-13T22:00Z	1.627	false
2020-01-13T21:45Z	1.63	false
2020-01-13T21:30Z	1.635	false
2020-01-13T21:15Z	1.639	false
2020-01-13T21:00Z	1.644	false
2020-01-13T20:45Z	1.649	false
2020-01-13T20:30Z	1.654	false
2020-01-13T20:15Z	1.66	false
2020-01-13T20:00Z	1.667	false
2020-01-13T19:45Z	1.676	false
2020-01-13T19:30Z	1.689	false
2020-01-13T19:15Z	1.707	false
2020-01-13T19:00Z	1.735	false
2020-01-13T18:45Z	1.771	false
2020-01-13T18:30Z	1.817	false
2020-01-13T18:15Z	1.865	false
2020-01-13T18:00Z	1.917	false
2020-01-13T17:45Z	1.973	false
2020-01-13T17:30Z	2.032	false
2020-01-13T17:15Z	2.094	false
2020-01-13T17:00Z	2.155	false
2020-01-13T16:45Z	2.216	false
2020-01-13T16:30Z	2.277	false
2020-01-13T16:15Z	2.337	false
2020-01-13T16:00Z	2.394	false
2020-01-13T15:45Z	2.452	false
2020-01-13T15:30Z	2.511	false
2020-01-13T15:15Z	2.552	false
2020-01-13T15:00Z	2.559	false
2020-01-13T14:45Z	2.52	false
2020-01-13T14:30Z	2.459	false
2020-01-13T14:15Z	2.387	false
2020-01-13T14:00Z	2.301	false
2020-01-13T13:45Z	2.205	false
2020-01-13T13:30Z	2.104	false
2020-01-13T13:15Z	1.997	false
2020-01-13T13:00Z	1.887	false
2020-01-13T12:45Z	1.778	false
2020-01-13T12:30Z	1.685	false
2020-01-13T12:15Z	1.627	false
2020-01-13T12:00Z	1.612	false
2020-01-13T11:45Z	1.612	false
2020-01-13T11:30Z	1.612	false
2020-01-13T11:15Z	1.613	false
2020-01-13T11:00Z	1.613	false
2020-01-13T10:45Z	1.615	false
2020-01-13T10:30Z	1.616	false
2020-01-13T10:15Z	1.618	false
2020-01-13T10:00Z	1.621	false
2020-01-13T09:45Z	1.624	false
2020-01-13T09:30Z	1.629	false
2020-01-13T09:15Z	1.633	false
2020-01-13T09:00Z	1.637	false
2020-01-13T08:45Z	1.642	false
2020-01-13T08:30Z	1.648	false
2020-01-13T08:15Z	1.653	false
2020-01-13T08:00Z	1.659	false
2020-01-13T07:45Z	1.666	false
2020-01-13T07:30Z	1.676	false
2020-01-13T07:15Z	1.689	false
2020-01-13T07:00Z	1.708	false
2020-01-13T06:45Z	1.736	false
2020-01-13T06:30Z	1.774	false
2020-01-13T06:15Z	1.819	false
2020-01-13T06:00Z	1.867	false
2020-01-13T05:45Z	1.917	false
2020-01-13T05:30Z	1.972	false
2020-01-13T05:15Z	2.032	false
2020-01-13T05:00Z	2.094	false
2020-01-13T04:45Z	2.157	false
2020-01-13T04:30Z	2.219	false
2020-01-13T04:15Z	2.281	false
2020-01-13T04:00Z	2.342	false
2020-01-13T03:45Z	2.402	false
2020-01-13T03:30Z	2.463	false
2020-01-13T03:15Z	2.523	false
2020-01-13T03:00Z	2.567	false
2020-01-13T02:45Z	2.564	false
2020-01-13T02:30Z	2.515	false
2020-01-13T02:15Z	2.444	false
2020-01-13T02:00Z	2.361	false
2020-01-13T01:45Z	2.267	false
2020-01-13T01:30Z	2.166	false
2020-01-13T01:15Z	2.059	false
2020-01-13T01:00Z	1.949	false
2020-01-13T00:45Z	1.837	false
2020-01-13T00:30Z	1.731	false
2020-01-13T00:15Z	1.651	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Houghton Bridge
• Station ID: 1011
• River name: River Arun
• Typical range: 1.40m to 2.50m
• Highest level on record: 3.69m on 25 December 2013
• Site datum: 1.10mAOD (what does this mean?)

How are river levels measured?

The Environment agency uses a network of monitoring stations across the country. Each one has its own datum - a height in metres fixed relative to mean sea level. This height is expressed as metres above ordnance datum (mAOD). The river levels we provide for each monitoring station are all relative to its site datum.

If we didn't do this, we'd show some very high measurements, which could cause confusion. By using a local site datum, the river levels are easier to understand, especially by users familiar with the data from a particular monitoring station.

A river's height above ordnance datum can be seen by adding the site datum to the river level.

How often are river levels measured?

We use measuring stations like this one to collect water level data, usually once or twice a day. We collect data more frequently when there's a greater risk of flooding. That's why the graph might show a short time lag since the last measurement.

How might river levels affect flood risk?

Typical range

This is the usual range of river levels at this station, based on historical data.

Above typical

This means that flooding is possible because river levels at this station are currently higher than usual.
Many factors can influence the possibility of flooding - river levels are only one indicator. Always check if there's a flood warning in place at a particular location.

Below typical

This means that river levels at this station are currently lower than usual.
Drought or water management measures may be in place. Please check for the latest information on water resources and restrictions in your area.

• View nearby measuring stations

• View the flood information service for England
• View your property's long term risk of flooding

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