River level River Arun at Houghton Bridge

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Latest recorded level 1.44m at 7:30am Wednesday 28 July 2021.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2021-07-28T06:30Z	1.44	false
2021-07-28T06:15Z	1.509	false
2021-07-28T06:00Z	1.578	false
2021-07-28T05:45Z	1.648	false
2021-07-28T05:30Z	1.718	false
2021-07-28T05:15Z	1.788	false
2021-07-28T05:00Z	1.86	false
2021-07-28T04:45Z	1.932	false
2021-07-28T04:30Z	2.002	false
2021-07-28T04:15Z	2.093	false
2021-07-28T04:00Z	2.186	false
2021-07-28T03:45Z	2.227	false
2021-07-28T03:30Z	2.218	false
2021-07-28T03:15Z	2.181	false
2021-07-28T03:00Z	2.124	false
2021-07-28T02:45Z	2.047	false
2021-07-28T02:30Z	1.951	false
2021-07-28T02:15Z	1.837	false
2021-07-28T02:00Z	1.705	false
2021-07-28T01:45Z	1.562	false
2021-07-28T01:30Z	1.41	false
2021-07-28T01:15Z	1.243	false
2021-07-28T01:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-28T00:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-28T00:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-28T00:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-28T00:00Z	1.136	false
2021-07-27T23:45Z	1.136	false
2021-07-27T23:30Z	1.136	false
2021-07-27T23:15Z	1.136	false
2021-07-27T23:00Z	1.136	false
2021-07-27T22:45Z	1.137	false
2021-07-27T22:30Z	1.137	false
2021-07-27T22:15Z	1.137	false
2021-07-27T22:00Z	1.138	false
2021-07-27T21:45Z	1.139	false
2021-07-27T21:30Z	1.139	false
2021-07-27T21:15Z	1.14	false
2021-07-27T21:00Z	1.141	false
2021-07-27T20:45Z	1.143	false
2021-07-27T20:30Z	1.145	false
2021-07-27T20:15Z	1.149	false
2021-07-27T20:00Z	1.155	false
2021-07-27T19:45Z	1.166	false
2021-07-27T19:30Z	1.192	false
2021-07-27T19:15Z	1.24	false
2021-07-27T19:00Z	1.303	false
2021-07-27T18:45Z	1.367	false
2021-07-27T18:30Z	1.435	false
2021-07-27T18:15Z	1.504	false
2021-07-27T18:00Z	1.575	false
2021-07-27T17:45Z	1.647	false
2021-07-27T17:30Z	1.721	false
2021-07-27T17:15Z	1.799	false
2021-07-27T17:00Z	1.877	false
2021-07-27T16:45Z	1.956	false
2021-07-27T16:30Z	2.028	false
2021-07-27T16:15Z	2.12	false
2021-07-27T16:00Z	2.234	false
2021-07-27T15:45Z	2.294	false
2021-07-27T15:30Z	2.302	false
2021-07-27T15:15Z	2.268	false
2021-07-27T15:00Z	2.215	false
2021-07-27T14:45Z	2.142	false
2021-07-27T14:30Z	2.051	false
2021-07-27T14:15Z	1.942	false
2021-07-27T14:00Z	1.814	false
2021-07-27T13:45Z	1.671	false
2021-07-27T13:30Z	1.513	false
2021-07-27T13:15Z	1.348	false
2021-07-27T13:00Z	1.15	false
2021-07-27T12:45Z	1.134	false
2021-07-27T12:30Z	1.134	false
2021-07-27T12:15Z	1.134	false
2021-07-27T12:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-27T11:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-27T11:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-27T11:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-27T11:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-27T10:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-27T10:30Z	1.136	false
2021-07-27T10:15Z	1.136	false
2021-07-27T10:00Z	1.137	false
2021-07-27T09:45Z	1.137	false
2021-07-27T09:30Z	1.137	false
2021-07-27T09:15Z	1.138	false
2021-07-27T09:00Z	1.139	false
2021-07-27T08:45Z	1.14	false
2021-07-27T08:30Z	1.142	false
2021-07-27T08:15Z	1.144	false
2021-07-27T08:00Z	1.147	false
2021-07-27T07:45Z	1.151	false
2021-07-27T07:30Z	1.159	false
2021-07-27T07:15Z	1.174	false
2021-07-27T07:00Z	1.209	false
2021-07-27T06:45Z	1.264	false
2021-07-27T06:30Z	1.329	false
2021-07-27T06:15Z	1.392	false
2021-07-27T06:00Z	1.458	false
2021-07-27T05:45Z	1.528	false
2021-07-27T05:30Z	1.598	false
2021-07-27T05:15Z	1.67	false
2021-07-27T05:00Z	1.74	false
2021-07-27T04:45Z	1.811	false
2021-07-27T04:30Z	1.884	false
2021-07-27T04:15Z	1.957	false
2021-07-27T04:00Z	2.026	false
2021-07-27T03:45Z	2.097	false
2021-07-27T03:30Z	2.2	false
2021-07-27T03:15Z	2.292	false
2021-07-27T03:00Z	2.301	false
2021-07-27T02:45Z	2.281	false
2021-07-27T02:30Z	2.243	false
2021-07-27T02:15Z	2.182	false
2021-07-27T02:00Z	2.105	false
2021-07-27T01:45Z	2.003	false
2021-07-27T01:30Z	1.878	false
2021-07-27T01:15Z	1.738	false
2021-07-27T01:00Z	1.588	false
2021-07-27T00:45Z	1.432	false
2021-07-27T00:30Z	1.263	false
2021-07-27T00:15Z	1.134	false
2021-07-27T00:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T23:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T23:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T23:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T23:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T22:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T22:30Z	1.136	false
2021-07-26T22:15Z	1.136	false
2021-07-26T22:00Z	1.136	false
2021-07-26T21:45Z	1.137	false
2021-07-26T21:30Z	1.137	false
2021-07-26T21:15Z	1.138	false
2021-07-26T21:00Z	1.139	false
2021-07-26T20:45Z	1.14	false
2021-07-26T20:30Z	1.141	false
2021-07-26T20:15Z	1.143	false
2021-07-26T20:00Z	1.146	false
2021-07-26T19:45Z	1.151	false
2021-07-26T19:30Z	1.158	false
2021-07-26T19:15Z	1.171	false
2021-07-26T19:00Z	1.202	false
2021-07-26T18:45Z	1.255	false
2021-07-26T18:30Z	1.314	false
2021-07-26T18:15Z	1.376	false
2021-07-26T18:00Z	1.44	false
2021-07-26T17:45Z	1.508	false
2021-07-26T17:30Z	1.577	false
2021-07-26T17:15Z	1.648	false
2021-07-26T17:00Z	1.722	false
2021-07-26T16:45Z	1.796	false
2021-07-26T16:30Z	1.871	false
2021-07-26T16:15Z	1.947	false
2021-07-26T16:00Z	2.02	false
2021-07-26T15:45Z	2.092	false
2021-07-26T15:30Z	2.192	false
2021-07-26T15:15Z	2.293	false
2021-07-26T15:00Z	2.339	false
2021-07-26T14:45Z	2.332	false
2021-07-26T14:30Z	2.289	false
2021-07-26T14:15Z	2.226	false
2021-07-26T14:00Z	2.148	false
2021-07-26T13:45Z	2.052	false
2021-07-26T13:30Z	1.933	false
2021-07-26T13:15Z	1.794	false
2021-07-26T13:00Z	1.64	false
2021-07-26T12:45Z	1.474	false
2021-07-26T12:30Z	1.299	false
2021-07-26T12:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T12:00Z	1.134	false
2021-07-26T11:45Z	1.134	false
2021-07-26T11:30Z	1.134	false
2021-07-26T11:15Z	1.134	false
2021-07-26T11:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T10:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T10:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T10:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T10:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T09:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T09:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-26T09:15Z	1.136	false
2021-07-26T09:00Z	1.136	false
2021-07-26T08:45Z	1.136	false
2021-07-26T08:30Z	1.137	false
2021-07-26T08:15Z	1.138	false
2021-07-26T08:00Z	1.139	false
2021-07-26T07:45Z	1.14	false
2021-07-26T07:30Z	1.142	false
2021-07-26T07:15Z	1.144	false
2021-07-26T07:00Z	1.148	false
2021-07-26T06:45Z	1.154	false
2021-07-26T06:30Z	1.164	false
2021-07-26T06:15Z	1.185	false
2021-07-26T06:00Z	1.229	false
2021-07-26T05:45Z	1.293	false
2021-07-26T05:30Z	1.359	false
2021-07-26T05:15Z	1.428	false
2021-07-26T05:00Z	1.5	false
2021-07-26T04:45Z	1.572	false
2021-07-26T04:30Z	1.645	false
2021-07-26T04:15Z	1.722	false
2021-07-26T04:00Z	1.8	false
2021-07-26T03:45Z	1.881	false
2021-07-26T03:30Z	1.96	false
2021-07-26T03:15Z	2.041	false
2021-07-26T03:00Z	2.15	false
2021-07-26T02:45Z	2.251	false
2021-07-26T02:30Z	2.297	false
2021-07-26T02:15Z	2.291	false
2021-07-26T02:00Z	2.251	false
2021-07-26T01:45Z	2.191	false
2021-07-26T01:30Z	2.117	false
2021-07-26T01:15Z	2.02	false
2021-07-26T01:00Z	1.903	false
2021-07-26T00:45Z	1.764	false
2021-07-26T00:30Z	1.61	false
2021-07-26T00:15Z	1.443	false
2021-07-26T00:00Z	1.264	false
2021-07-25T23:45Z	1.134	false
2021-07-25T23:30Z	1.134	false
2021-07-25T23:15Z	1.134	false
2021-07-25T23:00Z	1.134	false
2021-07-25T22:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T22:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T22:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T22:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T21:45Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T21:30Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T21:15Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T21:00Z	1.137	false
2021-07-25T20:45Z	1.137	false
2021-07-25T20:30Z	1.138	false
2021-07-25T20:15Z	1.138	false
2021-07-25T20:00Z	1.139	false
2021-07-25T19:45Z	1.139	false
2021-07-25T19:30Z	1.14	false
2021-07-25T19:15Z	1.141	false
2021-07-25T19:00Z	1.143	false
2021-07-25T18:45Z	1.145	false
2021-07-25T18:30Z	1.148	false
2021-07-25T18:15Z	1.153	false
2021-07-25T18:00Z	1.162	false
2021-07-25T17:45Z	1.182	false
2021-07-25T17:30Z	1.227	false
2021-07-25T17:15Z	1.295	false
2021-07-25T17:00Z	1.365	false
2021-07-25T16:45Z	1.435	false
2021-07-25T16:30Z	1.511	false
2021-07-25T16:15Z	1.589	false
2021-07-25T16:00Z	1.669	false
2021-07-25T15:45Z	1.753	false
2021-07-25T15:30Z	1.839	false
2021-07-25T15:15Z	1.924	false
2021-07-25T15:00Z	2.018	false
2021-07-25T14:45Z	2.135	false
2021-07-25T14:30Z	2.235	false
2021-07-25T14:15Z	2.267	false
2021-07-25T14:00Z	2.256	false
2021-07-25T13:45Z	2.212	false
2021-07-25T13:30Z	2.145	false
2021-07-25T13:15Z	2.062	false
2021-07-25T13:00Z	1.956	false
2021-07-25T12:45Z	1.83	false
2021-07-25T12:30Z	1.685	false
2021-07-25T12:15Z	1.522	false
2021-07-25T12:00Z	1.344	false
2021-07-25T11:45Z	1.143	false
2021-07-25T11:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T11:15Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T11:00Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T10:45Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T10:30Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T10:15Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T10:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T09:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T09:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T09:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T09:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T08:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T08:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T08:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T08:00Z	1.135	false
2021-07-25T07:45Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T07:30Z	1.136	false
2021-07-25T07:15Z	1.137	false
2021-07-25T07:00Z	1.137	false
2021-07-25T06:45Z	1.138	false
2021-07-25T06:30Z	1.139	false
2021-07-25T06:15Z	1.141	false
2021-07-25T06:00Z	1.143	false
2021-07-25T05:45Z	1.146	false
2021-07-25T05:30Z	1.151	false
2021-07-25T05:15Z	1.162	false
2021-07-25T05:00Z	1.181	false
2021-07-25T04:45Z	1.228	false
2021-07-25T04:30Z	1.297	false
2021-07-25T04:15Z	1.369	false
2021-07-25T04:00Z	1.443	false
2021-07-25T03:45Z	1.521	false
2021-07-25T03:30Z	1.598	false
2021-07-25T03:15Z	1.679	false
2021-07-25T03:00Z	1.764	false
2021-07-25T02:45Z	1.85	false
2021-07-25T02:30Z	1.94	false
2021-07-25T02:15Z	2.046	false
2021-07-25T02:00Z	2.151	false
2021-07-25T01:45Z	2.202	false
2021-07-25T01:30Z	2.205	false
2021-07-25T01:15Z	2.167	false
2021-07-25T01:00Z	2.108	false
2021-07-25T00:45Z	2.027	false
2021-07-25T00:30Z	1.928	false
2021-07-25T00:15Z	1.807	false
2021-07-25T00:00Z	1.666	false
2021-07-24T23:45Z	1.506	false
2021-07-24T23:30Z	1.33	false
2021-07-24T23:15Z	1.137	false
2021-07-24T23:00Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T22:45Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T22:30Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T22:15Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T22:00Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T21:45Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T21:30Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T21:15Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T21:00Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T20:45Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T20:30Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T20:15Z	1.134	false
2021-07-24T20:00Z	1.134	false
2021-07-24T19:45Z	1.135	false
2021-07-24T19:30Z	1.135	false
2021-07-24T19:15Z	1.135	false
2021-07-24T19:00Z	1.136	false
2021-07-24T18:45Z	1.136	false
2021-07-24T18:30Z	1.137	false
2021-07-24T18:15Z	1.138	false
2021-07-24T18:00Z	1.14	false
2021-07-24T17:45Z	1.141	false
2021-07-24T17:30Z	1.143	false
2021-07-24T17:15Z	1.147	false
2021-07-24T17:00Z	1.153	false
2021-07-24T16:45Z	1.164	false
2021-07-24T16:30Z	1.187	false
2021-07-24T16:15Z	1.239	false
2021-07-24T16:00Z	1.309	false
2021-07-24T15:45Z	1.384	false
2021-07-24T15:30Z	1.46	false
2021-07-24T15:15Z	1.539	false
2021-07-24T15:00Z	1.618	false
2021-07-24T14:45Z	1.704	false
2021-07-24T14:30Z	1.788	false
2021-07-24T14:15Z	1.88	false
2021-07-24T14:00Z	1.988	false
2021-07-24T13:45Z	2.092	false
2021-07-24T13:30Z	2.146	false
2021-07-24T13:15Z	2.147	false
2021-07-24T13:00Z	2.108	false
2021-07-24T12:45Z	2.046	false
2021-07-24T12:30Z	1.961	false
2021-07-24T12:15Z	1.853	false
2021-07-24T12:00Z	1.732	false
2021-07-24T11:45Z	1.589	false
2021-07-24T11:30Z	1.425	false
2021-07-24T11:15Z	1.231	false
2021-07-24T11:00Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T10:45Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T10:30Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T10:15Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T10:00Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T09:45Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T09:30Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T09:15Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T09:00Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T08:45Z	1.132	false
2021-07-24T08:30Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T08:15Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T08:00Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T07:45Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T07:30Z	1.133	false
2021-07-24T07:15Z	1.134	false
2021-07-24T07:00Z	1.134	false
2021-07-24T06:45Z	1.134	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
• Check the long term flood risk for an area in England.

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