River level Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels at Sheepwash Bridge

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Latest recorded level 1.50m at 8:15am Tuesday 25 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-25T08:15Z	1.502	false
2020-02-25T08:00Z	1.503	false
2020-02-25T07:45Z	1.506	false
2020-02-25T07:30Z	1.507	false
2020-02-25T07:15Z	1.508	false
2020-02-25T07:00Z	1.511	false
2020-02-25T06:45Z	1.511	false
2020-02-25T06:30Z	1.514	false
2020-02-25T06:15Z	1.516	false
2020-02-25T06:00Z	1.518	false
2020-02-25T05:45Z	1.52	false
2020-02-25T05:30Z	1.524	false
2020-02-25T05:15Z	1.526	false
2020-02-25T05:00Z	1.53	false
2020-02-25T04:45Z	1.534	false
2020-02-25T04:30Z	1.54	false
2020-02-25T04:15Z	1.548	false
2020-02-25T04:00Z	1.556	false
2020-02-25T03:45Z	1.571	false
2020-02-25T03:30Z	1.588	false
2020-02-25T03:15Z	1.613	false
2020-02-25T03:00Z	1.656	false
2020-02-25T02:45Z	1.721	false
2020-02-25T02:30Z	1.796	false
2020-02-25T02:15Z	1.864	false
2020-02-25T02:00Z	1.888	false
2020-02-25T01:45Z	1.884	false
2020-02-25T01:30Z	1.88	false
2020-02-25T01:15Z	1.875	false
2020-02-25T01:00Z	1.867	false
2020-02-25T00:45Z	1.861	false
2020-02-25T00:30Z	1.85	false
2020-02-25T00:15Z	1.837	false
2020-02-25T00:00Z	1.823	false
2020-02-24T23:45Z	1.804	false
2020-02-24T23:30Z	1.783	false
2020-02-24T23:15Z	1.755	false
2020-02-24T23:00Z	1.721	false
2020-02-24T22:45Z	1.675	false
2020-02-24T22:30Z	1.617	false
2020-02-24T22:15Z	1.536	false
2020-02-24T22:00Z	1.486	false
2020-02-24T21:45Z	1.483	false
2020-02-24T21:30Z	1.486	false
2020-02-24T21:15Z	1.486	false
2020-02-24T21:00Z	1.486	false
2020-02-24T20:45Z	1.488	false
2020-02-24T20:30Z	1.488	false
2020-02-24T20:15Z	1.489	false
2020-02-24T20:00Z	1.491	false
2020-02-24T19:45Z	1.493	false
2020-02-24T19:30Z	1.493	false
2020-02-24T19:15Z	1.494	false
2020-02-24T19:00Z	1.496	false
2020-02-24T18:45Z	1.496	false
2020-02-24T18:30Z	1.496	false
2020-02-24T18:15Z	1.498	false
2020-02-24T18:00Z	1.501	false
2020-02-24T17:45Z	1.501	false
2020-02-24T17:30Z	1.503	false
2020-02-24T17:15Z	1.507	false
2020-02-24T17:00Z	1.511	false
2020-02-24T16:45Z	1.514	false
2020-02-24T16:30Z	1.517	false
2020-02-24T16:15Z	1.522	false
2020-02-24T16:00Z	1.527	false
2020-02-24T15:45Z	1.536	false
2020-02-24T15:30Z	1.547	false
2020-02-24T15:15Z	1.562	false
2020-02-24T15:00Z	1.586	false
2020-02-24T14:45Z	1.621	false
2020-02-24T14:30Z	1.675	false
2020-02-24T14:15Z	1.747	false
2020-02-24T14:00Z	1.817	false
2020-02-24T13:45Z	1.847	false
2020-02-24T13:30Z	1.849	false
2020-02-24T13:15Z	1.844	false
2020-02-24T13:00Z	1.837	false
2020-02-24T12:45Z	1.831	false
2020-02-24T12:30Z	1.823	false
2020-02-24T12:15Z	1.813	false
2020-02-24T12:00Z	1.802	false
2020-02-24T11:45Z	1.79	false
2020-02-24T11:30Z	1.773	false
2020-02-24T11:15Z	1.752	false
2020-02-24T11:00Z	1.726	false
2020-02-24T10:45Z	1.691	false
2020-02-24T10:30Z	1.649	false
2020-02-24T10:15Z	1.598	false
2020-02-24T10:00Z	1.527	false
2020-02-24T09:45Z	1.458	false
2020-02-24T09:30Z	1.45	false
2020-02-24T09:15Z	1.453	false
2020-02-24T09:00Z	1.454	false
2020-02-24T08:45Z	1.455	false
2020-02-24T08:30Z	1.457	false
2020-02-24T08:15Z	1.458	false
2020-02-24T08:00Z	1.461	false
2020-02-24T07:45Z	1.463	false
2020-02-24T07:30Z	1.463	false
2020-02-24T07:15Z	1.466	false
2020-02-24T07:00Z	1.466	false
2020-02-24T06:45Z	1.468	false
2020-02-24T06:30Z	1.466	false
2020-02-24T06:15Z	1.468	false
2020-02-24T06:00Z	1.468	false
2020-02-24T05:45Z	1.468	false
2020-02-24T05:30Z	1.469	false
2020-02-24T05:15Z	1.471	false
2020-02-24T05:00Z	1.473	false
2020-02-24T04:45Z	1.473	false
2020-02-24T04:30Z	1.478	false
2020-02-24T04:15Z	1.481	false
2020-02-24T04:00Z	1.488	false
2020-02-24T03:45Z	1.496	false
2020-02-24T03:30Z	1.506	false
2020-02-24T03:15Z	1.521	false
2020-02-24T03:00Z	1.541	false
2020-02-24T02:45Z	1.568	false
2020-02-24T02:30Z	1.608	false
2020-02-24T02:15Z	1.67	false
2020-02-24T02:00Z	1.746	false
2020-02-24T01:45Z	1.817	false
2020-02-24T01:30Z	1.835	false
2020-02-24T01:15Z	1.831	false
2020-02-24T01:00Z	1.827	false
2020-02-24T00:45Z	1.823	false
2020-02-24T00:30Z	1.817	false
2020-02-24T00:15Z	1.81	false
2020-02-24T00:00Z	1.802	false
2020-02-23T23:45Z	1.792	false
2020-02-23T23:30Z	1.778	false
2020-02-23T23:15Z	1.764	false
2020-02-23T23:00Z	1.744	false
2020-02-23T22:45Z	1.718	false
2020-02-23T22:30Z	1.686	false
2020-02-23T22:15Z	1.647	false
2020-02-23T22:00Z	1.601	false
2020-02-23T21:45Z	1.536	false
2020-02-23T21:30Z	1.461	false
2020-02-23T21:15Z	1.443	false
2020-02-23T21:00Z	1.446	false
2020-02-23T20:45Z	1.447	false
2020-02-23T20:30Z	1.449	false
2020-02-23T20:15Z	1.452	false
2020-02-23T20:00Z	1.453	false
2020-02-23T19:45Z	1.454	false
2020-02-23T19:30Z	1.457	false
2020-02-23T19:15Z	1.46	false
2020-02-23T19:00Z	1.461	false
2020-02-23T18:45Z	1.463	false
2020-02-23T18:30Z	1.466	false
2020-02-23T18:15Z	1.468	false
2020-02-23T18:00Z	1.471	false
2020-02-23T17:45Z	1.473	false
2020-02-23T17:30Z	1.476	false
2020-02-23T17:15Z	1.479	false
2020-02-23T17:00Z	1.483	false
2020-02-23T16:45Z	1.486	false
2020-02-23T16:30Z	1.491	false
2020-02-23T16:15Z	1.496	false
2020-02-23T16:00Z	1.502	false
2020-02-23T15:45Z	1.509	false
2020-02-23T15:30Z	1.517	false
2020-02-23T15:15Z	1.529	false
2020-02-23T15:00Z	1.543	false
2020-02-23T14:45Z	1.561	false
2020-02-23T14:30Z	1.588	false
2020-02-23T14:15Z	1.627	false
2020-02-23T14:00Z	1.683	false
2020-02-23T13:45Z	1.757	false
2020-02-23T13:30Z	1.82	false
2020-02-23T13:15Z	1.863	false
2020-02-23T13:00Z	1.864	false
2020-02-23T12:45Z	1.861	false
2020-02-23T12:30Z	1.857	false
2020-02-23T12:15Z	1.852	false
2020-02-23T12:00Z	1.847	false
2020-02-23T11:45Z	1.837	false
2020-02-23T11:30Z	1.829	false
2020-02-23T11:15Z	1.818	false
2020-02-23T11:00Z	1.804	false
2020-02-23T10:45Z	1.788	false
2020-02-23T10:30Z	1.765	false
2020-02-23T10:15Z	1.736	false
2020-02-23T10:00Z	1.701	false
2020-02-23T09:45Z	1.655	false
2020-02-23T09:30Z	1.598	false
2020-02-23T09:15Z	1.523	false
2020-02-23T09:00Z	1.474	false
2020-02-23T08:45Z	1.471	false
2020-02-23T08:30Z	1.473	false
2020-02-23T08:15Z	1.476	false
2020-02-23T08:00Z	1.476	false
2020-02-23T07:45Z	1.479	false
2020-02-23T07:30Z	1.478	false
2020-02-23T07:15Z	1.479	false
2020-02-23T07:00Z	1.483	false
2020-02-23T06:45Z	1.483	false
2020-02-23T06:30Z	1.486	false
2020-02-23T06:15Z	1.486	false
2020-02-23T06:00Z	1.488	false
2020-02-23T05:45Z	1.491	false
2020-02-23T05:30Z	1.491	false
2020-02-23T05:15Z	1.493	false
2020-02-23T05:00Z	1.498	false
2020-02-23T04:45Z	1.498	false
2020-02-23T04:30Z	1.501	false
2020-02-23T04:15Z	1.506	false
2020-02-23T04:00Z	1.512	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Sheepwash Bridge
• Station ID: 1167
• River name: Cuckmere & Pevensey Levels
• Typical range: 0.90m to 1.80m
• Highest level on record: 2.82m on 09 February 2001
• Site datum: 0.60mAOD (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.

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