River level Bow Brook at Besford Bridge

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Latest recorded level 0.38m at 6:00pm Sunday 17 February 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-02-17T18:00Z	0.382	false
2019-02-17T17:45Z	0.382	false
2019-02-17T17:30Z	0.382	false
2019-02-17T17:15Z	0.382	false
2019-02-17T17:00Z	0.382	false
2019-02-17T16:45Z	0.382	false
2019-02-17T16:30Z	0.382	false
2019-02-17T16:15Z	0.383	false
2019-02-17T16:00Z	0.384	false
2019-02-17T15:45Z	0.383	false
2019-02-17T15:30Z	0.384	false
2019-02-17T15:15Z	0.384	false
2019-02-17T15:00Z	0.384	false
2019-02-17T14:45Z	0.384	false
2019-02-17T14:30Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T14:15Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T14:00Z	0.384	false
2019-02-17T13:45Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T13:30Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T13:15Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T13:00Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T12:45Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T12:30Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T12:15Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T12:00Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T11:45Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T11:30Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T11:15Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T11:00Z	0.387	false
2019-02-17T10:45Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T10:30Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T10:15Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T10:00Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T09:45Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T09:30Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T09:15Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T09:00Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T08:45Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T08:30Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T08:15Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T08:00Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T07:45Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T07:30Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T07:15Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T07:00Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T06:45Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T06:30Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T06:15Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T06:00Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T05:45Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T05:30Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T05:15Z	0.385	false
2019-02-17T05:00Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T04:45Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T04:30Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T04:15Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T04:00Z	0.386	false
2019-02-17T03:45Z	0.387	false
2019-02-17T03:30Z	0.387	false
2019-02-17T03:15Z	0.388	false
2019-02-17T03:00Z	0.387	false
2019-02-17T02:45Z	0.388	false
2019-02-17T02:30Z	0.389	false
2019-02-17T02:15Z	0.389	false
2019-02-17T02:00Z	0.389	false
2019-02-17T01:45Z	0.389	false
2019-02-17T01:30Z	0.389	false
2019-02-17T01:15Z	0.39	false
2019-02-17T01:00Z	0.391	false
2019-02-17T00:45Z	0.39	false
2019-02-17T00:30Z	0.391	false
2019-02-17T00:15Z	0.392	false
2019-02-17T00:00Z	0.391	false
2019-02-16T23:45Z	0.392	false
2019-02-16T23:30Z	0.393	false
2019-02-16T23:15Z	0.394	false
2019-02-16T23:00Z	0.393	false
2019-02-16T22:45Z	0.393	false
2019-02-16T22:30Z	0.393	false
2019-02-16T22:15Z	0.394	false
2019-02-16T22:00Z	0.395	false
2019-02-16T21:45Z	0.395	false
2019-02-16T21:30Z	0.395	false
2019-02-16T21:15Z	0.395	false
2019-02-16T21:00Z	0.396	false
2019-02-16T20:45Z	0.396	false
2019-02-16T20:30Z	0.397	false
2019-02-16T20:15Z	0.397	false
2019-02-16T20:00Z	0.397	false
2019-02-16T19:45Z	0.398	false
2019-02-16T19:30Z	0.397	false
2019-02-16T19:15Z	0.398	false
2019-02-16T19:00Z	0.399	false
2019-02-16T18:45Z	0.399	false
2019-02-16T18:30Z	0.399	false
2019-02-16T18:15Z	0.399	false
2019-02-16T18:00Z	0.398	false
2019-02-16T17:45Z	0.399	false
2019-02-16T17:30Z	0.399	false
2019-02-16T17:15Z	0.4	false
2019-02-16T17:00Z	0.4	false
2019-02-16T16:45Z	0.4	false
2019-02-16T16:30Z	0.401	false
2019-02-16T16:15Z	0.399	false
2019-02-16T16:00Z	0.4	false
2019-02-16T15:45Z	0.401	false
2019-02-16T15:30Z	0.401	false
2019-02-16T15:15Z	0.4	false
2019-02-16T15:00Z	0.401	false
2019-02-16T14:45Z	0.402	false
2019-02-16T14:30Z	0.401	false
2019-02-16T14:15Z	0.4	false
2019-02-16T14:00Z	0.402	false
2019-02-16T13:45Z	0.403	false
2019-02-16T13:30Z	0.403	false
2019-02-16T13:15Z	0.404	false
2019-02-16T13:00Z	0.404	false
2019-02-16T12:45Z	0.403	false
2019-02-16T12:30Z	0.403	false
2019-02-16T12:15Z	0.404	false
2019-02-16T12:00Z	0.404	false
2019-02-16T11:45Z	0.404	false
2019-02-16T11:30Z	0.404	false
2019-02-16T11:15Z	0.405	false
2019-02-16T11:00Z	0.405	false
2019-02-16T10:45Z	0.404	false
2019-02-16T10:30Z	0.405	false
2019-02-16T10:15Z	0.405	false
2019-02-16T10:00Z	0.406	false
2019-02-16T09:45Z	0.406	false
2019-02-16T09:30Z	0.406	false
2019-02-16T09:15Z	0.406	false
2019-02-16T09:00Z	0.407	false
2019-02-16T08:45Z	0.405	false
2019-02-16T08:30Z	0.405	false
2019-02-16T08:15Z	0.407	false
2019-02-16T08:00Z	0.407	false
2019-02-16T07:45Z	0.407	false
2019-02-16T07:30Z	0.407	false
2019-02-16T07:15Z	0.406	false
2019-02-16T07:00Z	0.407	false
2019-02-16T06:45Z	0.407	false
2019-02-16T06:30Z	0.407	false
2019-02-16T06:15Z	0.406	false
2019-02-16T06:00Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T05:45Z	0.409	false
2019-02-16T05:30Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T05:15Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T05:00Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T04:45Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T04:30Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T04:15Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T04:00Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T03:45Z	0.408	false
2019-02-16T03:30Z	0.409	false
2019-02-16T03:15Z	0.409	false
2019-02-16T03:00Z	0.409	false
2019-02-16T02:45Z	0.41	false
2019-02-16T02:30Z	0.41	false
2019-02-16T02:15Z	0.41	false
2019-02-16T02:00Z	0.41	false
2019-02-16T01:45Z	0.411	false
2019-02-16T01:30Z	0.412	false
2019-02-16T01:15Z	0.412	false
2019-02-16T01:00Z	0.412	false
2019-02-16T00:45Z	0.413	false
2019-02-16T00:30Z	0.412	false
2019-02-16T00:15Z	0.413	false
2019-02-16T00:00Z	0.413	false
2019-02-15T23:45Z	0.413	false
2019-02-15T23:30Z	0.414	false
2019-02-15T23:15Z	0.415	false
2019-02-15T23:00Z	0.415	false
2019-02-15T22:45Z	0.415	false
2019-02-15T22:30Z	0.416	false
2019-02-15T22:15Z	0.416	false
2019-02-15T22:00Z	0.417	false
2019-02-15T21:45Z	0.417	false
2019-02-15T21:30Z	0.416	false
2019-02-15T21:15Z	0.418	false
2019-02-15T21:00Z	0.419	false
2019-02-15T20:45Z	0.42	false
2019-02-15T20:30Z	0.418	false
2019-02-15T20:15Z	0.42	false
2019-02-15T20:00Z	0.42	false
2019-02-15T19:45Z	0.421	false
2019-02-15T19:30Z	0.421	false
2019-02-15T19:15Z	0.421	false
2019-02-15T19:00Z	0.422	false
2019-02-15T18:45Z	0.421	false
2019-02-15T18:30Z	0.423	false
2019-02-15T18:15Z	0.423	false
2019-02-15T18:00Z	0.422	false
2019-02-15T17:45Z	0.424	false
2019-02-15T17:30Z	0.424	false
2019-02-15T17:15Z	0.424	false
2019-02-15T17:00Z	0.425	false
2019-02-15T16:45Z	0.425	false
2019-02-15T16:30Z	0.425	false
2019-02-15T16:15Z	0.425	false
2019-02-15T16:00Z	0.426	false
2019-02-15T15:45Z	0.426	false
2019-02-15T15:30Z	0.426	false
2019-02-15T15:15Z	0.426	false
2019-02-15T15:00Z	0.426	false
2019-02-15T14:45Z	0.427	false
2019-02-15T14:30Z	0.427	false
2019-02-15T14:15Z	0.428	false
2019-02-15T14:00Z	0.428	false
2019-02-15T13:45Z	0.427	false
2019-02-15T13:30Z	0.43	false
2019-02-15T13:15Z	0.429	false
2019-02-15T13:00Z	0.431	false
2019-02-15T12:45Z	0.429	false
2019-02-15T12:30Z	0.431	false
2019-02-15T12:15Z	0.43	false
2019-02-15T12:00Z	0.431	false
2019-02-15T11:45Z	0.431	false
2019-02-15T11:30Z	0.432	false
2019-02-15T11:15Z	0.432	false
2019-02-15T11:00Z	0.433	false
2019-02-15T10:45Z	0.433	false
2019-02-15T10:30Z	0.433	false
2019-02-15T10:15Z	0.434	false
2019-02-15T10:00Z	0.434	false
2019-02-15T09:45Z	0.435	false
2019-02-15T09:30Z	0.435	false
2019-02-15T09:15Z	0.435	false
2019-02-15T09:00Z	0.436	false
2019-02-15T08:45Z	0.436	false
2019-02-15T08:30Z	0.438	false
2019-02-15T08:15Z	0.438	false
2019-02-15T08:00Z	0.438	false
2019-02-15T07:45Z	0.438	false
2019-02-15T07:30Z	0.439	false
2019-02-15T07:15Z	0.439	false
2019-02-15T07:00Z	0.44	false
2019-02-15T06:45Z	0.44	false
2019-02-15T06:30Z	0.44	false
2019-02-15T06:15Z	0.441	false
2019-02-15T06:00Z	0.442	false
2019-02-15T05:45Z	0.442	false
2019-02-15T05:30Z	0.442	false
2019-02-15T05:15Z	0.443	false
2019-02-15T05:00Z	0.443	false
2019-02-15T04:45Z	0.443	false
2019-02-15T04:30Z	0.444	false
2019-02-15T04:15Z	0.445	false
2019-02-15T04:00Z	0.446	false
2019-02-15T03:45Z	0.446	false
2019-02-15T03:30Z	0.446	false
2019-02-15T03:15Z	0.447	false
2019-02-15T03:00Z	0.448	false
2019-02-15T02:45Z	0.448	false
2019-02-15T02:30Z	0.449	false
2019-02-15T02:15Z	0.451	false
2019-02-15T02:00Z	0.45	false
2019-02-15T01:45Z	0.451	false
2019-02-15T01:30Z	0.452	false
2019-02-15T01:15Z	0.452	false
2019-02-15T01:00Z	0.453	false
2019-02-15T00:45Z	0.455	false
2019-02-15T00:30Z	0.456	false
2019-02-15T00:15Z	0.457	false
2019-02-15T00:00Z	0.458	false
2019-02-14T23:45Z	0.459	false
2019-02-14T23:30Z	0.459	false
2019-02-14T23:15Z	0.46	false
2019-02-14T23:00Z	0.462	false
2019-02-14T22:45Z	0.462	false
2019-02-14T22:30Z	0.464	false
2019-02-14T22:15Z	0.464	false
2019-02-14T22:00Z	0.465	false
2019-02-14T21:45Z	0.465	false
2019-02-14T21:30Z	0.467	false
2019-02-14T21:15Z	0.467	false
2019-02-14T21:00Z	0.47	false
2019-02-14T20:45Z	0.469	false
2019-02-14T20:30Z	0.471	false
2019-02-14T20:15Z	0.472	false
2019-02-14T20:00Z	0.474	false
2019-02-14T19:45Z	0.475	false
2019-02-14T19:30Z	0.475	false
2019-02-14T19:15Z	0.475	false
2019-02-14T19:00Z	0.478	false
2019-02-14T18:45Z	0.479	false
2019-02-14T18:30Z	0.48	false
2019-02-14T18:15Z	0.481	false
2019-02-14T18:00Z	0.483	false
2019-02-14T17:45Z	0.485	false
2019-02-14T17:30Z	0.485	false
2019-02-14T17:15Z	0.486	false
2019-02-14T17:00Z	0.487	false
2019-02-14T16:45Z	0.488	false
2019-02-14T16:30Z	0.491	false
2019-02-14T16:15Z	0.491	false
2019-02-14T16:00Z	0.493	false
2019-02-14T15:45Z	0.494	false
2019-02-14T15:30Z	0.496	false
2019-02-14T15:15Z	0.497	false
2019-02-14T15:00Z	0.497	false
2019-02-14T14:45Z	0.501	false
2019-02-14T14:30Z	0.502	false
2019-02-14T14:15Z	0.503	false
2019-02-14T14:00Z	0.504	false
2019-02-14T13:45Z	0.505	false
2019-02-14T13:30Z	0.507	false
2019-02-14T13:15Z	0.507	false
2019-02-14T13:00Z	0.509	false
2019-02-14T12:45Z	0.513	false
2019-02-14T12:30Z	0.514	false
2019-02-14T12:15Z	0.515	false
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2019-02-14T11:45Z	0.518	false
2019-02-14T11:30Z	0.519	false
2019-02-14T11:15Z	0.522	false
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2019-02-14T10:00Z	0.531	false
2019-02-14T09:45Z	0.534	false
2019-02-14T09:30Z	0.535	false
2019-02-14T09:15Z	0.537	false
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2019-02-14T08:45Z	0.539	false
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2019-02-14T05:45Z	0.562	false
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2019-02-14T05:00Z	0.568	false
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2019-02-14T04:00Z	0.574	false
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2019-02-14T03:00Z	0.583	false
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2019-02-14T02:30Z	0.586	false
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2019-02-13T12:00Z	0.74	false
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2019-02-13T11:30Z	0.747	false
2019-02-13T11:15Z	0.748	false
2019-02-13T11:00Z	0.752	false
2019-02-13T10:45Z	0.754	false
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2019-02-13T07:45Z	0.791	false
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2019-02-13T03:45Z	0.841	false
2019-02-13T03:30Z	0.844	false
2019-02-13T03:15Z	0.847	false
2019-02-13T03:00Z	0.851	false
2019-02-13T02:45Z	0.855	false
2019-02-13T02:30Z	0.858	false
2019-02-13T02:15Z	0.863	false
2019-02-13T02:00Z	0.865	false
2019-02-13T01:45Z	0.868	false
2019-02-13T01:30Z	0.873	false
2019-02-13T01:15Z	0.878	false
2019-02-13T01:00Z	0.882	false
2019-02-13T00:45Z	0.885	false
2019-02-13T00:30Z	0.889	false
2019-02-13T00:15Z	0.894	false
2019-02-13T00:00Z	0.898	false
2019-02-12T23:45Z	0.901	false
2019-02-12T23:30Z	0.906	false
2019-02-12T23:15Z	0.91	false
2019-02-12T23:00Z	0.914	false
2019-02-12T22:45Z	0.918	false
2019-02-12T22:30Z	0.921	false
2019-02-12T22:15Z	0.926	false
2019-02-12T22:00Z	0.931	false
2019-02-12T21:45Z	0.935	false
2019-02-12T21:30Z	0.939	false
2019-02-12T21:15Z	0.944	false
2019-02-12T21:00Z	0.948	false
2019-02-12T20:45Z	0.954	false
2019-02-12T20:30Z	0.96	false
2019-02-12T20:15Z	0.965	false
2019-02-12T20:00Z	0.97	false
2019-02-12T19:45Z	0.975	false
2019-02-12T19:30Z	0.983	false
2019-02-12T19:15Z	0.987	false
2019-02-12T19:00Z	0.991	false
2019-02-12T18:45Z	0.999	false
2019-02-12T18:30Z	1.007	false
2019-02-12T18:15Z	1.014	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Besford Bridge
• Station ID: 2010
• River name: Bow Brook
• Typical range: 0.17m to 1.90m
• Highest level on record: 4.06m on 21 July 2007
• Site datum: 13.66mAOD (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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