River level Bow Brook at Besford Bridge

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Latest recorded level 0.39m at 4:00am Wednesday 22 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-22T04:00Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T03:45Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T03:30Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T03:15Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T03:00Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T02:45Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T02:30Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T02:15Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T02:00Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T01:45Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T01:30Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T01:15Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T01:00Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T00:45Z	0.392	false
2020-01-22T00:30Z	0.393	false
2020-01-22T00:15Z	0.393	false
2020-01-22T00:00Z	0.393	false
2020-01-21T23:45Z	0.393	false
2020-01-21T23:30Z	0.394	false
2020-01-21T23:15Z	0.394	false
2020-01-21T23:00Z	0.394	false
2020-01-21T22:45Z	0.395	false
2020-01-21T22:30Z	0.395	false
2020-01-21T22:15Z	0.396	false
2020-01-21T22:00Z	0.396	false
2020-01-21T21:45Z	0.397	false
2020-01-21T21:30Z	0.397	false
2020-01-21T21:15Z	0.398	false
2020-01-21T21:00Z	0.399	false
2020-01-21T20:45Z	0.4	false
2020-01-21T20:30Z	0.4	false
2020-01-21T20:15Z	0.401	false
2020-01-21T20:00Z	0.402	false
2020-01-21T19:45Z	0.402	false
2020-01-21T19:30Z	0.403	false
2020-01-21T19:15Z	0.404	false
2020-01-21T19:00Z	0.404	false
2020-01-21T18:45Z	0.405	false
2020-01-21T18:30Z	0.405	false
2020-01-21T18:15Z	0.406	false
2020-01-21T18:00Z	0.406	false
2020-01-21T17:45Z	0.407	false
2020-01-21T17:30Z	0.408	false
2020-01-21T17:15Z	0.408	false
2020-01-21T17:00Z	0.408	false
2020-01-21T16:45Z	0.409	false
2020-01-21T16:30Z	0.409	false
2020-01-21T16:15Z	0.41	false
2020-01-21T16:00Z	0.411	false
2020-01-21T15:45Z	0.411	false
2020-01-21T15:30Z	0.412	false
2020-01-21T15:15Z	0.413	false
2020-01-21T15:00Z	0.413	false
2020-01-21T14:45Z	0.413	false
2020-01-21T14:30Z	0.413	false
2020-01-21T14:15Z	0.414	false
2020-01-21T14:00Z	0.414	false
2020-01-21T13:45Z	0.414	false
2020-01-21T13:30Z	0.415	false
2020-01-21T13:15Z	0.415	false
2020-01-21T13:00Z	0.415	false
2020-01-21T12:45Z	0.415	false
2020-01-21T12:30Z	0.415	false
2020-01-21T12:15Z	0.416	false
2020-01-21T12:00Z	0.417	false
2020-01-21T11:45Z	0.417	false
2020-01-21T11:30Z	0.418	false
2020-01-21T11:15Z	0.419	false
2020-01-21T11:00Z	0.419	false
2020-01-21T10:45Z	0.419	false
2020-01-21T10:30Z	0.42	false
2020-01-21T10:15Z	0.421	false
2020-01-21T10:00Z	0.421	false
2020-01-21T09:45Z	0.422	false
2020-01-21T09:30Z	0.422	false
2020-01-21T09:15Z	0.422	false
2020-01-21T09:00Z	0.424	false
2020-01-21T08:45Z	0.424	false
2020-01-21T08:30Z	0.425	false
2020-01-21T08:15Z	0.426	false
2020-01-21T08:00Z	0.426	false
2020-01-21T07:45Z	0.427	false
2020-01-21T07:30Z	0.427	false
2020-01-21T07:15Z	0.428	false
2020-01-21T07:00Z	0.428	false
2020-01-21T06:45Z	0.429	false
2020-01-21T06:30Z	0.43	false
2020-01-21T06:15Z	0.43	false
2020-01-21T06:00Z	0.431	false
2020-01-21T05:45Z	0.432	false
2020-01-21T05:30Z	0.432	false
2020-01-21T05:15Z	0.432	false
2020-01-21T05:00Z	0.433	false
2020-01-21T04:45Z	0.433	false
2020-01-21T04:30Z	0.433	false
2020-01-21T04:15Z	0.434	false
2020-01-21T04:00Z	0.434	false
2020-01-21T03:45Z	0.435	false
2020-01-21T03:30Z	0.435	false
2020-01-21T03:15Z	0.435	false
2020-01-21T03:00Z	0.435	false
2020-01-21T02:45Z	0.436	false
2020-01-21T02:30Z	0.437	false
2020-01-21T02:15Z	0.437	false
2020-01-21T02:00Z	0.438	false
2020-01-21T01:45Z	0.438	false
2020-01-21T01:30Z	0.439	false
2020-01-21T01:15Z	0.439	false
2020-01-21T01:00Z	0.439	false
2020-01-21T00:45Z	0.44	false
2020-01-21T00:30Z	0.44	false
2020-01-21T00:15Z	0.441	false
2020-01-21T00:00Z	0.441	false
2020-01-20T23:45Z	0.441	false
2020-01-20T23:30Z	0.443	false
2020-01-20T23:15Z	0.443	false
2020-01-20T23:00Z	0.444	false
2020-01-20T22:45Z	0.445	false
2020-01-20T22:30Z	0.446	false
2020-01-20T22:15Z	0.447	false
2020-01-20T22:00Z	0.447	false
2020-01-20T21:45Z	0.448	false
2020-01-20T21:30Z	0.449	false
2020-01-20T21:15Z	0.45	false
2020-01-20T21:00Z	0.451	false
2020-01-20T20:45Z	0.452	false
2020-01-20T20:30Z	0.453	false
2020-01-20T20:15Z	0.454	false
2020-01-20T20:00Z	0.456	false
2020-01-20T19:45Z	0.456	false
2020-01-20T19:30Z	0.458	false
2020-01-20T19:15Z	0.459	false
2020-01-20T19:00Z	0.46	false
2020-01-20T18:45Z	0.461	false
2020-01-20T18:30Z	0.462	false
2020-01-20T18:15Z	0.463	false
2020-01-20T18:00Z	0.464	false
2020-01-20T17:45Z	0.464	false
2020-01-20T17:30Z	0.465	false
2020-01-20T17:15Z	0.466	false
2020-01-20T17:00Z	0.467	false
2020-01-20T16:45Z	0.467	false
2020-01-20T16:30Z	0.469	false
2020-01-20T16:15Z	0.47	false
2020-01-20T16:00Z	0.471	false
2020-01-20T15:45Z	0.472	false
2020-01-20T15:30Z	0.473	false
2020-01-20T15:15Z	0.474	false
2020-01-20T15:00Z	0.475	false
2020-01-20T14:45Z	0.475	false
2020-01-20T14:30Z	0.476	false
2020-01-20T14:15Z	0.478	false
2020-01-20T14:00Z	0.479	false
2020-01-20T13:45Z	0.479	false
2020-01-20T13:30Z	0.48	false
2020-01-20T13:15Z	0.481	false
2020-01-20T13:00Z	0.481	false
2020-01-20T12:45Z	0.483	false
2020-01-20T12:30Z	0.484	false
2020-01-20T12:15Z	0.484	false
2020-01-20T12:00Z	0.485	false
2020-01-20T11:45Z	0.486	false
2020-01-20T11:30Z	0.487	false
2020-01-20T11:15Z	0.487	false
2020-01-20T11:00Z	0.488	false
2020-01-20T10:45Z	0.489	false
2020-01-20T10:30Z	0.489	false
2020-01-20T10:15Z	0.491	false
2020-01-20T10:00Z	0.492	false
2020-01-20T09:45Z	0.493	false
2020-01-20T09:30Z	0.493	false
2020-01-20T09:15Z	0.494	false
2020-01-20T09:00Z	0.495	false
2020-01-20T08:45Z	0.495	false
2020-01-20T08:30Z	0.496	false
2020-01-20T08:15Z	0.497	false
2020-01-20T08:00Z	0.498	false
2020-01-20T07:45Z	0.499	false
2020-01-20T07:30Z	0.499	false
2020-01-20T07:15Z	0.5	false
2020-01-20T07:00Z	0.501	false
2020-01-20T06:45Z	0.502	false
2020-01-20T06:30Z	0.503	false
2020-01-20T06:15Z	0.503	false
2020-01-20T06:00Z	0.504	false
2020-01-20T05:45Z	0.504	false
2020-01-20T05:30Z	0.505	false
2020-01-20T05:15Z	0.506	false
2020-01-20T05:00Z	0.506	false
2020-01-20T04:45Z	0.507	false
2020-01-20T04:30Z	0.509	false
2020-01-20T04:15Z	0.509	false
2020-01-20T04:00Z	0.509	false
2020-01-20T03:45Z	0.51	false
2020-01-20T03:30Z	0.511	false
2020-01-20T03:15Z	0.512	false
2020-01-20T03:00Z	0.513	false
2020-01-20T02:45Z	0.514	false
2020-01-20T02:30Z	0.515	false
2020-01-20T02:15Z	0.515	false
2020-01-20T02:00Z	0.516	false
2020-01-20T01:45Z	0.517	false
2020-01-20T01:30Z	0.518	false
2020-01-20T01:15Z	0.52	false
2020-01-20T01:00Z	0.521	false
2020-01-20T00:45Z	0.522	false
2020-01-20T00:30Z	0.523	false
2020-01-20T00:15Z	0.525	false
2020-01-20T00:00Z	0.526	false
2020-01-19T23:45Z	0.528	false
2020-01-19T23:30Z	0.529	false
2020-01-19T23:15Z	0.53	false
2020-01-19T23:00Z	0.532	false
2020-01-19T22:45Z	0.533	false
2020-01-19T22:30Z	0.535	false
2020-01-19T22:15Z	0.537	false
2020-01-19T22:00Z	0.538	false
2020-01-19T21:45Z	0.539	false
2020-01-19T21:30Z	0.541	false
2020-01-19T21:15Z	0.543	false
2020-01-19T21:00Z	0.545	false
2020-01-19T20:45Z	0.547	false
2020-01-19T20:30Z	0.549	false
2020-01-19T20:15Z	0.551	false
2020-01-19T20:00Z	0.553	false
2020-01-19T19:45Z	0.555	false
2020-01-19T19:30Z	0.557	false
2020-01-19T19:15Z	0.558	false
2020-01-19T19:00Z	0.561	false
2020-01-19T18:45Z	0.563	false
2020-01-19T18:30Z	0.565	false
2020-01-19T18:15Z	0.567	false
2020-01-19T18:00Z	0.569	false
2020-01-19T17:45Z	0.571	false
2020-01-19T17:30Z	0.574	false
2020-01-19T17:15Z	0.576	false
2020-01-19T17:00Z	0.578	false
2020-01-19T16:45Z	0.58	false
2020-01-19T16:30Z	0.582	false
2020-01-19T16:15Z	0.583	false
2020-01-19T16:00Z	0.586	false
2020-01-19T15:45Z	0.588	false
2020-01-19T15:30Z	0.59	false
2020-01-19T15:15Z	0.593	false
2020-01-19T15:00Z	0.594	false
2020-01-19T14:45Z	0.595	false
2020-01-19T14:30Z	0.599	false
2020-01-19T14:15Z	0.601	false
2020-01-19T14:00Z	0.602	false
2020-01-19T13:45Z	0.604	false
2020-01-19T13:30Z	0.607	false
2020-01-19T13:15Z	0.609	false
2020-01-19T13:00Z	0.611	false
2020-01-19T12:45Z	0.612	false
2020-01-19T12:30Z	0.614	false
2020-01-19T12:15Z	0.616	false
2020-01-19T12:00Z	0.618	false
2020-01-19T11:45Z	0.62	false
2020-01-19T11:30Z	0.622	false
2020-01-19T11:15Z	0.624	false
2020-01-19T11:00Z	0.626	false
2020-01-19T10:45Z	0.628	false
2020-01-19T10:30Z	0.631	false
2020-01-19T10:15Z	0.633	false
2020-01-19T10:00Z	0.635	false
2020-01-19T09:45Z	0.637	false
2020-01-19T09:30Z	0.639	false
2020-01-19T09:15Z	0.641	false
2020-01-19T09:00Z	0.644	false
2020-01-19T08:45Z	0.646	false
2020-01-19T08:30Z	0.649	false
2020-01-19T08:15Z	0.651	false
2020-01-19T08:00Z	0.653	false
2020-01-19T07:45Z	0.655	false
2020-01-19T07:30Z	0.657	false
2020-01-19T07:15Z	0.66	false
2020-01-19T07:00Z	0.663	false
2020-01-19T06:45Z	0.665	false
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2020-01-19T06:15Z	0.67	false
2020-01-19T06:00Z	0.673	false
2020-01-19T05:45Z	0.674	false
2020-01-19T05:30Z	0.678	false
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2020-01-19T05:00Z	0.683	false
2020-01-19T04:45Z	0.685	false
2020-01-19T04:30Z	0.688	false
2020-01-19T04:15Z	0.69	false
2020-01-19T04:00Z	0.693	false
2020-01-19T03:45Z	0.695	false
2020-01-19T03:30Z	0.698	false
2020-01-19T03:15Z	0.701	false
2020-01-19T03:00Z	0.704	false
2020-01-19T02:45Z	0.707	false
2020-01-19T02:30Z	0.709	false
2020-01-19T02:15Z	0.712	false
2020-01-19T02:00Z	0.715	false
2020-01-19T01:45Z	0.719	false
2020-01-19T01:30Z	0.721	false
2020-01-19T01:15Z	0.725	false
2020-01-19T01:00Z	0.728	false
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2020-01-18T20:00Z	0.8	false
2020-01-18T19:45Z	0.804	false
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2020-01-18T12:30Z	0.9	false
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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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