River level Bow Brook at Besford Bridge

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Latest recorded level 0.17m at 5:00am Sunday 27 September 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-09-27T04:00Z	0.165	false
2020-09-27T03:45Z	0.165	false
2020-09-27T03:30Z	0.166	false
2020-09-27T03:15Z	0.166	false
2020-09-27T03:00Z	0.166	false
2020-09-27T02:45Z	0.166	false
2020-09-27T02:30Z	0.166	false
2020-09-27T02:15Z	0.166	false
2020-09-27T02:00Z	0.166	false
2020-09-27T01:45Z	0.166	false
2020-09-27T01:30Z	0.167	false
2020-09-27T01:15Z	0.167	false
2020-09-27T01:00Z	0.167	false
2020-09-27T00:45Z	0.167	false
2020-09-27T00:30Z	0.167	false
2020-09-27T00:15Z	0.167	false
2020-09-27T00:00Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T23:45Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T23:30Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T23:15Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T23:00Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T22:45Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T22:30Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T22:15Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T22:00Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T21:45Z	0.167	false
2020-09-26T21:30Z	0.168	false
2020-09-26T21:15Z	0.168	false
2020-09-26T21:00Z	0.168	false
2020-09-26T20:45Z	0.168	false
2020-09-26T20:30Z	0.168	false
2020-09-26T20:15Z	0.168	false
2020-09-26T20:00Z	0.169	false
2020-09-26T19:45Z	0.169	false
2020-09-26T19:30Z	0.169	false
2020-09-26T19:15Z	0.169	false
2020-09-26T19:00Z	0.169	false
2020-09-26T18:45Z	0.169	false
2020-09-26T18:30Z	0.169	false
2020-09-26T18:15Z	0.169	false
2020-09-26T18:00Z	0.17	false
2020-09-26T17:45Z	0.17	false
2020-09-26T17:30Z	0.17	false
2020-09-26T17:15Z	0.17	false
2020-09-26T17:00Z	0.17	false
2020-09-26T16:45Z	0.171	false
2020-09-26T16:30Z	0.171	false
2020-09-26T16:15Z	0.171	false
2020-09-26T16:00Z	0.171	false
2020-09-26T15:45Z	0.171	false
2020-09-26T15:30Z	0.171	false
2020-09-26T15:15Z	0.171	false
2020-09-26T15:00Z	0.172	false
2020-09-26T14:45Z	0.172	false
2020-09-26T14:30Z	0.172	false
2020-09-26T14:15Z	0.172	false
2020-09-26T14:00Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T13:45Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T13:30Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T13:15Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T13:00Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T12:45Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T12:30Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T12:15Z	0.174	false
2020-09-26T12:00Z	0.174	false
2020-09-26T11:45Z	0.174	false
2020-09-26T11:30Z	0.174	false
2020-09-26T11:15Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T11:00Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T10:45Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T10:30Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T10:15Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T10:00Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T09:45Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T09:30Z	0.176	false
2020-09-26T09:15Z	0.176	false
2020-09-26T09:00Z	0.176	false
2020-09-26T08:45Z	0.176	false
2020-09-26T08:30Z	0.176	false
2020-09-26T08:15Z	0.177	false
2020-09-26T08:00Z	0.177	false
2020-09-26T07:45Z	0.177	false
2020-09-26T07:30Z	0.177	false
2020-09-26T07:15Z	0.178	false
2020-09-26T07:00Z	0.178	false
2020-09-26T06:45Z	0.178	false
2020-09-26T06:30Z	0.178	false
2020-09-26T06:15Z	0.178	false
2020-09-26T06:00Z	0.179	false
2020-09-26T05:45Z	0.179	false
2020-09-26T05:30Z	0.179	false
2020-09-26T05:15Z	0.179	false
2020-09-26T05:00Z	0.179	false
2020-09-26T04:45Z	0.179	false
2020-09-26T04:30Z	0.179	false
2020-09-26T04:15Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T04:00Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T03:45Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T03:30Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T03:15Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T03:00Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T02:45Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T02:30Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T02:15Z	0.181	false
2020-09-26T02:00Z	0.181	false
2020-09-26T01:45Z	0.181	false
2020-09-26T01:30Z	0.181	false
2020-09-26T01:15Z	0.181	false
2020-09-26T01:00Z	0.182	false
2020-09-26T00:45Z	0.182	false
2020-09-26T00:30Z	0.182	false
2020-09-26T00:15Z	0.182	false
2020-09-26T00:00Z	0.182	false
2020-09-25T23:45Z	0.182	false
2020-09-25T23:30Z	0.182	false
2020-09-25T23:15Z	0.182	false
2020-09-25T23:00Z	0.182	false
2020-09-25T22:45Z	0.182	false
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2020-09-25T22:15Z	0.183	false
2020-09-25T22:00Z	0.183	false
2020-09-25T21:45Z	0.183	false
2020-09-25T21:30Z	0.183	false
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2020-09-25T20:00Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T19:45Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T19:30Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T19:15Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T19:00Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T18:45Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T18:30Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T18:15Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T18:00Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T17:45Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T17:30Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T17:15Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T17:00Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T16:45Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T16:30Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T16:15Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T16:00Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T15:45Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T15:30Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T15:15Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T15:00Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T14:45Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T14:30Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T14:15Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T14:00Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T13:45Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T13:30Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T13:15Z	0.185	false
2020-09-25T13:00Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T12:45Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T12:30Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T12:15Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T12:00Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T11:45Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T11:30Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T11:15Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T11:00Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T10:45Z	0.184	false
2020-09-25T10:30Z	0.183	false
2020-09-25T10:15Z	0.183	false
2020-09-25T10:00Z	0.183	false
2020-09-25T09:45Z	0.183	false
2020-09-25T09:30Z	0.182	false
2020-09-25T09:15Z	0.181	false
2020-09-25T09:00Z	0.181	false
2020-09-25T08:45Z	0.18	false
2020-09-25T08:30Z	0.18	false
2020-09-25T08:15Z	0.179	false
2020-09-25T08:00Z	0.179	false
2020-09-25T07:45Z	0.179	false
2020-09-25T07:30Z	0.178	false
2020-09-25T07:15Z	0.177	false
2020-09-25T07:00Z	0.177	false
2020-09-25T06:45Z	0.176	false
2020-09-25T06:30Z	0.175	false
2020-09-25T06:15Z	0.175	false
2020-09-25T06:00Z	0.174	false
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2020-09-25T05:15Z	0.172	false
2020-09-25T05:00Z	0.171	false
2020-09-25T04:45Z	0.17	false
2020-09-25T04:30Z	0.17	false
2020-09-25T04:15Z	0.169	false
2020-09-25T04:00Z	0.168	false
2020-09-25T03:45Z	0.167	false
2020-09-25T03:30Z	0.166	false
2020-09-25T03:15Z	0.166	false
2020-09-25T03:00Z	0.165	false
2020-09-25T02:45Z	0.165	false
2020-09-25T02:30Z	0.164	false
2020-09-25T02:15Z	0.163	false
2020-09-25T02:00Z	0.163	false
2020-09-25T01:45Z	0.162	false
2020-09-25T01:30Z	0.161	false
2020-09-25T01:15Z	0.161	false
2020-09-25T01:00Z	0.161	false
2020-09-25T00:45Z	0.16	false
2020-09-25T00:30Z	0.159	false
2020-09-25T00:15Z	0.159	false
2020-09-25T00:00Z	0.159	false
2020-09-24T23:45Z	0.159	false
2020-09-24T23:30Z	0.158	false
2020-09-24T23:15Z	0.158	false
2020-09-24T23:00Z	0.158	false
2020-09-24T22:45Z	0.157	false
2020-09-24T22:30Z	0.157	false
2020-09-24T22:15Z	0.157	false
2020-09-24T22:00Z	0.157	false
2020-09-24T21:45Z	0.157	false
2020-09-24T21:30Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T21:15Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T21:00Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T20:45Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T20:30Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T20:15Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T20:00Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T19:45Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T19:30Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T19:15Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T19:00Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T18:45Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T18:30Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T18:15Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T18:00Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T17:45Z	0.156	false
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2020-09-24T11:00Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T10:45Z	0.156	false
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2020-09-24T03:45Z	0.156	false
2020-09-24T03:30Z	0.156	false
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2020-09-22T12:45Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T12:30Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T12:15Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T12:00Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T11:45Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T11:30Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T11:15Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T11:00Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T10:45Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T10:30Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T10:15Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T10:00Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T09:45Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T09:30Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T09:15Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T09:00Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T08:45Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T08:30Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T08:15Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T08:00Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T07:45Z	0.145	false
2020-09-22T07:30Z	0.145	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
• Check the long term flood risk for an area in England.

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