River level River Cam at Cambridge

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Latest recorded level 0.19m at 7:00pm Saturday 20 July 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-07-20T18:00Z	0.186	false
2019-07-20T17:45Z	0.183	false
2019-07-20T17:30Z	0.183	false
2019-07-20T17:15Z	0.183	false
2019-07-20T17:00Z	0.183	false
2019-07-20T16:45Z	0.183	false
2019-07-20T16:30Z	0.183	false
2019-07-20T16:15Z	0.192	false
2019-07-20T16:00Z	0.197	false
2019-07-20T15:45Z	0.202	false
2019-07-20T15:30Z	0.207	false
2019-07-20T15:15Z	0.207	false
2019-07-20T15:00Z	0.207	false
2019-07-20T14:45Z	0.207	false
2019-07-20T14:30Z	0.21	false
2019-07-20T14:15Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T14:00Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T13:45Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T13:30Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T13:15Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T13:00Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T12:45Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T12:30Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T12:15Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T12:00Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T11:45Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T11:30Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T11:15Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T11:00Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T10:45Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T10:30Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T10:15Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T10:00Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T09:45Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T09:30Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T09:15Z	0.211	false
2019-07-20T09:00Z	0.221	false
2019-07-20T08:45Z	0.221	false
2019-07-20T08:30Z	0.229	false
2019-07-20T08:15Z	0.229	false
2019-07-20T08:00Z	0.229	false
2019-07-20T07:45Z	0.229	false
2019-07-20T07:30Z	0.229	false
2019-07-20T07:15Z	0.229	false
2019-07-20T07:00Z	0.229	false
2019-07-20T06:45Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T06:30Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T06:15Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T06:00Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T05:45Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T05:30Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T05:15Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T05:00Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T04:45Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T04:30Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T04:15Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T04:00Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T03:45Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T03:30Z	0.237	false
2019-07-20T03:15Z	0.241	false
2019-07-20T03:00Z	0.241	false
2019-07-20T02:45Z	0.241	false
2019-07-20T02:30Z	0.241	false
2019-07-20T02:15Z	0.241	false
2019-07-20T02:00Z	0.249	false
2019-07-20T01:45Z	0.249	false
2019-07-20T01:30Z	0.249	false
2019-07-20T01:15Z	0.249	false
2019-07-20T01:00Z	0.256	false
2019-07-20T00:45Z	0.256	false
2019-07-20T00:30Z	0.26	false
2019-07-20T00:15Z	0.264	false
2019-07-20T00:00Z	0.268	false
2019-07-19T23:45Z	0.272	false
2019-07-19T23:30Z	0.274	false
2019-07-19T23:15Z	0.277	false
2019-07-19T23:00Z	0.282	false
2019-07-19T22:45Z	0.285	false
2019-07-19T22:30Z	0.289	false
2019-07-19T22:15Z	0.295	false
2019-07-19T22:00Z	0.3	false
2019-07-19T21:45Z	0.304	false
2019-07-19T21:30Z	0.308	false
2019-07-19T21:15Z	0.317	false
2019-07-19T21:00Z	0.327	false
2019-07-19T20:45Z	0.339	false
2019-07-19T20:30Z	0.348	false
2019-07-19T20:15Z	0.359	false
2019-07-19T20:00Z	0.368	false
2019-07-19T19:45Z	0.375	false
2019-07-19T19:30Z	0.385	false
2019-07-19T19:15Z	0.397	false
2019-07-19T19:00Z	0.407	false
2019-07-19T18:45Z	0.413	false
2019-07-19T18:30Z	0.413	false
2019-07-19T18:15Z	0.407	false
2019-07-19T18:00Z	0.393	false
2019-07-19T17:45Z	0.378	false
2019-07-19T17:30Z	0.364	false
2019-07-19T17:15Z	0.346	false
2019-07-19T17:00Z	0.346	false
2019-07-19T16:45Z	0.34	false
2019-07-19T16:30Z	0.316	false
2019-07-19T16:15Z	0.296	false
2019-07-19T16:00Z	0.282	false
2019-07-19T15:45Z	0.271	false
2019-07-19T15:30Z	0.25	false
2019-07-19T15:15Z	0.227	false
2019-07-19T15:00Z	0.227	false
2019-07-19T14:45Z	0.227	false
2019-07-19T14:30Z	0.227	false
2019-07-19T14:15Z	0.227	false
2019-07-19T14:00Z	0.237	false
2019-07-19T13:45Z	0.237	false
2019-07-19T13:30Z	0.237	false
2019-07-19T13:15Z	0.244	false
2019-07-19T13:00Z	0.244	false
2019-07-19T12:45Z	0.244	false
2019-07-19T12:30Z	0.244	false
2019-07-19T12:15Z	0.244	false
2019-07-19T12:00Z	0.244	false
2019-07-19T11:45Z	0.238	false
2019-07-19T11:30Z	0.227	false
2019-07-19T11:15Z	0.216	false
2019-07-19T11:00Z	0.204	false
2019-07-19T10:45Z	0.185	false
2019-07-19T10:30Z	0.171	false
2019-07-19T10:15Z	0.166	false
2019-07-19T10:00Z	0.166	false
2019-07-19T09:45Z	0.166	false
2019-07-19T09:30Z	0.166	false
2019-07-19T09:15Z	0.165	false
2019-07-19T09:00Z	0.165	false
2019-07-19T08:45Z	0.165	false
2019-07-19T08:30Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T08:15Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T08:00Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T07:45Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T07:30Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T07:15Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T07:00Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T06:45Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T06:30Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T06:15Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T06:00Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T05:45Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T05:30Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T05:15Z	0.164	false
2019-07-19T05:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T04:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T04:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T04:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T04:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T03:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T03:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T03:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T03:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T02:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T02:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T02:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T02:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T01:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T01:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T01:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T01:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T00:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T00:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T00:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-19T00:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T23:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T23:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T23:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T23:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T22:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T22:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T22:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T22:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T21:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T21:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T21:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T21:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T20:45Z	0.163	false
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2019-07-18T19:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T18:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T18:30Z	0.163	false
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2019-07-18T17:45Z	0.163	false
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2019-07-18T17:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T16:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T16:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T16:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T16:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T15:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T15:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T15:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T15:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T14:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T14:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T14:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T14:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T13:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T13:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T13:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T13:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T12:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T12:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T12:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T12:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T11:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T11:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T11:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T11:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T10:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T10:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T10:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T10:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T09:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T09:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T09:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T09:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T08:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T08:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T08:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T08:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-18T07:45Z	0.163	false
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2019-07-18T06:45Z	0.163	false
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2019-07-17T23:45Z	0.163	false
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2019-07-17T23:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-17T23:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-17T22:45Z	0.163	false
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2019-07-17T19:45Z	0.162	false
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2019-07-17T18:45Z	0.162	false
2019-07-17T18:30Z	0.162	false
2019-07-17T18:15Z	0.162	false
2019-07-17T18:00Z	0.162	false
2019-07-17T17:45Z	0.162	false
2019-07-17T17:30Z	0.162	false
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2019-07-17T17:00Z	0.162	false
2019-07-17T16:45Z	0.162	false
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2019-07-17T14:45Z	0.162	false
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2019-07-16T02:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T02:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T02:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T01:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T01:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T01:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T01:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T00:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T00:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T00:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-16T00:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T23:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T23:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T23:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T23:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T22:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T22:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T22:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T22:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T21:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T21:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T21:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T21:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T20:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T20:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T20:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T20:00Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T19:45Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T19:30Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T19:15Z	0.163	false
2019-07-15T19:00Z	0.163	false
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2019-07-15T18:15Z	0.163	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Cambridge
• Station ID: 2077
• River name: River Cam
• Typical range: 0.14m to 1.25m
• Highest level on record: 1.38m on 20 July 2007
• Site datum: 10.73mAOD (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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