River level River Idle at Ordsall

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Latest recorded level 0.88m at 12:00pm Tuesday 25 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-25T12:00Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T11:45Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T11:30Z	0.88	false
2020-02-25T11:15Z	0.88	false
2020-02-25T11:00Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T10:45Z	0.88	false
2020-02-25T10:30Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T10:15Z	0.88	false
2020-02-25T10:00Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T09:45Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T09:30Z	0.88	false
2020-02-25T09:15Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T09:00Z	0.88	false
2020-02-25T08:45Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T08:30Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T08:15Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T08:00Z	0.878	false
2020-02-25T07:45Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T07:30Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T07:15Z	0.878	false
2020-02-25T07:00Z	0.877	false
2020-02-25T06:45Z	0.878	false
2020-02-25T06:30Z	0.879	false
2020-02-25T06:15Z	0.877	false
2020-02-25T06:00Z	0.877	false
2020-02-25T05:45Z	0.876	false
2020-02-25T05:30Z	0.876	false
2020-02-25T05:15Z	0.875	false
2020-02-25T05:00Z	0.875	false
2020-02-25T04:45Z	0.875	false
2020-02-25T04:30Z	0.876	false
2020-02-25T04:15Z	0.874	false
2020-02-25T04:00Z	0.874	false
2020-02-25T03:45Z	0.874	false
2020-02-25T03:30Z	0.873	false
2020-02-25T03:15Z	0.873	false
2020-02-25T03:00Z	0.872	false
2020-02-25T02:45Z	0.873	false
2020-02-25T02:30Z	0.872	false
2020-02-25T02:15Z	0.871	false
2020-02-25T02:00Z	0.87	false
2020-02-25T01:45Z	0.871	false
2020-02-25T01:30Z	0.869	false
2020-02-25T01:15Z	0.869	false
2020-02-25T01:00Z	0.87	false
2020-02-25T00:45Z	0.868	false
2020-02-25T00:30Z	0.868	false
2020-02-25T00:15Z	0.866	false
2020-02-25T00:00Z	0.867	false
2020-02-24T23:45Z	0.866	false
2020-02-24T23:30Z	0.866	false
2020-02-24T23:15Z	0.865	false
2020-02-24T23:00Z	0.865	false
2020-02-24T22:45Z	0.863	false
2020-02-24T22:30Z	0.864	false
2020-02-24T22:15Z	0.863	false
2020-02-24T22:00Z	0.864	false
2020-02-24T21:45Z	0.861	false
2020-02-24T21:30Z	0.862	false
2020-02-24T21:15Z	0.861	false
2020-02-24T21:00Z	0.861	false
2020-02-24T20:45Z	0.86	false
2020-02-24T20:30Z	0.86	false
2020-02-24T20:15Z	0.859	false
2020-02-24T20:00Z	0.859	false
2020-02-24T19:45Z	0.858	false
2020-02-24T19:30Z	0.859	false
2020-02-24T19:15Z	0.859	false
2020-02-24T19:00Z	0.858	false
2020-02-24T18:45Z	0.856	false
2020-02-24T18:30Z	0.856	false
2020-02-24T18:15Z	0.855	false
2020-02-24T18:00Z	0.854	false
2020-02-24T17:45Z	0.853	false
2020-02-24T17:30Z	0.853	false
2020-02-24T17:15Z	0.854	false
2020-02-24T17:00Z	0.852	false
2020-02-24T16:45Z	0.851	false
2020-02-24T16:30Z	0.851	false
2020-02-24T16:15Z	0.849	false
2020-02-24T16:00Z	0.849	false
2020-02-24T15:45Z	0.848	false
2020-02-24T15:30Z	0.846	false
2020-02-24T15:15Z	0.845	false
2020-02-24T15:00Z	0.844	false
2020-02-24T14:45Z	0.843	false
2020-02-24T14:30Z	0.84	false
2020-02-24T14:15Z	0.84	false
2020-02-24T14:00Z	0.839	false
2020-02-24T13:45Z	0.837	false
2020-02-24T13:30Z	0.837	false
2020-02-24T13:15Z	0.833	false
2020-02-24T13:00Z	0.832	false
2020-02-24T12:45Z	0.83	false
2020-02-24T12:30Z	0.83	false
2020-02-24T12:15Z	0.824	false
2020-02-24T12:00Z	0.822	false
2020-02-24T11:45Z	0.823	false
2020-02-24T11:30Z	0.818	false
2020-02-24T11:15Z	0.815	false
2020-02-24T11:00Z	0.814	false
2020-02-24T10:45Z	0.812	false
2020-02-24T10:30Z	0.809	false
2020-02-24T10:15Z	0.807	false
2020-02-24T10:00Z	0.804	false
2020-02-24T09:45Z	0.802	false
2020-02-24T09:30Z	0.798	false
2020-02-24T09:15Z	0.794	false
2020-02-24T09:00Z	0.792	false
2020-02-24T08:45Z	0.79	false
2020-02-24T08:30Z	0.787	false
2020-02-24T08:15Z	0.785	false
2020-02-24T08:00Z	0.783	false
2020-02-24T07:45Z	0.779	false
2020-02-24T07:30Z	0.778	false
2020-02-24T07:15Z	0.776	false
2020-02-24T07:00Z	0.774	false
2020-02-24T06:45Z	0.772	false
2020-02-24T06:30Z	0.77	false
2020-02-24T06:15Z	0.768	false
2020-02-24T06:00Z	0.766	false
2020-02-24T05:45Z	0.765	false
2020-02-24T05:30Z	0.762	false
2020-02-24T05:15Z	0.761	false
2020-02-24T05:00Z	0.759	false
2020-02-24T04:45Z	0.758	false
2020-02-24T04:30Z	0.756	false
2020-02-24T04:15Z	0.754	false
2020-02-24T04:00Z	0.752	false
2020-02-24T03:45Z	0.751	false
2020-02-24T03:30Z	0.75	false
2020-02-24T03:15Z	0.747	false
2020-02-24T03:00Z	0.748	false
2020-02-24T02:45Z	0.745	false
2020-02-24T02:30Z	0.745	false
2020-02-24T02:15Z	0.743	false
2020-02-24T02:00Z	0.742	false
2020-02-24T01:45Z	0.741	false
2020-02-24T01:30Z	0.74	false
2020-02-24T01:15Z	0.738	false
2020-02-24T01:00Z	0.736	false
2020-02-24T00:45Z	0.736	false
2020-02-24T00:30Z	0.734	false
2020-02-24T00:15Z	0.733	false
2020-02-24T00:00Z	0.731	false
2020-02-23T23:45Z	0.731	false
2020-02-23T23:30Z	0.729	false
2020-02-23T23:15Z	0.728	false
2020-02-23T23:00Z	0.727	false
2020-02-23T22:45Z	0.725	false
2020-02-23T22:30Z	0.723	false
2020-02-23T22:15Z	0.722	false
2020-02-23T22:00Z	0.72	false
2020-02-23T21:45Z	0.72	false
2020-02-23T21:30Z	0.716	false
2020-02-23T21:15Z	0.716	false
2020-02-23T21:00Z	0.715	false
2020-02-23T20:45Z	0.713	false
2020-02-23T20:30Z	0.713	false
2020-02-23T20:15Z	0.712	false
2020-02-23T20:00Z	0.71	false
2020-02-23T19:45Z	0.708	false
2020-02-23T19:30Z	0.706	false
2020-02-23T19:15Z	0.705	false
2020-02-23T19:00Z	0.704	false
2020-02-23T18:45Z	0.702	false
2020-02-23T18:30Z	0.7	false
2020-02-23T18:15Z	0.699	false
2020-02-23T18:00Z	0.697	false
2020-02-23T17:45Z	0.696	false
2020-02-23T17:30Z	0.694	false
2020-02-23T17:15Z	0.692	false
2020-02-23T17:00Z	0.691	false
2020-02-23T16:45Z	0.688	false
2020-02-23T16:30Z	0.686	false
2020-02-23T16:15Z	0.685	false
2020-02-23T16:00Z	0.685	false
2020-02-23T15:45Z	0.683	false
2020-02-23T15:30Z	0.682	false
2020-02-23T15:15Z	0.68	false
2020-02-23T15:00Z	0.677	false
2020-02-23T14:45Z	0.676	false
2020-02-23T14:30Z	0.674	false
2020-02-23T14:15Z	0.672	false
2020-02-23T14:00Z	0.674	false
2020-02-23T13:45Z	0.671	false
2020-02-23T13:30Z	0.67	false
2020-02-23T13:15Z	0.669	false
2020-02-23T13:00Z	0.666	false
2020-02-23T12:45Z	0.665	false
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2020-02-23T12:15Z	0.661	false
2020-02-23T12:00Z	0.659	false
2020-02-23T11:45Z	0.657	false
2020-02-23T11:30Z	0.655	false
2020-02-23T11:15Z	0.653	false
2020-02-23T11:00Z	0.65	false
2020-02-23T10:45Z	0.648	false
2020-02-23T10:30Z	0.645	false
2020-02-23T10:15Z	0.643	false
2020-02-23T10:00Z	0.64	false
2020-02-23T09:45Z	0.637	false
2020-02-23T09:30Z	0.634	false
2020-02-23T09:15Z	0.631	false
2020-02-23T09:00Z	0.628	false
2020-02-23T08:45Z	0.626	false
2020-02-23T08:30Z	0.622	false
2020-02-23T08:15Z	0.619	false
2020-02-23T08:00Z	0.616	false
2020-02-23T07:45Z	0.613	false
2020-02-23T07:30Z	0.61	false
2020-02-23T07:15Z	0.607	false
2020-02-23T07:00Z	0.605	false
2020-02-23T06:45Z	0.603	false
2020-02-23T06:30Z	0.601	false
2020-02-23T06:15Z	0.599	false
2020-02-23T06:00Z	0.599	false
2020-02-23T05:45Z	0.597	false
2020-02-23T05:30Z	0.596	false
2020-02-23T05:15Z	0.595	false
2020-02-23T05:00Z	0.594	false
2020-02-23T04:45Z	0.594	false
2020-02-23T04:30Z	0.593	false
2020-02-23T04:15Z	0.593	false
2020-02-23T04:00Z	0.593	false
2020-02-23T03:45Z	0.592	false
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2020-02-23T03:00Z	0.591	false
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2020-02-22T23:00Z	0.589	false
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2020-02-20T21:45Z	0.648	false
2020-02-20T21:30Z	0.647	false
2020-02-20T21:15Z	0.648	false
2020-02-20T21:00Z	0.649	false
2020-02-20T20:45Z	0.648	false
2020-02-20T20:30Z	0.649	false
2020-02-20T20:15Z	0.649	false
2020-02-20T20:00Z	0.65	false
2020-02-20T19:45Z	0.65	false
2020-02-20T19:30Z	0.651	false
2020-02-20T19:15Z	0.651	false
2020-02-20T19:00Z	0.652	false
2020-02-20T18:45Z	0.652	false
2020-02-20T18:30Z	0.653	false
2020-02-20T18:15Z	0.652	false
2020-02-20T18:00Z	0.653	false
2020-02-20T17:45Z	0.654	false
2020-02-20T17:30Z	0.654	false
2020-02-20T17:15Z	0.653	false
2020-02-20T17:00Z	0.654	false
2020-02-20T16:45Z	0.653	false
2020-02-20T16:30Z	0.655	false
2020-02-20T16:15Z	0.656	false
2020-02-20T16:00Z	0.656	false
2020-02-20T15:45Z	0.656	false
2020-02-20T15:30Z	0.656	false
2020-02-20T15:15Z	0.657	false
2020-02-20T15:00Z	0.657	false
2020-02-20T14:45Z	0.658	false
2020-02-20T14:30Z	0.657	false
2020-02-20T14:15Z	0.659	false
2020-02-20T14:00Z	0.658	false
2020-02-20T13:45Z	0.66	false
2020-02-20T13:30Z	0.66	false
2020-02-20T13:15Z	0.66	false
2020-02-20T13:00Z	0.66	false
2020-02-20T12:45Z	0.66	false
2020-02-20T12:30Z	0.66	false
2020-02-20T12:15Z	0.659	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Ordsall
• Station ID: 2156
• River name: River Idle
• Typical range: 0.19m to 0.85m
• Highest level on record: 1.65m on 27 June 2007
• Site datum: 14.00mAOD (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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