River level River Wye at Ross On Wye

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Latest recorded level 0.45m at 6:00pm Tuesday 7 July 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-07-07T17:00Z	0.449	false
2020-07-07T16:45Z	0.452	false
2020-07-07T16:30Z	0.451	false
2020-07-07T16:15Z	0.452	false
2020-07-07T16:00Z	0.455	false
2020-07-07T15:45Z	0.454	false
2020-07-07T15:30Z	0.455	false
2020-07-07T15:15Z	0.455	false
2020-07-07T15:00Z	0.457	false
2020-07-07T14:45Z	0.458	false
2020-07-07T14:30Z	0.46	false
2020-07-07T14:15Z	0.462	false
2020-07-07T14:00Z	0.461	false
2020-07-07T13:45Z	0.462	false
2020-07-07T13:30Z	0.464	false
2020-07-07T13:15Z	0.464	false
2020-07-07T13:00Z	0.466	false
2020-07-07T12:45Z	0.468	false
2020-07-07T12:30Z	0.469	false
2020-07-07T12:15Z	0.47	false
2020-07-07T12:00Z	0.47	false
2020-07-07T11:45Z	0.472	false
2020-07-07T11:30Z	0.474	false
2020-07-07T11:15Z	0.475	false
2020-07-07T11:00Z	0.478	false
2020-07-07T10:45Z	0.479	false
2020-07-07T10:30Z	0.481	false
2020-07-07T10:15Z	0.482	false
2020-07-07T10:00Z	0.484	false
2020-07-07T09:45Z	0.486	false
2020-07-07T09:30Z	0.487	false
2020-07-07T09:15Z	0.488	false
2020-07-07T09:00Z	0.49	false
2020-07-07T08:45Z	0.492	false
2020-07-07T08:30Z	0.494	false
2020-07-07T08:15Z	0.495	false
2020-07-07T08:00Z	0.497	false
2020-07-07T07:45Z	0.499	false
2020-07-07T07:30Z	0.501	false
2020-07-07T07:15Z	0.502	false
2020-07-07T07:00Z	0.504	false
2020-07-07T06:45Z	0.506	false
2020-07-07T06:30Z	0.509	false
2020-07-07T06:15Z	0.511	false
2020-07-07T06:00Z	0.513	false
2020-07-07T05:45Z	0.514	false
2020-07-07T05:30Z	0.516	false
2020-07-07T05:15Z	0.518	false
2020-07-07T05:00Z	0.521	false
2020-07-07T04:45Z	0.523	false
2020-07-07T04:30Z	0.524	false
2020-07-07T04:15Z	0.526	false
2020-07-07T04:00Z	0.529	false
2020-07-07T03:45Z	0.53	false
2020-07-07T03:30Z	0.533	false
2020-07-07T03:15Z	0.535	false
2020-07-07T03:00Z	0.537	false
2020-07-07T02:45Z	0.54	false
2020-07-07T02:30Z	0.543	false
2020-07-07T02:15Z	0.545	false
2020-07-07T02:00Z	0.547	false
2020-07-07T01:45Z	0.549	false
2020-07-07T01:30Z	0.553	false
2020-07-07T01:15Z	0.555	false
2020-07-07T01:00Z	0.557	false
2020-07-07T00:45Z	0.56	false
2020-07-07T00:30Z	0.563	false
2020-07-07T00:15Z	0.565	false
2020-07-07T00:00Z	0.569	false
2020-07-06T23:45Z	0.573	false
2020-07-06T23:30Z	0.575	false
2020-07-06T23:15Z	0.578	false
2020-07-06T23:00Z	0.582	false
2020-07-06T22:45Z	0.584	false
2020-07-06T22:30Z	0.588	false
2020-07-06T22:15Z	0.591	false
2020-07-06T22:00Z	0.594	false
2020-07-06T21:45Z	0.597	false
2020-07-06T21:30Z	0.6	false
2020-07-06T21:15Z	0.604	false
2020-07-06T21:00Z	0.607	false
2020-07-06T20:45Z	0.61	false
2020-07-06T20:30Z	0.614	false
2020-07-06T20:15Z	0.618	false
2020-07-06T20:00Z	0.621	false
2020-07-06T19:45Z	0.625	false
2020-07-06T19:30Z	0.628	false
2020-07-06T19:15Z	0.632	false
2020-07-06T19:00Z	0.637	false
2020-07-06T18:45Z	0.639	false
2020-07-06T18:30Z	0.642	false
2020-07-06T18:15Z	0.646	false
2020-07-06T18:00Z	0.65	false
2020-07-06T17:45Z	0.654	false
2020-07-06T17:30Z	0.657	false
2020-07-06T17:15Z	0.661	false
2020-07-06T17:00Z	0.662	false
2020-07-06T16:45Z	0.667	false
2020-07-06T16:30Z	0.669	false
2020-07-06T16:15Z	0.672	false
2020-07-06T16:00Z	0.674	false
2020-07-06T15:45Z	0.679	false
2020-07-06T15:30Z	0.681	false
2020-07-06T15:15Z	0.686	false
2020-07-06T15:00Z	0.689	false
2020-07-06T14:45Z	0.694	false
2020-07-06T14:30Z	0.694	false
2020-07-06T14:15Z	0.699	false
2020-07-06T14:00Z	0.702	false
2020-07-06T13:45Z	0.705	false
2020-07-06T13:30Z	0.709	false
2020-07-06T13:15Z	0.71	false
2020-07-06T13:00Z	0.713	false
2020-07-06T12:45Z	0.713	false
2020-07-06T12:30Z	0.718	false
2020-07-06T12:15Z	0.719	false
2020-07-06T12:00Z	0.721	false
2020-07-06T11:45Z	0.724	false
2020-07-06T11:30Z	0.727	false
2020-07-06T11:15Z	0.726	false
2020-07-06T11:00Z	0.729	false
2020-07-06T10:45Z	0.729	false
2020-07-06T10:30Z	0.73	false
2020-07-06T10:15Z	0.734	false
2020-07-06T10:00Z	0.732	false
2020-07-06T09:45Z	0.734	false
2020-07-06T09:30Z	0.734	false
2020-07-06T09:15Z	0.736	false
2020-07-06T09:00Z	0.737	false
2020-07-06T08:45Z	0.738	false
2020-07-06T08:30Z	0.741	false
2020-07-06T08:15Z	0.743	false
2020-07-06T08:00Z	0.74	false
2020-07-06T07:45Z	0.742	false
2020-07-06T07:30Z	0.745	false
2020-07-06T07:15Z	0.746	false
2020-07-06T07:00Z	0.747	false
2020-07-06T06:45Z	0.749	false
2020-07-06T06:30Z	0.749	false
2020-07-06T06:15Z	0.754	false
2020-07-06T06:00Z	0.755	false
2020-07-06T05:45Z	0.757	false
2020-07-06T05:30Z	0.761	false
2020-07-06T05:15Z	0.761	false
2020-07-06T05:00Z	0.766	false
2020-07-06T04:45Z	0.769	false
2020-07-06T04:30Z	0.771	false
2020-07-06T04:15Z	0.776	false
2020-07-06T04:00Z	0.779	false
2020-07-06T03:45Z	0.783	false
2020-07-06T03:30Z	0.786	false
2020-07-06T03:15Z	0.791	false
2020-07-06T03:00Z	0.795	false
2020-07-06T02:45Z	0.798	false
2020-07-06T02:30Z	0.801	false
2020-07-06T02:15Z	0.805	false
2020-07-06T02:00Z	0.809	false
2020-07-06T01:45Z	0.812	false
2020-07-06T01:30Z	0.815	false
2020-07-06T01:15Z	0.817	false
2020-07-06T01:00Z	0.822	false
2020-07-06T00:45Z	0.824	false
2020-07-06T00:30Z	0.826	false
2020-07-06T00:15Z	0.83	false
2020-07-06T00:00Z	0.832	false
2020-07-05T23:45Z	0.835	false
2020-07-05T23:30Z	0.834	false
2020-07-05T23:15Z	0.836	false
2020-07-05T23:00Z	0.839	false
2020-07-05T22:45Z	0.839	false
2020-07-05T22:30Z	0.841	false
2020-07-05T22:15Z	0.838	false
2020-07-05T22:00Z	0.838	false
2020-07-05T21:45Z	0.838	false
2020-07-05T21:30Z	0.838	false
2020-07-05T21:15Z	0.837	false
2020-07-05T21:00Z	0.835	false
2020-07-05T20:45Z	0.836	false
2020-07-05T20:30Z	0.834	false
2020-07-05T20:15Z	0.833	false
2020-07-05T20:00Z	0.831	false
2020-07-05T19:45Z	0.83	false
2020-07-05T19:30Z	0.828	false
2020-07-05T19:15Z	0.828	false
2020-07-05T19:00Z	0.826	false
2020-07-05T18:45Z	0.825	false
2020-07-05T18:30Z	0.825	false
2020-07-05T18:15Z	0.821	false
2020-07-05T18:00Z	0.822	false
2020-07-05T17:45Z	0.818	false
2020-07-05T17:30Z	0.821	false
2020-07-05T17:15Z	0.82	false
2020-07-05T17:00Z	0.819	false
2020-07-05T16:45Z	0.821	false
2020-07-05T16:30Z	0.818	false
2020-07-05T16:15Z	0.82	false
2020-07-05T16:00Z	0.818	false
2020-07-05T15:45Z	0.822	false
2020-07-05T15:30Z	0.822	false
2020-07-05T15:15Z	0.824	false
2020-07-05T15:00Z	0.82	false
2020-07-05T14:45Z	0.827	false
2020-07-05T14:30Z	0.827	false
2020-07-05T14:15Z	0.826	false
2020-07-05T14:00Z	0.831	false
2020-07-05T13:45Z	0.829	false
2020-07-05T13:30Z	0.828	false
2020-07-05T13:15Z	0.828	false
2020-07-05T13:00Z	0.829	false
2020-07-05T12:45Z	0.828	false
2020-07-05T12:30Z	0.827	false
2020-07-05T12:15Z	0.827	false
2020-07-05T12:00Z	0.821	false
2020-07-05T11:45Z	0.82	false
2020-07-05T11:30Z	0.816	false
2020-07-05T11:15Z	0.812	false
2020-07-05T11:00Z	0.806	false
2020-07-05T10:45Z	0.801	false
2020-07-05T10:30Z	0.795	false
2020-07-05T10:15Z	0.784	false
2020-07-05T10:00Z	0.777	false
2020-07-05T09:45Z	0.764	false
2020-07-05T09:30Z	0.751	false
2020-07-05T09:15Z	0.734	false
2020-07-05T09:00Z	0.718	false
2020-07-05T08:45Z	0.697	false
2020-07-05T08:30Z	0.675	false
2020-07-05T08:15Z	0.651	false
2020-07-05T08:00Z	0.622	false
2020-07-05T07:45Z	0.589	false
2020-07-05T07:30Z	0.558	false
2020-07-05T07:15Z	0.522	false
2020-07-05T07:00Z	0.482	false
2020-07-05T06:45Z	0.449	false
2020-07-05T06:30Z	0.414	false
2020-07-05T06:15Z	0.378	false
2020-07-05T06:00Z	0.35	false
2020-07-05T05:45Z	0.329	false
2020-07-05T05:30Z	0.313	false
2020-07-05T05:15Z	0.299	false
2020-07-05T05:00Z	0.293	false
2020-07-05T04:45Z	0.286	false
2020-07-05T04:30Z	0.283	false
2020-07-05T04:15Z	0.281	false
2020-07-05T04:00Z	0.28	false
2020-07-05T03:45Z	0.281	false
2020-07-05T03:30Z	0.28	false
2020-07-05T03:15Z	0.278	false
2020-07-05T03:00Z	0.277	false
2020-07-05T02:45Z	0.28	false
2020-07-05T02:30Z	0.282	false
2020-07-05T02:15Z	0.283	false
2020-07-05T02:00Z	0.281	false
2020-07-05T01:45Z	0.279	false
2020-07-05T01:30Z	0.279	false
2020-07-05T01:15Z	0.277	false
2020-07-05T01:00Z	0.28	false
2020-07-05T00:45Z	0.28	false
2020-07-05T00:30Z	0.282	false
2020-07-05T00:15Z	0.28	false
2020-07-05T00:00Z	0.283	false
2020-07-04T23:45Z	0.28	false
2020-07-04T23:30Z	0.281	false
2020-07-04T23:15Z	0.282	false
2020-07-04T23:00Z	0.281	false
2020-07-04T22:45Z	0.285	false
2020-07-04T22:30Z	0.285	false
2020-07-04T22:15Z	0.283	false
2020-07-04T22:00Z	0.283	false
2020-07-04T21:45Z	0.281	false
2020-07-04T21:30Z	0.283	false
2020-07-04T21:15Z	0.283	false
2020-07-04T21:00Z	0.284	false
2020-07-04T20:45Z	0.283	false
2020-07-04T20:30Z	0.287	false
2020-07-04T20:15Z	0.285	false
2020-07-04T20:00Z	0.285	false
2020-07-04T19:45Z	0.286	false
2020-07-04T19:30Z	0.286	false
2020-07-04T19:15Z	0.287	false
2020-07-04T19:00Z	0.286	false
2020-07-04T18:45Z	0.286	false
2020-07-04T18:30Z	0.287	false
2020-07-04T18:15Z	0.287	false
2020-07-04T18:00Z	0.288	false
2020-07-04T17:45Z	0.287	false
2020-07-04T17:30Z	0.287	false
2020-07-04T17:15Z	0.288	false
2020-07-04T17:00Z	0.288	false
2020-07-04T16:45Z	0.29	false
2020-07-04T16:30Z	0.289	false
2020-07-04T16:15Z	0.291	false
2020-07-04T16:00Z	0.291	false
2020-07-04T15:45Z	0.292	false
2020-07-04T15:30Z	0.292	false
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2020-07-04T14:45Z	0.293	false
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2020-07-04T13:45Z	0.292	false
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Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Ross On Wye
• Station ID: 4029
• River name: River Wye
• Typical range: 0.25m to 3.20m
• Highest level on record: 4.77m on 17 February 2020
• Site datum: 27.35mAOD (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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