River level River Darwen at Blue Bridge

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Latest recorded level 0.44m at 4:00pm Saturday 11 July 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-07-11T15:00Z	0.438	false
2020-07-11T14:45Z	0.44	false
2020-07-11T14:30Z	0.44	false
2020-07-11T14:15Z	0.44	false
2020-07-11T14:00Z	0.44	false
2020-07-11T13:45Z	0.44	false
2020-07-11T13:30Z	0.436	false
2020-07-11T13:15Z	0.43	false
2020-07-11T13:00Z	0.429	false
2020-07-11T12:45Z	0.423	false
2020-07-11T12:30Z	0.42	false
2020-07-11T12:15Z	0.426	false
2020-07-11T12:00Z	0.43	false
2020-07-11T11:45Z	0.433	false
2020-07-11T11:30Z	0.437	false
2020-07-11T11:15Z	0.438	false
2020-07-11T11:00Z	0.439	false
2020-07-11T10:45Z	0.438	false
2020-07-11T10:30Z	0.433	false
2020-07-11T10:15Z	0.428	false
2020-07-11T10:00Z	0.433	false
2020-07-11T09:45Z	0.434	false
2020-07-11T09:30Z	0.433	false
2020-07-11T09:15Z	0.434	false
2020-07-11T09:00Z	0.432	false
2020-07-11T08:45Z	0.43	false
2020-07-11T08:30Z	0.43	false
2020-07-11T08:15Z	0.43	false
2020-07-11T08:00Z	0.43	false
2020-07-11T07:45Z	0.431	false
2020-07-11T07:30Z	0.438	false
2020-07-11T07:15Z	0.444	false
2020-07-11T07:00Z	0.446	false
2020-07-11T06:45Z	0.444	false
2020-07-11T06:30Z	0.442	false
2020-07-11T06:15Z	0.442	false
2020-07-11T06:00Z	0.444	false
2020-07-11T05:45Z	0.444	false
2020-07-11T05:30Z	0.445	false
2020-07-11T05:15Z	0.447	false
2020-07-11T05:00Z	0.447	false
2020-07-11T04:45Z	0.447	false
2020-07-11T04:30Z	0.448	false
2020-07-11T04:15Z	0.449	false
2020-07-11T04:00Z	0.449	false
2020-07-11T03:45Z	0.448	false
2020-07-11T03:30Z	0.444	false
2020-07-11T03:15Z	0.442	false
2020-07-11T03:00Z	0.442	false
2020-07-11T02:45Z	0.442	false
2020-07-11T02:30Z	0.448	false
2020-07-11T02:15Z	0.453	false
2020-07-11T02:00Z	0.461	false
2020-07-11T01:45Z	0.464	false
2020-07-11T01:30Z	0.465	false
2020-07-11T01:15Z	0.468	false
2020-07-11T01:00Z	0.469	false
2020-07-11T00:45Z	0.47	false
2020-07-11T00:30Z	0.472	false
2020-07-11T00:15Z	0.472	false
2020-07-11T00:00Z	0.471	false
2020-07-10T23:45Z	0.471	false
2020-07-10T23:30Z	0.469	false
2020-07-10T23:15Z	0.468	false
2020-07-10T23:00Z	0.469	false
2020-07-10T22:45Z	0.472	false
2020-07-10T22:30Z	0.475	false
2020-07-10T22:15Z	0.48	false
2020-07-10T22:00Z	0.484	false
2020-07-10T21:45Z	0.488	false
2020-07-10T21:30Z	0.489	false
2020-07-10T21:15Z	0.487	false
2020-07-10T21:00Z	0.487	false
2020-07-10T20:45Z	0.492	false
2020-07-10T20:30Z	0.492	false
2020-07-10T20:15Z	0.492	false
2020-07-10T20:00Z	0.494	false
2020-07-10T19:45Z	0.497	false
2020-07-10T19:30Z	0.5	false
2020-07-10T19:15Z	0.496	false
2020-07-10T19:00Z	0.487	false
2020-07-10T18:45Z	0.494	false
2020-07-10T18:30Z	0.498	false
2020-07-10T18:15Z	0.502	false
2020-07-10T18:00Z	0.507	false
2020-07-10T17:45Z	0.512	false
2020-07-10T17:30Z	0.515	false
2020-07-10T17:15Z	0.516	false
2020-07-10T17:00Z	0.518	false
2020-07-10T16:45Z	0.521	false
2020-07-10T16:30Z	0.524	false
2020-07-10T16:15Z	0.528	false
2020-07-10T16:00Z	0.524	false
2020-07-10T15:45Z	0.519	false
2020-07-10T15:30Z	0.528	false
2020-07-10T15:15Z	0.53	false
2020-07-10T15:00Z	0.524	false
2020-07-10T14:45Z	0.51	false
2020-07-10T14:30Z	0.522	false
2020-07-10T14:15Z	0.528	false
2020-07-10T14:00Z	0.531	false
2020-07-10T13:45Z	0.535	false
2020-07-10T13:30Z	0.539	false
2020-07-10T13:15Z	0.54	false
2020-07-10T13:00Z	0.54	false
2020-07-10T12:45Z	0.542	false
2020-07-10T12:30Z	0.545	false
2020-07-10T12:15Z	0.547	false
2020-07-10T12:00Z	0.556	false
2020-07-10T11:45Z	0.576	false
2020-07-10T11:30Z	0.583	false
2020-07-10T11:15Z	0.554	false
2020-07-10T11:00Z	0.546	false
2020-07-10T10:45Z	0.545	false
2020-07-10T10:30Z	0.54	false
2020-07-10T10:15Z	0.525	false
2020-07-10T10:00Z	0.51	false
2020-07-10T09:45Z	0.528	false
2020-07-10T09:30Z	0.549	false
2020-07-10T09:15Z	0.554	false
2020-07-10T09:00Z	0.553	false
2020-07-10T08:45Z	0.555	false
2020-07-10T08:30Z	0.558	false
2020-07-10T08:15Z	0.56	false
2020-07-10T08:00Z	0.562	false
2020-07-10T07:45Z	0.564	false
2020-07-10T07:30Z	0.564	false
2020-07-10T07:15Z	0.566	false
2020-07-10T07:00Z	0.568	false
2020-07-10T06:45Z	0.571	false
2020-07-10T06:30Z	0.576	false
2020-07-10T06:15Z	0.576	false
2020-07-10T06:00Z	0.578	false
2020-07-10T05:45Z	0.579	false
2020-07-10T05:30Z	0.579	false
2020-07-10T05:15Z	0.579	false
2020-07-10T05:00Z	0.58	false
2020-07-10T04:45Z	0.586	false
2020-07-10T04:30Z	0.592	false
2020-07-10T04:15Z	0.595	false
2020-07-10T04:00Z	0.596	false
2020-07-10T03:45Z	0.596	false
2020-07-10T03:30Z	0.594	false
2020-07-10T03:15Z	0.594	false
2020-07-10T03:00Z	0.594	false
2020-07-10T02:45Z	0.59	false
2020-07-10T02:30Z	0.591	false
2020-07-10T02:15Z	0.591	false
2020-07-10T02:00Z	0.591	false
2020-07-10T01:45Z	0.594	false
2020-07-10T01:30Z	0.598	false
2020-07-10T01:15Z	0.604	false
2020-07-10T01:00Z	0.608	false
2020-07-10T00:45Z	0.613	false
2020-07-10T00:30Z	0.614	false
2020-07-10T00:15Z	0.616	false
2020-07-10T00:00Z	0.618	false
2020-07-09T23:45Z	0.621	false
2020-07-09T23:30Z	0.624	false
2020-07-09T23:15Z	0.626	false
2020-07-09T23:00Z	0.628	false
2020-07-09T22:45Z	0.63	false
2020-07-09T22:30Z	0.631	false
2020-07-09T22:15Z	0.633	false
2020-07-09T22:00Z	0.637	false
2020-07-09T21:45Z	0.641	false
2020-07-09T21:30Z	0.646	false
2020-07-09T21:15Z	0.65	false
2020-07-09T21:00Z	0.656	false
2020-07-09T20:45Z	0.659	false
2020-07-09T20:30Z	0.662	false
2020-07-09T20:15Z	0.664	false
2020-07-09T20:00Z	0.667	false
2020-07-09T19:45Z	0.671	false
2020-07-09T19:30Z	0.674	false
2020-07-09T19:15Z	0.677	false
2020-07-09T19:00Z	0.68	false
2020-07-09T18:45Z	0.684	false
2020-07-09T18:30Z	0.688	false
2020-07-09T18:15Z	0.692	false
2020-07-09T18:00Z	0.697	false
2020-07-09T17:45Z	0.703	false
2020-07-09T17:30Z	0.709	false
2020-07-09T17:15Z	0.714	false
2020-07-09T17:00Z	0.72	false
2020-07-09T16:45Z	0.726	false
2020-07-09T16:30Z	0.732	false
2020-07-09T16:15Z	0.737	false
2020-07-09T16:00Z	0.744	false
2020-07-09T15:45Z	0.751	false
2020-07-09T15:30Z	0.758	false
2020-07-09T15:15Z	0.765	false
2020-07-09T15:00Z	0.771	false
2020-07-09T14:45Z	0.778	false
2020-07-09T14:30Z	0.786	false
2020-07-09T14:15Z	0.795	false
2020-07-09T14:00Z	0.804	false
2020-07-09T13:45Z	0.815	false
2020-07-09T13:30Z	0.825	false
2020-07-09T13:15Z	0.834	false
2020-07-09T13:00Z	0.844	false
2020-07-09T12:45Z	0.853	false
2020-07-09T12:30Z	0.863	false
2020-07-09T12:15Z	0.874	false
2020-07-09T12:00Z	0.884	false
2020-07-09T11:45Z	0.895	false
2020-07-09T11:30Z	0.904	false
2020-07-09T11:15Z	0.916	false
2020-07-09T11:00Z	0.927	false
2020-07-09T10:45Z	0.939	false
2020-07-09T10:30Z	0.951	false
2020-07-09T10:15Z	0.965	false
2020-07-09T10:00Z	0.979	false
2020-07-09T09:45Z	0.993	false
2020-07-09T09:30Z	1.007	false
2020-07-09T09:15Z	1.025	false
2020-07-09T09:00Z	1.044	false
2020-07-09T08:45Z	1.062	false
2020-07-09T08:30Z	1.079	false
2020-07-09T08:15Z	1.094	false
2020-07-09T08:00Z	1.111	false
2020-07-09T07:45Z	1.127	false
2020-07-09T07:30Z	1.141	false
2020-07-09T07:15Z	1.153	false
2020-07-09T07:00Z	1.166	false
2020-07-09T06:45Z	1.178	false
2020-07-09T06:30Z	1.185	false
2020-07-09T06:15Z	1.188	false
2020-07-09T06:00Z	1.185	false
2020-07-09T05:45Z	1.177	false
2020-07-09T05:30Z	1.167	false
2020-07-09T05:15Z	1.149	false
2020-07-09T05:00Z	1.126	false
2020-07-09T04:45Z	1.103	false
2020-07-09T04:30Z	1.074	false
2020-07-09T04:15Z	1.038	false
2020-07-09T04:00Z	1.003	false
2020-07-09T03:45Z	0.969	false
2020-07-09T03:30Z	0.94	false
2020-07-09T03:15Z	0.915	false
2020-07-09T03:00Z	0.888	false
2020-07-09T02:45Z	0.862	false
2020-07-09T02:30Z	0.841	false
2020-07-09T02:15Z	0.822	false
2020-07-09T02:00Z	0.801	false
2020-07-09T01:45Z	0.78	false
2020-07-09T01:30Z	0.75	false
2020-07-09T01:15Z	0.715	false
2020-07-09T01:00Z	0.693	false
2020-07-09T00:45Z	0.678	false
2020-07-09T00:30Z	0.658	false
2020-07-09T00:15Z	0.628	false
2020-07-09T00:00Z	0.6	false
2020-07-08T23:45Z	0.57	false
2020-07-08T23:30Z	0.549	false
2020-07-08T23:15Z	0.539	false
2020-07-08T23:00Z	0.534	false
2020-07-08T22:45Z	0.531	false
2020-07-08T22:30Z	0.524	false
2020-07-08T22:15Z	0.518	false
2020-07-08T22:00Z	0.511	false
2020-07-08T21:45Z	0.502	false
2020-07-08T21:30Z	0.5	false
2020-07-08T21:15Z	0.506	false
2020-07-08T21:00Z	0.51	false
2020-07-08T20:45Z	0.504	false
2020-07-08T20:30Z	0.488	false
2020-07-08T20:15Z	0.48	false
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2020-07-08T17:30Z	0.483	false
2020-07-08T17:15Z	0.486	false
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2020-07-08T16:45Z	0.49	false
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2020-07-08T16:15Z	0.494	false
2020-07-08T16:00Z	0.494	false
2020-07-08T15:45Z	0.494	false
2020-07-08T15:30Z	0.499	false
2020-07-08T15:15Z	0.501	false
2020-07-08T15:00Z	0.504	false
2020-07-08T14:45Z	0.504	false
2020-07-08T14:30Z	0.494	false
2020-07-08T14:15Z	0.49	false
2020-07-08T14:00Z	0.498	false
2020-07-08T13:45Z	0.497	false
2020-07-08T13:30Z	0.501	false
2020-07-08T13:15Z	0.507	false
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2020-07-08T12:45Z	0.504	false
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2020-07-08T06:45Z	0.55	false
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2020-07-07T00:00Z	0.494	false
2020-07-06T23:45Z	0.494	false
2020-07-06T23:30Z	0.497	false
2020-07-06T23:15Z	0.499	false
2020-07-06T23:00Z	0.5	false
2020-07-06T22:45Z	0.499	false
2020-07-06T22:30Z	0.501	false
2020-07-06T22:15Z	0.503	false
2020-07-06T22:00Z	0.503	false
2020-07-06T21:45Z	0.504	false
2020-07-06T21:30Z	0.506	false
2020-07-06T21:15Z	0.507	false
2020-07-06T21:00Z	0.503	false
2020-07-06T20:45Z	0.503	false
2020-07-06T20:30Z	0.514	false
2020-07-06T20:15Z	0.52	false
2020-07-06T20:00Z	0.515	false
2020-07-06T19:45Z	0.518	false
2020-07-06T19:30Z	0.53	false
2020-07-06T19:15Z	0.518	false
2020-07-06T19:00Z	0.518	false
2020-07-06T18:45Z	0.528	false
2020-07-06T18:30Z	0.524	false
2020-07-06T18:15Z	0.528	false
2020-07-06T18:00Z	0.535	false
2020-07-06T17:45Z	0.538	false
2020-07-06T17:30Z	0.532	false
2020-07-06T17:15Z	0.531	false
2020-07-06T17:00Z	0.528	false
2020-07-06T16:45Z	0.53	false
2020-07-06T16:30Z	0.535	false
2020-07-06T16:15Z	0.547	false
2020-07-06T16:00Z	0.557	false
2020-07-06T15:45Z	0.555	false
2020-07-06T15:30Z	0.541	false
2020-07-06T15:15Z	0.551	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Blue Bridge
• Station ID: 5015
• River name: River Darwen
• Typical range: 0.27m to 2.43m
• Highest level on record: 3.31m on 22 June 2012
• Site datum: 8.12mAOD (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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