River level River Darwen at Blue Bridge

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Latest recorded level 0.21m at 4:00pm Sunday 27 September 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-09-27T15:00Z	0.209	false
2020-09-27T14:45Z	0.209	false
2020-09-27T14:30Z	0.209	false
2020-09-27T14:15Z	0.21	false
2020-09-27T14:00Z	0.21	false
2020-09-27T13:45Z	0.21	false
2020-09-27T13:30Z	0.21	false
2020-09-27T13:15Z	0.21	false
2020-09-27T13:00Z	0.21	false
2020-09-27T12:45Z	0.21	false
2020-09-27T12:30Z	0.21	false
2020-09-27T12:15Z	0.211	false
2020-09-27T12:00Z	0.211	false
2020-09-27T11:45Z	0.211	false
2020-09-27T11:30Z	0.211	false
2020-09-27T11:15Z	0.212	false
2020-09-27T11:00Z	0.212	false
2020-09-27T10:45Z	0.212	false
2020-09-27T10:30Z	0.213	false
2020-09-27T10:15Z	0.213	false
2020-09-27T10:00Z	0.214	false
2020-09-27T09:45Z	0.214	false
2020-09-27T09:30Z	0.215	false
2020-09-27T09:15Z	0.215	false
2020-09-27T09:00Z	0.215	false
2020-09-27T08:45Z	0.216	false
2020-09-27T08:30Z	0.216	false
2020-09-27T08:15Z	0.217	false
2020-09-27T08:00Z	0.217	false
2020-09-27T07:45Z	0.218	false
2020-09-27T07:30Z	0.218	false
2020-09-27T07:15Z	0.218	false
2020-09-27T07:00Z	0.218	false
2020-09-27T06:45Z	0.219	false
2020-09-27T06:30Z	0.219	false
2020-09-27T06:15Z	0.219	false
2020-09-27T06:00Z	0.219	false
2020-09-27T05:45Z	0.219	false
2020-09-27T05:30Z	0.22	false
2020-09-27T05:15Z	0.221	false
2020-09-27T05:00Z	0.222	false
2020-09-27T04:45Z	0.222	false
2020-09-27T04:30Z	0.223	false
2020-09-27T04:15Z	0.224	false
2020-09-27T04:00Z	0.225	false
2020-09-27T03:45Z	0.226	false
2020-09-27T03:30Z	0.227	false
2020-09-27T03:15Z	0.228	false
2020-09-27T03:00Z	0.228	false
2020-09-27T02:45Z	0.228	false
2020-09-27T02:30Z	0.227	false
2020-09-27T02:15Z	0.226	false
2020-09-27T02:00Z	0.223	false
2020-09-27T01:45Z	0.222	false
2020-09-27T01:30Z	0.222	false
2020-09-27T01:15Z	0.225	false
2020-09-27T01:00Z	0.229	false
2020-09-27T00:45Z	0.232	false
2020-09-27T00:30Z	0.235	false
2020-09-27T00:15Z	0.236	false
2020-09-27T00:00Z	0.236	false
2020-09-26T23:45Z	0.237	false
2020-09-26T23:30Z	0.238	false
2020-09-26T23:15Z	0.24	false
2020-09-26T23:00Z	0.24	false
2020-09-26T22:45Z	0.241	false
2020-09-26T22:30Z	0.241	false
2020-09-26T22:15Z	0.24	false
2020-09-26T22:00Z	0.238	false
2020-09-26T21:45Z	0.235	false
2020-09-26T21:30Z	0.23	false
2020-09-26T21:15Z	0.226	false
2020-09-26T21:00Z	0.226	false
2020-09-26T20:45Z	0.227	false
2020-09-26T20:30Z	0.231	false
2020-09-26T20:15Z	0.236	false
2020-09-26T20:00Z	0.24	false
2020-09-26T19:45Z	0.242	false
2020-09-26T19:30Z	0.242	false
2020-09-26T19:15Z	0.243	false
2020-09-26T19:00Z	0.243	false
2020-09-26T18:45Z	0.243	false
2020-09-26T18:30Z	0.243	false
2020-09-26T18:15Z	0.243	false
2020-09-26T18:00Z	0.242	false
2020-09-26T17:45Z	0.24	false
2020-09-26T17:30Z	0.234	false
2020-09-26T17:15Z	0.215	false
2020-09-26T17:00Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T16:45Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T16:30Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T16:15Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T16:00Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T15:45Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T15:30Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T15:15Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T15:00Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T14:45Z	0.21	false
2020-09-26T14:30Z	0.211	false
2020-09-26T14:15Z	0.211	false
2020-09-26T14:00Z	0.211	false
2020-09-26T13:45Z	0.211	false
2020-09-26T13:30Z	0.211	false
2020-09-26T13:15Z	0.211	false
2020-09-26T13:00Z	0.212	false
2020-09-26T12:45Z	0.212	false
2020-09-26T12:30Z	0.212	false
2020-09-26T12:15Z	0.212	false
2020-09-26T12:00Z	0.213	false
2020-09-26T11:45Z	0.213	false
2020-09-26T11:30Z	0.213	false
2020-09-26T11:15Z	0.213	false
2020-09-26T11:00Z	0.213	false
2020-09-26T10:45Z	0.213	false
2020-09-26T10:30Z	0.213	false
2020-09-26T10:15Z	0.214	false
2020-09-26T10:00Z	0.215	false
2020-09-26T09:45Z	0.215	false
2020-09-26T09:30Z	0.215	false
2020-09-26T09:15Z	0.216	false
2020-09-26T09:00Z	0.216	false
2020-09-26T08:45Z	0.217	false
2020-09-26T08:30Z	0.217	false
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2020-09-26T05:45Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T05:30Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T05:15Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T05:00Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T04:45Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T04:30Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T04:15Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T04:00Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T03:45Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T03:30Z	0.218	false
2020-09-26T03:15Z	0.219	false
2020-09-26T03:00Z	0.219	false
2020-09-26T02:45Z	0.219	false
2020-09-26T02:30Z	0.22	false
2020-09-26T02:15Z	0.223	false
2020-09-26T02:00Z	0.228	false
2020-09-26T01:45Z	0.229	false
2020-09-26T01:30Z	0.23	false
2020-09-26T01:15Z	0.231	false
2020-09-26T01:00Z	0.231	false
2020-09-26T00:45Z	0.232	false
2020-09-26T00:30Z	0.233	false
2020-09-26T00:15Z	0.233	false
2020-09-26T00:00Z	0.234	false
2020-09-25T23:45Z	0.235	false
2020-09-25T23:30Z	0.235	false
2020-09-25T23:15Z	0.235	false
2020-09-25T23:00Z	0.235	false
2020-09-25T22:45Z	0.235	false
2020-09-25T22:30Z	0.235	false
2020-09-25T22:15Z	0.234	false
2020-09-25T22:00Z	0.233	false
2020-09-25T21:45Z	0.233	false
2020-09-25T21:30Z	0.233	false
2020-09-25T21:15Z	0.235	false
2020-09-25T21:00Z	0.236	false
2020-09-25T20:45Z	0.237	false
2020-09-25T20:30Z	0.238	false
2020-09-25T20:15Z	0.239	false
2020-09-25T20:00Z	0.24	false
2020-09-25T19:45Z	0.24	false
2020-09-25T19:30Z	0.239	false
2020-09-25T19:15Z	0.236	false
2020-09-25T19:00Z	0.231	false
2020-09-25T18:45Z	0.215	false
2020-09-25T18:30Z	0.209	false
2020-09-25T18:15Z	0.209	false
2020-09-25T18:00Z	0.209	false
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2020-09-25T17:00Z	0.209	false
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2020-09-25T16:30Z	0.21	false
2020-09-25T16:15Z	0.21	false
2020-09-25T16:00Z	0.21	false
2020-09-25T15:45Z	0.21	false
2020-09-25T15:30Z	0.21	false
2020-09-25T15:15Z	0.21	false
2020-09-25T15:00Z	0.21	false
2020-09-25T14:45Z	0.211	false
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2020-09-25T14:15Z	0.211	false
2020-09-25T14:00Z	0.211	false
2020-09-25T13:45Z	0.211	false
2020-09-25T13:30Z	0.211	false
2020-09-25T13:15Z	0.212	false
2020-09-25T13:00Z	0.212	false
2020-09-25T12:45Z	0.212	false
2020-09-25T12:30Z	0.212	false
2020-09-25T12:15Z	0.212	false
2020-09-25T12:00Z	0.213	false
2020-09-25T11:45Z	0.214	false
2020-09-25T11:30Z	0.215	false
2020-09-25T11:15Z	0.216	false
2020-09-25T11:00Z	0.217	false
2020-09-25T10:45Z	0.218	false
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2020-09-25T09:15Z	0.219	false
2020-09-25T09:00Z	0.219	false
2020-09-25T08:45Z	0.219	false
2020-09-25T08:30Z	0.22	false
2020-09-25T08:15Z	0.22	false
2020-09-25T08:00Z	0.22	false
2020-09-25T07:45Z	0.221	false
2020-09-25T07:30Z	0.221	false
2020-09-25T07:15Z	0.221	false
2020-09-25T07:00Z	0.222	false
2020-09-25T06:45Z	0.222	false
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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
• Check the long term flood risk for an area in England.

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