River level River Irwell at Kearsley

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Latest recorded level 1.03m at 4:30am Wednesday 23 January 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-01-23T04:30Z	1.032	false
2019-01-23T04:15Z	1.034	false
2019-01-23T04:00Z	1.039	false
2019-01-23T03:45Z	1.036	false
2019-01-23T03:30Z	1.038	false
2019-01-23T03:15Z	1.041	false
2019-01-23T03:00Z	1.045	false
2019-01-23T02:45Z	1.049	false
2019-01-23T02:30Z	1.051	false
2019-01-23T02:15Z	1.054	false
2019-01-23T02:00Z	1.058	false
2019-01-23T01:45Z	1.06	false
2019-01-23T01:30Z	1.06	false
2019-01-23T01:15Z	1.064	false
2019-01-23T01:00Z	1.065	false
2019-01-23T00:45Z	1.068	false
2019-01-23T00:30Z	1.07	false
2019-01-23T00:15Z	1.074	false
2019-01-23T00:00Z	1.075	false
2019-01-22T23:45Z	1.076	false
2019-01-22T23:30Z	1.075	false
2019-01-22T23:15Z	1.08	false
2019-01-22T23:00Z	1.081	false
2019-01-22T22:45Z	1.088	false
2019-01-22T22:30Z	1.093	false
2019-01-22T22:15Z	1.099	false
2019-01-22T22:00Z	1.102	false
2019-01-22T21:45Z	1.104	false
2019-01-22T21:30Z	1.107	false
2019-01-22T21:15Z	1.107	false
2019-01-22T21:00Z	1.113	false
2019-01-22T20:45Z	1.116	false
2019-01-22T20:30Z	1.119	false
2019-01-22T20:15Z	1.121	false
2019-01-22T20:00Z	1.122	false
2019-01-22T19:45Z	1.126	false
2019-01-22T19:30Z	1.127	false
2019-01-22T19:15Z	1.13	false
2019-01-22T19:00Z	1.134	false
2019-01-22T18:45Z	1.132	false
2019-01-22T18:30Z	1.132	false
2019-01-22T18:15Z	1.135	false
2019-01-22T18:00Z	1.136	false
2019-01-22T17:45Z	1.139	false
2019-01-22T17:30Z	1.139	false
2019-01-22T17:15Z	1.141	false
2019-01-22T17:00Z	1.141	false
2019-01-22T16:45Z	1.139	false
2019-01-22T16:30Z	1.14	false
2019-01-22T16:15Z	1.14	false
2019-01-22T16:00Z	1.143	false
2019-01-22T15:45Z	1.144	false
2019-01-22T15:30Z	1.14	false
2019-01-22T15:15Z	1.14	false
2019-01-22T15:00Z	1.135	false
2019-01-22T14:45Z	1.132	false
2019-01-22T14:30Z	1.127	false
2019-01-22T14:15Z	1.127	false
2019-01-22T14:00Z	1.124	false
2019-01-22T13:45Z	1.119	false
2019-01-22T13:30Z	1.118	false
2019-01-22T13:15Z	1.12	false
2019-01-22T13:00Z	1.119	false
2019-01-22T12:45Z	1.117	false
2019-01-22T12:30Z	1.118	false
2019-01-22T12:15Z	1.119	false
2019-01-22T12:00Z	1.117	false
2019-01-22T11:45Z	1.117	false
2019-01-22T11:30Z	1.12	false
2019-01-22T11:15Z	1.12	false
2019-01-22T11:00Z	1.116	false
2019-01-22T10:45Z	1.114	false
2019-01-22T10:30Z	1.115	false
2019-01-22T10:15Z	1.111	false
2019-01-22T10:00Z	1.116	false
2019-01-22T09:45Z	1.116	false
2019-01-22T09:30Z	1.116	false
2019-01-22T09:15Z	1.114	false
2019-01-22T09:00Z	1.113	false
2019-01-22T08:45Z	1.111	false
2019-01-22T08:30Z	1.109	false
2019-01-22T08:15Z	1.107	false
2019-01-22T08:00Z	1.108	false
2019-01-22T07:45Z	1.107	false
2019-01-22T07:30Z	1.104	false
2019-01-22T07:15Z	1.104	false
2019-01-22T07:00Z	1.105	false
2019-01-22T06:45Z	1.099	false
2019-01-22T06:30Z	1.093	false
2019-01-22T06:15Z	1.08	false
2019-01-22T06:00Z	1.074	false
2019-01-22T05:45Z	1.067	false
2019-01-22T05:30Z	1.063	false
2019-01-22T05:15Z	1.059	false
2019-01-22T05:00Z	1.057	false
2019-01-22T04:45Z	1.053	false
2019-01-22T04:30Z	1.048	false
2019-01-22T04:15Z	1.038	false
2019-01-22T04:00Z	1.024	false
2019-01-22T03:45Z	1.007	false
2019-01-22T03:30Z	0.987	false
2019-01-22T03:15Z	0.972	false
2019-01-22T03:00Z	0.966	false
2019-01-22T02:45Z	0.964	false
2019-01-22T02:30Z	0.965	false
2019-01-22T02:15Z	0.967	false
2019-01-22T02:00Z	0.966	false
2019-01-22T01:45Z	0.965	false
2019-01-22T01:30Z	0.961	false
2019-01-22T01:15Z	0.955	false
2019-01-22T01:00Z	0.945	false
2019-01-22T00:45Z	0.932	false
2019-01-22T00:30Z	0.918	false
2019-01-22T00:15Z	0.904	false
2019-01-22T00:00Z	0.886	false
2019-01-21T23:45Z	0.873	false
2019-01-21T23:30Z	0.863	false
2019-01-21T23:15Z	0.853	false
2019-01-21T23:00Z	0.849	false
2019-01-21T22:45Z	0.846	false
2019-01-21T22:30Z	0.848	false
2019-01-21T22:15Z	0.846	false
2019-01-21T22:00Z	0.845	false
2019-01-21T21:45Z	0.843	false
2019-01-21T21:30Z	0.843	false
2019-01-21T21:15Z	0.843	false
2019-01-21T21:00Z	0.842	false
2019-01-21T20:45Z	0.845	false
2019-01-21T20:30Z	0.847	false
2019-01-21T20:15Z	0.846	false
2019-01-21T20:00Z	0.846	false
2019-01-21T19:45Z	0.845	false
2019-01-21T19:30Z	0.844	false
2019-01-21T19:15Z	0.842	false
2019-01-21T19:00Z	0.846	false
2019-01-21T18:45Z	0.846	false
2019-01-21T18:30Z	0.849	false
2019-01-21T18:15Z	0.847	false
2019-01-21T18:00Z	0.849	false
2019-01-21T17:45Z	0.851	false
2019-01-21T17:30Z	0.85	false
2019-01-21T17:15Z	0.849	false
2019-01-21T17:00Z	0.849	false
2019-01-21T16:45Z	0.85	false
2019-01-21T16:30Z	0.852	false
2019-01-21T16:15Z	0.854	false
2019-01-21T16:00Z	0.851	false
2019-01-21T15:45Z	0.855	false
2019-01-21T15:30Z	0.856	false
2019-01-21T15:15Z	0.856	false
2019-01-21T04:30Z	0.878	false
2019-01-21T04:15Z	0.875	false
2019-01-21T04:00Z	0.873	false
2019-01-21T03:45Z	0.871	false
2019-01-21T03:30Z	0.868	false
2019-01-21T03:15Z	0.869	false
2019-01-21T03:00Z	0.87	false
2019-01-21T02:45Z	0.871	false
2019-01-21T02:30Z	0.871	false
2019-01-21T02:15Z	0.867	false
2019-01-21T02:00Z	0.862	false
2019-01-21T01:45Z	0.855	false
2019-01-21T01:30Z	0.847	false
2019-01-21T01:15Z	0.843	false
2019-01-21T01:00Z	0.845	false
2019-01-21T00:45Z	0.844	false
2019-01-21T00:30Z	0.844	false
2019-01-21T00:15Z	0.844	false
2019-01-21T00:00Z	0.842	false
2019-01-20T23:45Z	0.844	false
2019-01-20T23:30Z	0.845	false
2019-01-20T23:15Z	0.844	false
2019-01-20T23:00Z	0.845	false
2019-01-20T22:45Z	0.844	false
2019-01-20T22:30Z	0.844	false
2019-01-20T22:15Z	0.843	false
2019-01-20T22:00Z	0.843	false
2019-01-20T21:45Z	0.844	false
2019-01-20T21:30Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T21:15Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T21:00Z	0.847	false
2019-01-20T20:45Z	0.847	false
2019-01-20T20:30Z	0.845	false
2019-01-20T20:15Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T20:00Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T19:45Z	0.847	false
2019-01-20T19:30Z	0.849	false
2019-01-20T19:15Z	0.849	false
2019-01-20T19:00Z	0.852	false
2019-01-20T18:45Z	0.853	false
2019-01-20T18:30Z	0.854	false
2019-01-20T18:15Z	0.853	false
2019-01-20T18:00Z	0.852	false
2019-01-20T17:45Z	0.851	false
2019-01-20T17:30Z	0.848	false
2019-01-20T17:15Z	0.848	false
2019-01-20T17:00Z	0.848	false
2019-01-20T16:45Z	0.848	false
2019-01-20T16:30Z	0.849	false
2019-01-20T16:15Z	0.851	false
2019-01-20T16:00Z	0.85	false
2019-01-20T15:45Z	0.849	false
2019-01-20T15:30Z	0.85	false
2019-01-20T15:15Z	0.849	false
2019-01-20T15:00Z	0.85	false
2019-01-20T14:45Z	0.848	false
2019-01-20T14:30Z	0.848	false
2019-01-20T14:15Z	0.849	false
2019-01-20T14:00Z	0.848	false
2019-01-20T13:45Z	0.847	false
2019-01-20T13:30Z	0.847	false
2019-01-20T13:15Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T13:00Z	0.847	false
2019-01-20T12:45Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T12:30Z	0.845	false
2019-01-20T12:15Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T12:00Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T11:45Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T11:30Z	0.845	false
2019-01-20T11:15Z	0.846	false
2019-01-20T11:00Z	0.847	false
2019-01-20T10:45Z	0.847	false
2019-01-20T10:30Z	0.849	false
2019-01-20T10:15Z	0.849	false
2019-01-20T10:00Z	0.85	false
2019-01-20T09:45Z	0.851	false
2019-01-20T09:30Z	0.852	false
2019-01-20T09:15Z	0.853	false
2019-01-20T09:00Z	0.853	false
2019-01-20T08:45Z	0.855	false
2019-01-20T08:30Z	0.855	false
2019-01-20T08:15Z	0.858	false
2019-01-20T08:00Z	0.856	false
2019-01-20T07:45Z	0.858	false
2019-01-20T07:30Z	0.857	false
2019-01-20T07:15Z	0.858	false
2019-01-20T07:00Z	0.86	false
2019-01-20T06:45Z	0.861	false
2019-01-20T06:30Z	0.863	false
2019-01-20T06:15Z	0.864	false
2019-01-20T06:00Z	0.865	false
2019-01-20T05:45Z	0.865	false
2019-01-20T05:30Z	0.864	false
2019-01-20T05:15Z	0.868	false
2019-01-20T05:00Z	0.871	false
2019-01-20T04:45Z	0.874	false
2019-01-20T04:30Z	0.875	false
2019-01-20T04:15Z	0.877	false
2019-01-20T04:00Z	0.878	false
2019-01-20T03:45Z	0.877	false
2019-01-20T03:30Z	0.881	false
2019-01-20T03:15Z	0.88	false
2019-01-20T03:00Z	0.882	false
2019-01-20T02:45Z	0.883	false
2019-01-20T02:30Z	0.886	false
2019-01-20T02:15Z	0.887	false
2019-01-20T02:00Z	0.888	false
2019-01-20T01:45Z	0.886	false
2019-01-20T01:30Z	0.888	false
2019-01-20T01:15Z	0.89	false
2019-01-20T01:00Z	0.892	false
2019-01-20T00:45Z	0.894	false
2019-01-20T00:30Z	0.896	false
2019-01-20T00:15Z	0.895	false
2019-01-20T00:00Z	0.896	false
2019-01-19T23:45Z	0.897	false
2019-01-19T23:30Z	0.896	false
2019-01-19T23:15Z	0.897	false
2019-01-19T23:00Z	0.897	false
2019-01-19T22:45Z	0.897	false
2019-01-19T22:30Z	0.9	false
2019-01-19T22:15Z	0.898	false
2019-01-19T22:00Z	0.899	false
2019-01-19T21:45Z	0.898	false
2019-01-19T21:30Z	0.899	false
2019-01-19T21:15Z	0.899	false
2019-01-19T21:00Z	0.899	false
2019-01-19T20:45Z	0.901	false
2019-01-19T20:30Z	0.902	false
2019-01-19T20:15Z	0.902	false
2019-01-19T20:00Z	0.903	false
2019-01-19T19:45Z	0.904	false
2019-01-19T19:30Z	0.905	false
2019-01-19T19:15Z	0.904	false
2019-01-19T19:00Z	0.901	false
2019-01-19T18:45Z	0.902	false
2019-01-19T18:30Z	0.902	false
2019-01-19T18:15Z	0.903	false
2019-01-19T18:00Z	0.905	false
2019-01-19T17:45Z	0.906	false
2019-01-19T17:30Z	0.906	false
2019-01-19T17:15Z	0.901	false
2019-01-19T17:00Z	0.901	false
2019-01-19T16:45Z	0.899	false
2019-01-19T16:30Z	0.899	false
2019-01-19T16:15Z	0.898	false
2019-01-19T16:00Z	0.898	false
2019-01-19T15:45Z	0.896	false
2019-01-19T15:30Z	0.895	false
2019-01-19T15:15Z	0.894	false
2019-01-19T15:00Z	0.893	false
2019-01-19T14:45Z	0.893	false
2019-01-19T14:30Z	0.892	false
2019-01-19T14:15Z	0.892	false
2019-01-19T14:00Z	0.892	false
2019-01-19T13:45Z	0.89	false
2019-01-19T13:30Z	0.89	false
2019-01-19T13:15Z	0.888	false
2019-01-19T13:00Z	0.888	false
2019-01-19T12:45Z	0.888	false
2019-01-19T12:30Z	0.887	false
2019-01-19T12:15Z	0.888	false
2019-01-19T12:00Z	0.887	false
2019-01-19T11:45Z	0.888	false
2019-01-19T11:30Z	0.889	false
2019-01-19T11:15Z	0.889	false
2019-01-19T11:00Z	0.888	false
2019-01-19T10:45Z	0.886	false
2019-01-19T10:30Z	0.886	false
2019-01-19T10:15Z	0.889	false
2019-01-19T10:00Z	0.89	false
2019-01-19T09:45Z	0.893	false
2019-01-19T09:30Z	0.896	false
2019-01-19T09:15Z	0.897	false
2019-01-19T09:00Z	0.898	false
2019-01-19T08:45Z	0.895	false
2019-01-19T08:30Z	0.895	false
2019-01-19T08:15Z	0.896	false
2019-01-19T08:00Z	0.896	false
2019-01-19T07:45Z	0.894	false
2019-01-19T07:30Z	0.894	false
2019-01-19T07:15Z	0.894	false
2019-01-19T07:00Z	0.893	false
2019-01-19T06:45Z	0.894	false
2019-01-19T06:30Z	0.896	false
2019-01-19T06:15Z	0.897	false
2019-01-19T06:00Z	0.898	false
2019-01-19T05:45Z	0.897	false
2019-01-19T05:30Z	0.9	false
2019-01-19T05:15Z	0.9	false
2019-01-19T05:00Z	0.903	false
2019-01-19T04:45Z	0.903	false
2019-01-19T04:30Z	0.905	false
2019-01-19T04:15Z	0.906	false
2019-01-19T04:00Z	0.906	false
2019-01-19T03:45Z	0.904	false
2019-01-19T03:30Z	0.903	false
2019-01-19T03:15Z	0.906	false
2019-01-19T03:00Z	0.908	false
2019-01-19T02:45Z	0.911	false
2019-01-19T02:30Z	0.912	false
2019-01-19T02:15Z	0.913	false
2019-01-19T02:00Z	0.913	false
2019-01-19T01:45Z	0.914	false
2019-01-19T01:30Z	0.915	false
2019-01-19T01:15Z	0.915	false
2019-01-19T01:00Z	0.916	false
2019-01-19T00:45Z	0.915	false
2019-01-19T00:30Z	0.917	false
2019-01-19T00:15Z	0.917	false
2019-01-19T00:00Z	0.918	false
2019-01-18T23:45Z	0.915	false
2019-01-18T23:30Z	0.914	false
2019-01-18T23:15Z	0.912	false
2019-01-18T23:00Z	0.909	false
2019-01-18T22:45Z	0.902	false
2019-01-18T22:30Z	0.899	false
2019-01-18T22:15Z	0.892	false
2019-01-18T22:00Z	0.886	false
2019-01-18T21:45Z	0.883	false
2019-01-18T21:30Z	0.88	false
2019-01-18T21:15Z	0.88	false
2019-01-18T21:00Z	0.881	false
2019-01-18T20:45Z	0.881	false
2019-01-18T20:30Z	0.882	false
2019-01-18T20:15Z	0.882	false
2019-01-18T20:00Z	0.882	false
2019-01-18T19:45Z	0.88	false
2019-01-18T19:30Z	0.877	false
2019-01-18T19:15Z	0.87	false
2019-01-18T19:00Z	0.862	false
2019-01-18T18:45Z	0.858	false
2019-01-18T18:30Z	0.855	false
2019-01-18T18:15Z	0.855	false
2019-01-18T18:00Z	0.852	false
2019-01-18T17:45Z	0.847	false
2019-01-18T17:30Z	0.838	false
2019-01-18T17:15Z	0.833	false
2019-01-18T17:00Z	0.83	false
2019-01-18T16:45Z	0.83	false
2019-01-18T16:30Z	0.83	false
2019-01-18T16:15Z	0.828	false
2019-01-18T16:00Z	0.827	false
2019-01-18T15:45Z	0.824	false
2019-01-18T15:30Z	0.823	false
2019-01-18T15:15Z	0.82	false
2019-01-18T15:00Z	0.819	false
2019-01-18T14:45Z	0.821	false
2019-01-18T14:30Z	0.818	false
2019-01-18T14:15Z	0.817	false
2019-01-18T14:00Z	0.818	false
2019-01-18T13:45Z	0.815	false
2019-01-18T13:30Z	0.814	false
2019-01-18T13:15Z	0.814	false
2019-01-18T13:00Z	0.817	false
2019-01-18T12:45Z	0.818	false
2019-01-18T12:30Z	0.819	false
2019-01-18T12:15Z	0.819	false
2019-01-18T12:00Z	0.818	false
2019-01-18T11:45Z	0.815	false
2019-01-18T11:30Z	0.812	false
2019-01-18T11:15Z	0.812	false
2019-01-18T11:00Z	0.81	false
2019-01-18T10:45Z	0.812	false
2019-01-18T10:30Z	0.812	false
2019-01-18T10:15Z	0.811	false
2019-01-18T10:00Z	0.812	false
2019-01-18T09:45Z	0.811	false
2019-01-18T09:30Z	0.815	false
2019-01-18T09:15Z	0.816	false
2019-01-18T09:00Z	0.818	false
2019-01-18T08:45Z	0.82	false
2019-01-18T08:30Z	0.821	false
2019-01-18T08:15Z	0.819	false
2019-01-18T08:00Z	0.821	false
2019-01-18T07:45Z	0.823	false
2019-01-18T07:30Z	0.822	false
2019-01-18T07:15Z	0.824	false
2019-01-18T07:00Z	0.825	false
2019-01-18T06:45Z	0.827	false
2019-01-18T06:30Z	0.826	false
2019-01-18T06:15Z	0.827	false
2019-01-18T06:00Z	0.827	false
2019-01-18T05:45Z	0.828	false
2019-01-18T05:30Z	0.83	false
2019-01-18T05:15Z	0.832	false
2019-01-18T05:00Z	0.835	false
2019-01-18T04:45Z	0.836	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Kearsley
• Station ID: 5076
• River name: River Irwell
• Typical range: 0.62m to 4.05m
• Highest level on record: 6.33m on 26 December 2015
• Site datum: 40.33mAOD (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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