River level River Irwell at Kearsley

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Latest recorded level 0.85m at 4:30am Tuesday 28 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-28T04:30Z	0.847	false
2020-01-28T04:15Z	0.845	false
2020-01-28T04:00Z	0.846	false
2020-01-28T03:45Z	0.842	false
2020-01-28T03:30Z	0.84	false
2020-01-28T03:15Z	0.839	false
2020-01-28T03:00Z	0.835	false
2020-01-28T02:45Z	0.833	false
2020-01-28T02:30Z	0.831	false
2020-01-28T02:15Z	0.829	false
2020-01-28T02:00Z	0.825	false
2020-01-28T01:45Z	0.823	false
2020-01-28T01:30Z	0.822	false
2020-01-28T01:15Z	0.82	false
2020-01-28T01:00Z	0.82	false
2020-01-28T00:45Z	0.818	false
2020-01-28T00:30Z	0.817	false
2020-01-28T00:15Z	0.816	false
2020-01-28T00:00Z	0.813	false
2020-01-27T23:45Z	0.813	false
2020-01-27T23:30Z	0.812	false
2020-01-27T23:15Z	0.812	false
2020-01-27T23:00Z	0.813	false
2020-01-27T22:45Z	0.815	false
2020-01-27T22:30Z	0.815	false
2020-01-27T22:15Z	0.812	false
2020-01-27T22:00Z	0.81	false
2020-01-27T21:45Z	0.81	false
2020-01-27T21:30Z	0.808	false
2020-01-27T21:15Z	0.809	false
2020-01-27T21:00Z	0.81	false
2020-01-27T20:45Z	0.813	false
2020-01-27T20:30Z	0.814	false
2020-01-27T20:15Z	0.815	false
2020-01-27T20:00Z	0.814	false
2020-01-27T19:45Z	0.814	false
2020-01-27T19:30Z	0.814	false
2020-01-27T19:15Z	0.814	false
2020-01-27T19:00Z	0.815	false
2020-01-27T18:45Z	0.818	false
2020-01-27T18:30Z	0.816	false
2020-01-27T18:15Z	0.819	false
2020-01-27T18:00Z	0.82	false
2020-01-27T17:45Z	0.822	false
2020-01-27T17:30Z	0.818	false
2020-01-27T17:15Z	0.821	false
2020-01-27T17:00Z	0.822	false
2020-01-27T16:45Z	0.823	false
2020-01-27T16:30Z	0.824	false
2020-01-27T16:15Z	0.826	false
2020-01-27T16:00Z	0.828	false
2020-01-27T15:45Z	0.827	false
2020-01-27T15:30Z	0.827	false
2020-01-27T15:15Z	0.826	false
2020-01-27T15:00Z	0.826	false
2020-01-27T14:45Z	0.827	false
2020-01-27T14:30Z	0.828	false
2020-01-27T14:15Z	0.828	false
2020-01-27T14:00Z	0.832	false
2020-01-27T13:45Z	0.831	false
2020-01-27T13:30Z	0.827	false
2020-01-27T13:15Z	0.828	false
2020-01-27T13:00Z	0.827	false
2020-01-27T12:45Z	0.826	false
2020-01-27T12:30Z	0.825	false
2020-01-27T12:15Z	0.825	false
2020-01-27T12:00Z	0.823	false
2020-01-27T11:45Z	0.827	false
2020-01-27T11:30Z	0.828	false
2020-01-27T11:15Z	0.826	false
2020-01-27T11:00Z	0.826	false
2020-01-27T10:45Z	0.827	false
2020-01-27T10:30Z	0.828	false
2020-01-27T10:15Z	0.829	false
2020-01-27T10:00Z	0.832	false
2020-01-27T09:45Z	0.831	false
2020-01-27T09:30Z	0.83	false
2020-01-27T09:15Z	0.832	false
2020-01-27T09:00Z	0.834	false
2020-01-27T08:45Z	0.835	false
2020-01-27T08:30Z	0.836	false
2020-01-27T08:15Z	0.836	false
2020-01-27T08:00Z	0.835	false
2020-01-27T07:45Z	0.835	false
2020-01-27T07:30Z	0.835	false
2020-01-27T07:15Z	0.835	false
2020-01-27T07:00Z	0.836	false
2020-01-27T06:45Z	0.836	false
2020-01-27T06:30Z	0.838	false
2020-01-27T06:15Z	0.84	false
2020-01-27T06:00Z	0.841	false
2020-01-27T05:45Z	0.845	false
2020-01-27T05:30Z	0.846	false
2020-01-27T05:15Z	0.848	false
2020-01-27T05:00Z	0.85	false
2020-01-27T04:45Z	0.854	false
2020-01-27T04:30Z	0.853	false
2020-01-27T04:15Z	0.852	false
2020-01-27T04:00Z	0.853	false
2020-01-27T03:45Z	0.853	false
2020-01-27T03:30Z	0.854	false
2020-01-27T03:15Z	0.856	false
2020-01-27T03:00Z	0.863	false
2020-01-27T02:45Z	0.862	false
2020-01-27T02:30Z	0.861	false
2020-01-27T02:15Z	0.865	false
2020-01-27T02:00Z	0.864	false
2020-01-27T01:45Z	0.865	false
2020-01-27T01:30Z	0.868	false
2020-01-27T01:15Z	0.872	false
2020-01-27T01:00Z	0.874	false
2020-01-27T00:45Z	0.874	false
2020-01-27T00:30Z	0.879	false
2020-01-27T00:15Z	0.879	false
2020-01-27T00:00Z	0.88	false
2020-01-26T23:45Z	0.881	false
2020-01-26T23:30Z	0.88	false
2020-01-26T23:15Z	0.883	false
2020-01-26T23:00Z	0.885	false
2020-01-26T22:45Z	0.887	false
2020-01-26T22:30Z	0.889	false
2020-01-26T22:15Z	0.89	false
2020-01-26T22:00Z	0.892	false
2020-01-26T21:45Z	0.894	false
2020-01-26T21:30Z	0.895	false
2020-01-26T21:15Z	0.896	false
2020-01-26T21:00Z	0.898	false
2020-01-26T20:45Z	0.899	false
2020-01-26T20:30Z	0.9	false
2020-01-26T20:15Z	0.902	false
2020-01-26T20:00Z	0.902	false
2020-01-26T19:45Z	0.9	false
2020-01-26T19:30Z	0.895	false
2020-01-26T19:15Z	0.89	false
2020-01-26T19:00Z	0.887	false
2020-01-26T18:45Z	0.885	false
2020-01-26T18:30Z	0.884	false
2020-01-26T18:15Z	0.884	false
2020-01-26T18:00Z	0.882	false
2020-01-26T17:45Z	0.88	false
2020-01-26T17:30Z	0.873	false
2020-01-26T17:15Z	0.866	false
2020-01-26T17:00Z	0.859	false
2020-01-26T16:45Z	0.854	false
2020-01-26T16:30Z	0.855	false
2020-01-26T16:15Z	0.849	false
2020-01-26T16:00Z	0.842	false
2020-01-26T15:45Z	0.836	false
2020-01-26T15:30Z	0.83	false
2020-01-26T15:15Z	0.827	false
2020-01-26T15:00Z	0.823	false
2020-01-26T14:45Z	0.817	false
2020-01-26T14:30Z	0.812	false
2020-01-26T14:15Z	0.809	false
2020-01-26T14:00Z	0.805	false
2020-01-26T13:45Z	0.799	false
2020-01-26T13:30Z	0.789	false
2020-01-26T13:15Z	0.782	false
2020-01-26T13:00Z	0.775	false
2020-01-26T12:45Z	0.768	false
2020-01-26T12:30Z	0.765	false
2020-01-26T12:15Z	0.763	false
2020-01-26T12:00Z	0.761	false
2020-01-26T11:45Z	0.761	false
2020-01-26T11:30Z	0.761	false
2020-01-26T11:15Z	0.761	false
2020-01-26T11:00Z	0.763	false
2020-01-26T10:45Z	0.76	false
2020-01-26T10:30Z	0.761	false
2020-01-26T10:15Z	0.759	false
2020-01-26T10:00Z	0.759	false
2020-01-26T09:45Z	0.762	false
2020-01-26T09:30Z	0.763	false
2020-01-26T09:15Z	0.761	false
2020-01-26T09:00Z	0.763	false
2020-01-26T08:45Z	0.763	false
2020-01-26T08:30Z	0.769	false
2020-01-26T08:15Z	0.764	false
2020-01-26T08:00Z	0.764	false
2020-01-26T07:45Z	0.763	false
2020-01-26T07:30Z	0.765	false
2020-01-26T07:15Z	0.768	false
2020-01-26T07:00Z	0.766	false
2020-01-26T06:45Z	0.768	false
2020-01-26T06:30Z	0.766	false
2020-01-26T06:15Z	0.767	false
2020-01-26T06:00Z	0.766	false
2020-01-26T05:45Z	0.768	false
2020-01-26T05:30Z	0.768	false
2020-01-26T05:15Z	0.77	false
2020-01-26T05:00Z	0.769	false
2020-01-26T04:45Z	0.773	false
2020-01-26T04:30Z	0.773	false
2020-01-26T04:15Z	0.775	false
2020-01-26T04:00Z	0.774	false
2020-01-26T03:45Z	0.777	false
2020-01-26T03:30Z	0.778	false
2020-01-26T03:15Z	0.778	false
2020-01-26T03:00Z	0.777	false
2020-01-26T02:45Z	0.777	false
2020-01-26T02:30Z	0.781	false
2020-01-26T02:15Z	0.778	false
2020-01-26T02:00Z	0.777	false
2020-01-26T01:45Z	0.779	false
2020-01-26T01:30Z	0.78	false
2020-01-26T01:15Z	0.781	false
2020-01-26T01:00Z	0.784	false
2020-01-26T00:45Z	0.784	false
2020-01-26T00:30Z	0.784	false
2020-01-26T00:15Z	0.782	false
2020-01-26T00:00Z	0.78	false
2020-01-25T23:45Z	0.781	false
2020-01-25T23:30Z	0.777	false
2020-01-25T23:15Z	0.78	false
2020-01-25T23:00Z	0.781	false
2020-01-25T22:45Z	0.781	false
2020-01-25T22:30Z	0.783	false
2020-01-25T22:15Z	0.782	false
2020-01-25T22:00Z	0.782	false
2020-01-25T21:45Z	0.781	false
2020-01-25T21:30Z	0.784	false
2020-01-25T21:15Z	0.785	false
2020-01-25T21:00Z	0.788	false
2020-01-25T20:45Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T20:30Z	0.788	false
2020-01-25T20:15Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T20:00Z	0.789	false
2020-01-25T19:45Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T19:30Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T19:15Z	0.788	false
2020-01-25T19:00Z	0.788	false
2020-01-25T18:45Z	0.789	false
2020-01-25T18:30Z	0.789	false
2020-01-25T18:15Z	0.79	false
2020-01-25T18:00Z	0.791	false
2020-01-25T17:45Z	0.79	false
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2020-01-25T16:30Z	0.789	false
2020-01-25T16:15Z	0.79	false
2020-01-25T16:00Z	0.788	false
2020-01-25T15:45Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T15:30Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T15:15Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T15:00Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T14:45Z	0.785	false
2020-01-25T14:30Z	0.785	false
2020-01-25T14:15Z	0.784	false
2020-01-25T14:00Z	0.783	false
2020-01-25T13:45Z	0.782	false
2020-01-25T13:30Z	0.782	false
2020-01-25T13:15Z	0.781	false
2020-01-25T13:00Z	0.781	false
2020-01-25T12:45Z	0.781	false
2020-01-25T12:30Z	0.778	false
2020-01-25T12:15Z	0.777	false
2020-01-25T12:00Z	0.776	false
2020-01-25T11:45Z	0.776	false
2020-01-25T11:30Z	0.774	false
2020-01-25T11:15Z	0.774	false
2020-01-25T11:00Z	0.774	false
2020-01-25T10:45Z	0.775	false
2020-01-25T10:30Z	0.775	false
2020-01-25T10:15Z	0.774	false
2020-01-25T10:00Z	0.776	false
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2020-01-25T09:30Z	0.776	false
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2020-01-25T09:00Z	0.774	false
2020-01-25T08:45Z	0.774	false
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2020-01-25T08:00Z	0.774	false
2020-01-25T07:45Z	0.776	false
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2020-01-25T06:30Z	0.778	false
2020-01-25T06:15Z	0.777	false
2020-01-25T06:00Z	0.778	false
2020-01-25T05:45Z	0.779	false
2020-01-25T05:30Z	0.78	false
2020-01-25T05:15Z	0.782	false
2020-01-25T05:00Z	0.783	false
2020-01-25T04:45Z	0.786	false
2020-01-25T04:30Z	0.787	false
2020-01-25T04:15Z	0.786	false
2020-01-25T04:00Z	0.785	false
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2020-01-25T02:45Z	0.788	false
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2020-01-24T21:45Z	0.791	false
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2020-01-23T15:15Z	0.799	false
2020-01-23T15:00Z	0.801	false
2020-01-23T14:45Z	0.8	false
2020-01-23T14:30Z	0.8	false
2020-01-23T14:15Z	0.798	false
2020-01-23T14:00Z	0.797	false
2020-01-23T13:45Z	0.799	false
2020-01-23T13:30Z	0.797	false
2020-01-23T13:15Z	0.795	false
2020-01-23T13:00Z	0.795	false
2020-01-23T12:45Z	0.795	false
2020-01-23T12:30Z	0.794	false
2020-01-23T12:15Z	0.793	false
2020-01-23T12:00Z	0.793	false
2020-01-23T11:45Z	0.793	false
2020-01-23T11:30Z	0.794	false
2020-01-23T11:15Z	0.789	false
2020-01-23T11:00Z	0.788	false
2020-01-23T10:45Z	0.789	false
2020-01-23T10:30Z	0.787	false
2020-01-23T10:15Z	0.788	false
2020-01-23T10:00Z	0.787	false
2020-01-23T09:45Z	0.788	false
2020-01-23T09:30Z	0.789	false
2020-01-23T09:15Z	0.79	false
2020-01-23T09:00Z	0.789	false
2020-01-23T08:45Z	0.789	false
2020-01-23T08:30Z	0.79	false
2020-01-23T08:15Z	0.787	false
2020-01-23T08:00Z	0.787	false
2020-01-23T07:45Z	0.788	false
2020-01-23T07:30Z	0.789	false
2020-01-23T07:15Z	0.792	false
2020-01-23T07:00Z	0.792	false
2020-01-23T06:45Z	0.793	false
2020-01-23T06:30Z	0.796	false
2020-01-23T06:15Z	0.794	false
2020-01-23T06:00Z	0.794	false
2020-01-23T05:45Z	0.794	false
2020-01-23T05:30Z	0.794	false
2020-01-23T05:15Z	0.796	false
2020-01-23T05:00Z	0.799	false
2020-01-23T04:45Z	0.801	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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