River level River Irwell at Manchester Racecourse

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Latest recorded level 0.75m at 4:00pm Monday 20 May 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-05-20T15:00Z	0.747	false
2019-05-20T14:45Z	0.747	false
2019-05-20T14:30Z	0.746	false
2019-05-20T14:15Z	0.747	false
2019-05-20T14:00Z	0.75	false
2019-05-20T13:45Z	0.75	false
2019-05-20T13:30Z	0.751	false
2019-05-20T13:15Z	0.751	false
2019-05-20T13:00Z	0.753	false
2019-05-20T12:45Z	0.751	false
2019-05-20T12:30Z	0.753	false
2019-05-20T12:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-20T12:00Z	0.751	false
2019-05-20T11:45Z	0.751	false
2019-05-20T11:30Z	0.752	false
2019-05-20T11:15Z	0.75	false
2019-05-20T11:00Z	0.754	false
2019-05-20T10:45Z	0.754	false
2019-05-20T10:30Z	0.748	false
2019-05-20T10:15Z	0.746	false
2019-05-20T10:00Z	0.745	false
2019-05-20T09:45Z	0.745	false
2019-05-20T09:30Z	0.744	false
2019-05-20T09:15Z	0.744	false
2019-05-20T09:00Z	0.749	false
2019-05-20T08:45Z	0.744	false
2019-05-20T08:30Z	0.746	false
2019-05-20T08:15Z	0.744	false
2019-05-20T08:00Z	0.747	false
2019-05-20T07:45Z	0.748	false
2019-05-20T07:30Z	0.745	false
2019-05-20T07:15Z	0.747	false
2019-05-20T07:00Z	0.746	false
2019-05-20T06:45Z	0.747	false
2019-05-20T06:30Z	0.753	false
2019-05-20T06:15Z	0.749	false
2019-05-20T06:00Z	0.753	false
2019-05-20T05:45Z	0.749	false
2019-05-20T05:30Z	0.749	false
2019-05-20T05:15Z	0.756	false
2019-05-20T05:00Z	0.752	false
2019-05-20T04:45Z	0.75	false
2019-05-20T04:30Z	0.752	false
2019-05-20T04:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-20T04:00Z	0.755	false
2019-05-20T03:45Z	0.756	false
2019-05-20T03:30Z	0.757	false
2019-05-20T03:15Z	0.759	false
2019-05-20T03:00Z	0.757	false
2019-05-20T02:45Z	0.758	false
2019-05-20T02:30Z	0.76	false
2019-05-20T02:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-20T02:00Z	0.761	false
2019-05-20T01:45Z	0.761	false
2019-05-20T01:30Z	0.76	false
2019-05-20T01:15Z	0.762	false
2019-05-20T01:00Z	0.763	false
2019-05-20T00:45Z	0.763	false
2019-05-20T00:30Z	0.764	false
2019-05-20T00:15Z	0.764	false
2019-05-20T00:00Z	0.763	false
2019-05-19T23:45Z	0.763	false
2019-05-19T23:30Z	0.765	false
2019-05-19T23:15Z	0.762	false
2019-05-19T23:00Z	0.762	false
2019-05-19T22:45Z	0.762	false
2019-05-19T22:30Z	0.761	false
2019-05-19T22:15Z	0.759	false
2019-05-19T22:00Z	0.758	false
2019-05-19T21:45Z	0.757	false
2019-05-19T21:30Z	0.755	false
2019-05-19T21:15Z	0.755	false
2019-05-19T21:00Z	0.76	false
2019-05-19T20:45Z	0.751	false
2019-05-19T20:30Z	0.751	false
2019-05-19T20:15Z	0.752	false
2019-05-19T20:00Z	0.754	false
2019-05-19T19:45Z	0.752	false
2019-05-19T19:30Z	0.752	false
2019-05-19T19:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-19T19:00Z	0.759	false
2019-05-19T18:45Z	0.753	false
2019-05-19T18:30Z	0.755	false
2019-05-19T18:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-19T18:00Z	0.754	false
2019-05-19T17:45Z	0.755	false
2019-05-19T17:30Z	0.755	false
2019-05-19T17:15Z	0.754	false
2019-05-19T17:00Z	0.753	false
2019-05-19T16:45Z	0.754	false
2019-05-19T16:30Z	0.754	false
2019-05-19T16:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-19T16:00Z	0.757	false
2019-05-19T15:45Z	0.753	false
2019-05-19T15:30Z	0.752	false
2019-05-19T15:15Z	0.75	false
2019-05-19T15:00Z	0.751	false
2019-05-19T14:45Z	0.751	false
2019-05-19T14:30Z	0.751	false
2019-05-19T14:15Z	0.756	false
2019-05-19T14:00Z	0.751	false
2019-05-19T13:45Z	0.749	false
2019-05-19T13:30Z	0.748	false
2019-05-19T13:15Z	0.748	false
2019-05-19T13:00Z	0.746	false
2019-05-19T12:45Z	0.75	false
2019-05-19T12:30Z	0.746	false
2019-05-19T12:15Z	0.746	false
2019-05-19T12:00Z	0.745	false
2019-05-19T11:45Z	0.741	false
2019-05-19T11:30Z	0.742	false
2019-05-19T11:15Z	0.742	false
2019-05-19T11:00Z	0.741	false
2019-05-19T10:45Z	0.742	false
2019-05-19T10:30Z	0.743	false
2019-05-19T10:15Z	0.74	false
2019-05-19T10:00Z	0.741	false
2019-05-19T09:45Z	0.745	false
2019-05-19T09:30Z	0.74	false
2019-05-19T09:15Z	0.741	false
2019-05-19T09:00Z	0.746	false
2019-05-19T08:45Z	0.741	false
2019-05-19T08:30Z	0.741	false
2019-05-19T08:15Z	0.743	false
2019-05-19T08:00Z	0.744	false
2019-05-19T07:45Z	0.743	false
2019-05-19T07:30Z	0.744	false
2019-05-19T07:15Z	0.746	false
2019-05-19T07:00Z	0.745	false
2019-05-19T06:45Z	0.745	false
2019-05-19T06:30Z	0.746	false
2019-05-19T06:15Z	0.747	false
2019-05-19T06:00Z	0.747	false
2019-05-19T05:45Z	0.749	false
2019-05-19T05:30Z	0.749	false
2019-05-19T05:15Z	0.75	false
2019-05-19T05:00Z	0.75	false
2019-05-19T04:45Z	0.751	false
2019-05-19T04:30Z	0.754	false
2019-05-19T04:15Z	0.755	false
2019-05-19T04:00Z	0.755	false
2019-05-19T03:45Z	0.756	false
2019-05-19T03:30Z	0.757	false
2019-05-19T03:15Z	0.764	false
2019-05-19T03:00Z	0.759	false
2019-05-19T02:45Z	0.759	false
2019-05-19T02:30Z	0.761	false
2019-05-19T02:15Z	0.76	false
2019-05-19T02:00Z	0.759	false
2019-05-19T01:45Z	0.76	false
2019-05-19T01:30Z	0.759	false
2019-05-19T01:15Z	0.762	false
2019-05-19T01:00Z	0.761	false
2019-05-19T00:45Z	0.76	false
2019-05-19T00:30Z	0.761	false
2019-05-19T00:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-19T00:00Z	0.762	false
2019-05-18T23:45Z	0.764	false
2019-05-18T23:30Z	0.764	false
2019-05-18T23:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-18T23:00Z	0.763	false
2019-05-18T22:45Z	0.763	false
2019-05-18T22:30Z	0.761	false
2019-05-18T22:15Z	0.762	false
2019-05-18T22:00Z	0.76	false
2019-05-18T21:45Z	0.76	false
2019-05-18T21:30Z	0.76	false
2019-05-18T21:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-18T21:00Z	0.758	false
2019-05-18T20:45Z	0.759	false
2019-05-18T20:30Z	0.757	false
2019-05-18T20:15Z	0.758	false
2019-05-18T20:00Z	0.756	false
2019-05-18T19:45Z	0.757	false
2019-05-18T19:30Z	0.756	false
2019-05-18T19:15Z	0.757	false
2019-05-18T19:00Z	0.755	false
2019-05-18T18:45Z	0.757	false
2019-05-18T18:30Z	0.757	false
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2019-05-18T18:00Z	0.756	false
2019-05-18T17:45Z	0.757	false
2019-05-18T17:30Z	0.758	false
2019-05-18T17:15Z	0.759	false
2019-05-18T17:00Z	0.758	false
2019-05-18T16:45Z	0.758	false
2019-05-18T16:30Z	0.756	false
2019-05-18T16:15Z	0.757	false
2019-05-18T16:00Z	0.756	false
2019-05-18T15:45Z	0.755	false
2019-05-18T15:30Z	0.754	false
2019-05-18T15:15Z	0.755	false
2019-05-18T15:00Z	0.755	false
2019-05-18T14:45Z	0.758	false
2019-05-18T14:30Z	0.753	false
2019-05-18T14:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-18T14:00Z	0.752	false
2019-05-18T13:45Z	0.752	false
2019-05-18T13:30Z	0.754	false
2019-05-18T13:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-18T13:00Z	0.753	false
2019-05-18T12:45Z	0.751	false
2019-05-18T12:30Z	0.75	false
2019-05-18T12:15Z	0.748	false
2019-05-18T12:00Z	0.747	false
2019-05-18T11:45Z	0.745	false
2019-05-18T11:30Z	0.745	false
2019-05-18T11:15Z	0.746	false
2019-05-18T11:00Z	0.744	false
2019-05-18T10:45Z	0.744	false
2019-05-18T10:30Z	0.742	false
2019-05-18T10:15Z	0.743	false
2019-05-18T10:00Z	0.741	false
2019-05-18T09:45Z	0.743	false
2019-05-18T09:30Z	0.742	false
2019-05-18T09:15Z	0.742	false
2019-05-18T09:00Z	0.744	false
2019-05-18T08:45Z	0.744	false
2019-05-18T08:30Z	0.746	false
2019-05-18T08:15Z	0.745	false
2019-05-18T08:00Z	0.748	false
2019-05-18T07:45Z	0.748	false
2019-05-18T07:30Z	0.748	false
2019-05-18T07:15Z	0.749	false
2019-05-18T07:00Z	0.749	false
2019-05-18T06:45Z	0.751	false
2019-05-18T06:30Z	0.752	false
2019-05-18T06:15Z	0.751	false
2019-05-18T06:00Z	0.754	false
2019-05-18T05:45Z	0.751	false
2019-05-18T05:30Z	0.752	false
2019-05-18T05:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-18T05:00Z	0.754	false
2019-05-18T04:45Z	0.754	false
2019-05-18T04:30Z	0.754	false
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2019-05-18T04:00Z	0.756	false
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2019-05-18T03:00Z	0.759	false
2019-05-18T02:45Z	0.759	false
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2019-05-18T02:15Z	0.76	false
2019-05-18T02:00Z	0.76	false
2019-05-18T01:45Z	0.76	false
2019-05-18T01:30Z	0.761	false
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2019-05-18T01:00Z	0.761	false
2019-05-18T00:45Z	0.761	false
2019-05-18T00:30Z	0.762	false
2019-05-18T00:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-18T00:00Z	0.762	false
2019-05-17T23:45Z	0.764	false
2019-05-17T23:30Z	0.766	false
2019-05-17T23:15Z	0.76	false
2019-05-17T23:00Z	0.762	false
2019-05-17T22:45Z	0.761	false
2019-05-17T22:30Z	0.76	false
2019-05-17T22:15Z	0.758	false
2019-05-17T22:00Z	0.759	false
2019-05-17T21:45Z	0.758	false
2019-05-17T21:30Z	0.759	false
2019-05-17T21:15Z	0.759	false
2019-05-17T21:00Z	0.758	false
2019-05-17T20:45Z	0.758	false
2019-05-17T20:30Z	0.757	false
2019-05-17T20:15Z	0.756	false
2019-05-17T20:00Z	0.757	false
2019-05-17T19:45Z	0.757	false
2019-05-17T19:30Z	0.757	false
2019-05-17T19:15Z	0.759	false
2019-05-17T19:00Z	0.757	false
2019-05-17T18:45Z	0.757	false
2019-05-17T18:30Z	0.756	false
2019-05-17T18:15Z	0.755	false
2019-05-17T18:00Z	0.757	false
2019-05-17T17:45Z	0.755	false
2019-05-17T17:30Z	0.753	false
2019-05-17T17:15Z	0.755	false
2019-05-17T17:00Z	0.753	false
2019-05-17T16:45Z	0.753	false
2019-05-17T16:30Z	0.754	false
2019-05-17T16:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-17T16:00Z	0.755	false
2019-05-17T15:45Z	0.755	false
2019-05-17T15:30Z	0.753	false
2019-05-17T15:15Z	0.753	false
2019-05-17T15:00Z	0.757	false
2019-05-17T14:45Z	0.754	false
2019-05-17T14:30Z	0.753	false
2019-05-17T14:15Z	0.751	false
2019-05-17T14:00Z	0.756	false
2019-05-17T13:45Z	0.754	false
2019-05-17T13:30Z	0.755	false
2019-05-17T13:15Z	0.755	false
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2019-05-17T12:45Z	0.755	false
2019-05-17T12:30Z	0.758	false
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2019-05-17T10:45Z	0.753	false
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2019-05-16T01:30Z	0.767	false
2019-05-16T01:15Z	0.768	false
2019-05-16T01:00Z	0.766	false
2019-05-16T00:45Z	0.766	false
2019-05-16T00:30Z	0.766	false
2019-05-16T00:15Z	0.765	false
2019-05-16T00:00Z	0.766	false
2019-05-15T23:45Z	0.764	false
2019-05-15T23:30Z	0.766	false
2019-05-15T23:15Z	0.766	false
2019-05-15T23:00Z	0.763	false
2019-05-15T22:45Z	0.765	false
2019-05-15T22:30Z	0.764	false
2019-05-15T22:15Z	0.764	false
2019-05-15T22:00Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T21:45Z	0.764	false
2019-05-15T21:30Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T21:15Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T21:00Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T20:45Z	0.761	false
2019-05-15T20:30Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T20:15Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T20:00Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T19:45Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T19:30Z	0.761	false
2019-05-15T19:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-15T19:00Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T18:45Z	0.761	false
2019-05-15T18:30Z	0.759	false
2019-05-15T18:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-15T18:00Z	0.758	false
2019-05-15T17:45Z	0.76	false
2019-05-15T17:30Z	0.76	false
2019-05-15T17:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-15T17:00Z	0.76	false
2019-05-15T16:45Z	0.76	false
2019-05-15T16:30Z	0.761	false
2019-05-15T16:15Z	0.761	false
2019-05-15T16:00Z	0.766	false
2019-05-15T15:45Z	0.762	false
2019-05-15T15:30Z	0.76	false
2019-05-15T15:15Z	0.759	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Manchester Racecourse
• Station ID: 5095
• River name: River Irwell
• Typical range: 0.73m to 3.00m
• Highest level on record: 5.67m on 26 December 2015
• Site datum: 24.16mAOD (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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