River level River Irwell at Manchester Racecourse

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Latest recorded level 0.96m at 4:30am Wednesday 20 November 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-11-20T04:30Z	0.963	false
2019-11-20T04:15Z	0.962	false
2019-11-20T04:00Z	0.963	false
2019-11-20T03:45Z	0.963	false
2019-11-20T03:30Z	0.965	false
2019-11-20T03:15Z	0.966	false
2019-11-20T03:00Z	0.967	false
2019-11-20T02:45Z	0.967	false
2019-11-20T02:30Z	0.967	false
2019-11-20T02:15Z	0.967	false
2019-11-20T02:00Z	0.968	false
2019-11-20T01:45Z	0.975	false
2019-11-20T01:30Z	0.971	false
2019-11-20T01:15Z	0.972	false
2019-11-20T01:00Z	0.975	false
2019-11-20T00:45Z	0.971	false
2019-11-20T00:30Z	0.971	false
2019-11-20T00:15Z	0.972	false
2019-11-20T00:00Z	0.971	false
2019-11-19T23:45Z	0.973	false
2019-11-19T23:30Z	0.973	false
2019-11-19T23:15Z	0.974	false
2019-11-19T23:00Z	0.972	false
2019-11-19T22:45Z	0.974	false
2019-11-19T22:30Z	0.974	false
2019-11-19T22:15Z	0.972	false
2019-11-19T22:00Z	0.973	false
2019-11-19T21:45Z	0.973	false
2019-11-19T21:30Z	0.974	false
2019-11-19T21:15Z	0.976	false
2019-11-19T21:00Z	0.979	false
2019-11-19T20:45Z	0.975	false
2019-11-19T20:30Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T20:15Z	0.976	false
2019-11-19T20:00Z	0.976	false
2019-11-19T19:45Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T19:30Z	0.975	false
2019-11-19T19:15Z	0.983	false
2019-11-19T19:00Z	0.978	false
2019-11-19T18:45Z	0.982	false
2019-11-19T18:30Z	0.98	false
2019-11-19T18:15Z	0.983	false
2019-11-19T18:00Z	0.982	false
2019-11-19T17:45Z	0.982	false
2019-11-19T17:30Z	0.98	false
2019-11-19T17:15Z	0.983	false
2019-11-19T17:00Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T16:45Z	0.976	false
2019-11-19T16:30Z	0.975	false
2019-11-19T16:15Z	0.976	false
2019-11-19T16:00Z	0.975	false
2019-11-19T15:45Z	0.975	false
2019-11-19T15:30Z	0.975	false
2019-11-19T15:15Z	0.975	false
2019-11-19T15:00Z	0.981	false
2019-11-19T14:45Z	0.978	false
2019-11-19T14:30Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T14:15Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T14:00Z	0.979	false
2019-11-19T13:45Z	0.978	false
2019-11-19T13:30Z	0.979	false
2019-11-19T13:15Z	0.979	false
2019-11-19T13:00Z	0.98	false
2019-11-19T12:45Z	0.98	false
2019-11-19T12:30Z	0.98	false
2019-11-19T12:15Z	0.98	false
2019-11-19T12:00Z	0.978	false
2019-11-19T11:45Z	0.979	false
2019-11-19T11:30Z	0.98	false
2019-11-19T11:15Z	0.979	false
2019-11-19T11:00Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T10:45Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T10:30Z	0.976	false
2019-11-19T10:15Z	0.973	false
2019-11-19T10:00Z	0.973	false
2019-11-19T09:45Z	0.971	false
2019-11-19T09:30Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T09:15Z	0.971	false
2019-11-19T09:00Z	0.971	false
2019-11-19T08:45Z	0.972	false
2019-11-19T08:30Z	0.973	false
2019-11-19T08:15Z	0.974	false
2019-11-19T08:00Z	0.974	false
2019-11-19T07:45Z	0.975	false
2019-11-19T07:30Z	0.982	false
2019-11-19T07:15Z	0.977	false
2019-11-19T07:00Z	0.978	false
2019-11-19T06:45Z	0.979	false
2019-11-19T06:30Z	0.978	false
2019-11-19T06:15Z	0.978	false
2019-11-19T06:00Z	0.984	false
2019-11-19T05:45Z	0.98	false
2019-11-19T05:30Z	0.981	false
2019-11-19T05:15Z	0.981	false
2019-11-19T05:00Z	0.983	false
2019-11-19T04:45Z	0.985	false
2019-11-19T04:30Z	0.984	false
2019-11-19T04:15Z	0.991	false
2019-11-19T04:00Z	0.988	false
2019-11-19T03:45Z	0.989	false
2019-11-19T03:30Z	0.992	false
2019-11-19T03:15Z	0.992	false
2019-11-19T03:00Z	0.995	false
2019-11-19T02:45Z	0.995	false
2019-11-19T02:30Z	0.998	false
2019-11-19T02:15Z	0.997	false
2019-11-19T02:00Z	0.997	false
2019-11-19T01:45Z	0.998	false
2019-11-19T01:30Z	1.001	false
2019-11-19T01:15Z	1	false
2019-11-19T01:00Z	1	false
2019-11-19T00:45Z	1.001	false
2019-11-19T00:30Z	1	false
2019-11-19T00:15Z	1	false
2019-11-19T00:00Z	1	false
2019-11-18T23:45Z	1.002	false
2019-11-18T23:30Z	1.002	false
2019-11-18T23:15Z	1.002	false
2019-11-18T23:00Z	1.004	false
2019-11-18T22:45Z	1.005	false
2019-11-18T22:30Z	1.007	false
2019-11-18T22:15Z	1.007	false
2019-11-18T22:00Z	1.005	false
2019-11-18T21:45Z	1.008	false
2019-11-18T21:30Z	1.005	false
2019-11-18T21:15Z	1.007	false
2019-11-18T21:00Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T20:45Z	1.007	false
2019-11-18T20:30Z	1.007	false
2019-11-18T20:15Z	1.007	false
2019-11-18T20:00Z	1.008	false
2019-11-18T19:45Z	1.007	false
2019-11-18T19:30Z	1.014	false
2019-11-18T19:15Z	1.008	false
2019-11-18T19:00Z	1.009	false
2019-11-18T18:45Z	1.011	false
2019-11-18T18:30Z	1.014	false
2019-11-18T18:15Z	1.011	false
2019-11-18T18:00Z	1.011	false
2019-11-18T17:45Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T17:30Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T17:15Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T17:00Z	1.02	false
2019-11-18T16:45Z	1.016	false
2019-11-18T16:30Z	1.017	false
2019-11-18T16:15Z	1.017	false
2019-11-18T16:00Z	1.016	false
2019-11-18T15:45Z	1.017	false
2019-11-18T15:30Z	1.022	false
2019-11-18T15:15Z	1.016	false
2019-11-18T15:00Z	1.015	false
2019-11-18T14:45Z	1.016	false
2019-11-18T14:30Z	1.015	false
2019-11-18T14:15Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T14:00Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T13:45Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T13:30Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T13:15Z	1.014	false
2019-11-18T13:00Z	1.011	false
2019-11-18T12:45Z	1.011	false
2019-11-18T12:30Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T12:15Z	1.014	false
2019-11-18T12:00Z	1.014	false
2019-11-18T11:45Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T11:30Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T11:15Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T11:00Z	1.014	false
2019-11-18T10:45Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T10:30Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T10:15Z	1.01	false
2019-11-18T10:00Z	1.011	false
2019-11-18T09:45Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T09:30Z	1.011	false
2019-11-18T09:15Z	1.01	false
2019-11-18T09:00Z	1.011	false
2019-11-18T08:45Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T08:30Z	1.012	false
2019-11-18T08:15Z	1.014	false
2019-11-18T08:00Z	1.013	false
2019-11-18T07:45Z	1.015	false
2019-11-18T07:30Z	1.017	false
2019-11-18T07:15Z	1.019	false
2019-11-18T07:00Z	1.023	false
2019-11-18T06:45Z	1.024	false
2019-11-18T06:30Z	1.025	false
2019-11-18T06:15Z	1.025	false
2019-11-18T06:00Z	1.026	false
2019-11-18T05:45Z	1.03	false
2019-11-18T05:30Z	1.029	false
2019-11-18T05:15Z	1.036	false
2019-11-18T05:00Z	1.033	false
2019-11-18T04:45Z	1.034	false
2019-11-18T04:30Z	1.038	false
2019-11-18T04:15Z	1.037	false
2019-11-18T04:00Z	1.04	false
2019-11-18T03:45Z	1.042	false
2019-11-18T03:30Z	1.043	false
2019-11-18T03:15Z	1.046	false
2019-11-18T03:00Z	1.046	false
2019-11-18T02:45Z	1.053	false
2019-11-18T02:30Z	1.05	false
2019-11-18T02:15Z	1.052	false
2019-11-18T02:00Z	1.053	false
2019-11-18T01:45Z	1.056	false
2019-11-18T01:30Z	1.058	false
2019-11-18T01:15Z	1.061	false
2019-11-18T01:00Z	1.061	false
2019-11-18T00:45Z	1.063	false
2019-11-18T00:30Z	1.066	false
2019-11-18T00:15Z	1.067	false
2019-11-18T00:00Z	1.069	false
2019-11-17T23:45Z	1.07	false
2019-11-17T23:30Z	1.071	false
2019-11-17T23:15Z	1.073	false
2019-11-17T23:00Z	1.074	false
2019-11-17T22:45Z	1.075	false
2019-11-17T22:30Z	1.076	false
2019-11-17T22:15Z	1.074	false
2019-11-17T22:00Z	1.074	false
2019-11-17T21:45Z	1.075	false
2019-11-17T21:30Z	1.079	false
2019-11-17T21:15Z	1.072	false
2019-11-17T21:00Z	1.073	false
2019-11-17T20:45Z	1.081	false
2019-11-17T20:30Z	1.078	false
2019-11-17T20:15Z	1.078	false
2019-11-17T20:00Z	1.078	false
2019-11-17T19:45Z	1.084	false
2019-11-17T19:30Z	1.08	false
2019-11-17T19:15Z	1.08	false
2019-11-17T19:00Z	1.079	false
2019-11-17T18:45Z	1.078	false
2019-11-17T18:30Z	1.076	false
2019-11-17T18:15Z	1.076	false
2019-11-17T18:00Z	1.075	false
2019-11-17T17:45Z	1.082	false
2019-11-17T17:30Z	1.076	false
2019-11-17T17:15Z	1.076	false
2019-11-17T17:00Z	1.08	false
2019-11-17T16:45Z	1.079	false
2019-11-17T16:30Z	1.08	false
2019-11-17T16:15Z	1.077	false
2019-11-17T16:00Z	1.075	false
2019-11-17T15:45Z	1.071	false
2019-11-17T15:30Z	1.068	false
2019-11-17T15:15Z	1.062	false
2019-11-17T15:00Z	1.06	false
2019-11-17T14:45Z	1.049	false
2019-11-17T14:30Z	1.042	false
2019-11-17T14:15Z	1.037	false
2019-11-17T14:00Z	1.031	false
2019-11-17T13:45Z	1.026	false
2019-11-17T13:30Z	1.024	false
2019-11-17T13:15Z	1.024	false
2019-11-17T13:00Z	1.021	false
2019-11-17T12:45Z	1.02	false
2019-11-17T12:30Z	1.026	false
2019-11-17T12:15Z	1.019	false
2019-11-17T12:00Z	1.019	false
2019-11-17T11:45Z	1.018	false
2019-11-17T11:30Z	1.02	false
2019-11-17T11:15Z	1.023	false
2019-11-17T11:00Z	1.019	false
2019-11-17T10:45Z	1.018	false
2019-11-17T10:30Z	1.018	false
2019-11-17T10:15Z	1.017	false
2019-11-17T10:00Z	1.016	false
2019-11-17T09:45Z	1.018	false
2019-11-17T09:30Z	1.018	false
2019-11-17T09:15Z	1.018	false
2019-11-17T09:00Z	1.021	false
2019-11-17T08:45Z	1.025	false
2019-11-17T08:30Z	1.023	false
2019-11-17T08:15Z	1.024	false
2019-11-17T08:00Z	1.025	false
2019-11-17T07:45Z	1.025	false
2019-11-17T07:30Z	1.027	false
2019-11-17T07:15Z	1.029	false
2019-11-17T07:00Z	1.03	false
2019-11-17T06:45Z	1.031	false
2019-11-17T06:30Z	1.037	false
2019-11-17T06:15Z	1.034	false
2019-11-17T06:00Z	1.036	false
2019-11-17T05:45Z	1.034	false
2019-11-17T05:30Z	1.042	false
2019-11-17T05:15Z	1.037	false
2019-11-17T05:00Z	1.037	false
2019-11-17T04:45Z	1.04	false
2019-11-17T04:30Z	1.042	false
2019-11-17T04:15Z	1.042	false
2019-11-17T04:00Z	1.041	false
2019-11-17T03:45Z	1.042	false
2019-11-17T03:30Z	1.044	false
2019-11-17T03:15Z	1.047	false
2019-11-17T03:00Z	1.047	false
2019-11-17T02:45Z	1.048	false
2019-11-17T02:30Z	1.049	false
2019-11-17T02:15Z	1.05	false
2019-11-17T02:00Z	1.055	false
2019-11-17T01:45Z	1.052	false
2019-11-17T01:30Z	1.053	false
2019-11-17T01:15Z	1.054	false
2019-11-17T01:00Z	1.055	false
2019-11-17T00:45Z	1.055	false
2019-11-17T00:30Z	1.056	false
2019-11-17T00:15Z	1.063	false
2019-11-17T00:00Z	1.058	false
2019-11-16T23:45Z	1.059	false
2019-11-16T23:30Z	1.066	false
2019-11-16T23:15Z	1.059	false
2019-11-16T23:00Z	1.062	false
2019-11-16T22:45Z	1.065	false
2019-11-16T22:30Z	1.062	false
2019-11-16T22:15Z	1.066	false
2019-11-16T22:00Z	1.065	false
2019-11-16T21:45Z	1.066	false
2019-11-16T21:30Z	1.067	false
2019-11-16T21:15Z	1.064	false
2019-11-16T21:00Z	1.065	false
2019-11-16T20:45Z	1.064	false
2019-11-16T20:30Z	1.062	false
2019-11-16T20:15Z	1.065	false
2019-11-16T20:00Z	1.064	false
2019-11-16T19:45Z	1.063	false
2019-11-16T19:30Z	1.064	false
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2019-11-16T19:00Z	1.063	false
2019-11-16T18:45Z	1.064	false
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2019-11-16T17:45Z	1.067	false
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2019-11-16T17:15Z	1.067	false
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2019-11-16T16:45Z	1.068	false
2019-11-16T16:30Z	1.07	false
2019-11-16T16:15Z	1.071	false
2019-11-16T16:00Z	1.072	false
2019-11-16T15:45Z	1.073	false
2019-11-16T15:30Z	1.073	false
2019-11-16T15:15Z	1.075	false
2019-11-16T15:00Z	1.075	false
2019-11-16T14:45Z	1.074	false
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2019-11-16T14:15Z	1.074	false
2019-11-16T14:00Z	1.079	false
2019-11-16T13:45Z	1.075	false
2019-11-16T13:30Z	1.075	false
2019-11-16T13:15Z	1.075	false
2019-11-16T13:00Z	1.073	false
2019-11-16T12:45Z	1.072	false
2019-11-16T12:30Z	1.078	false
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2019-11-16T12:00Z	1.074	false
2019-11-16T11:45Z	1.074	false
2019-11-16T11:30Z	1.075	false
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2019-11-16T05:30Z	1.09	false
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2019-11-16T05:00Z	1.095	false
2019-11-16T04:45Z	1.097	false
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2019-11-16T04:15Z	1.1	false
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2019-11-15T23:30Z	1.127	false
2019-11-15T23:15Z	1.128	false
2019-11-15T23:00Z	1.131	false
2019-11-15T22:45Z	1.132	false
2019-11-15T22:30Z	1.132	false
2019-11-15T22:15Z	1.14	false
2019-11-15T22:00Z	1.136	false
2019-11-15T21:45Z	1.139	false
2019-11-15T21:30Z	1.139	false
2019-11-15T21:15Z	1.141	false
2019-11-15T21:00Z	1.141	false
2019-11-15T20:45Z	1.143	false
2019-11-15T20:30Z	1.145	false
2019-11-15T20:15Z	1.148	false
2019-11-15T20:00Z	1.148	false
2019-11-15T19:45Z	1.147	false
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2019-11-15T18:15Z	1.152	false
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2019-11-15T15:00Z	1.166	false
2019-11-15T14:45Z	1.164	false
2019-11-15T14:30Z	1.165	false
2019-11-15T14:15Z	1.162	false
2019-11-15T14:00Z	1.164	false
2019-11-15T13:45Z	1.162	false
2019-11-15T13:30Z	1.163	false
2019-11-15T13:15Z	1.162	false
2019-11-15T13:00Z	1.159	false
2019-11-15T12:45Z	1.16	false
2019-11-15T12:30Z	1.157	false
2019-11-15T12:15Z	1.155	false
2019-11-15T12:00Z	1.157	false
2019-11-15T11:45Z	1.153	false
2019-11-15T11:30Z	1.158	false
2019-11-15T11:15Z	1.155	false
2019-11-15T11:00Z	1.157	false
2019-11-15T10:45Z	1.158	false
2019-11-15T10:30Z	1.16	false
2019-11-15T10:15Z	1.159	false
2019-11-15T10:00Z	1.162	false
2019-11-15T09:45Z	1.162	false
2019-11-15T09:30Z	1.162	false
2019-11-15T09:15Z	1.163	false
2019-11-15T09:00Z	1.166	false
2019-11-15T08:45Z	1.168	false
2019-11-15T08:30Z	1.171	false
2019-11-15T08:15Z	1.172	false
2019-11-15T08:00Z	1.175	false
2019-11-15T07:45Z	1.179	false
2019-11-15T07:30Z	1.181	false
2019-11-15T07:15Z	1.182	false
2019-11-15T07:00Z	1.184	false
2019-11-15T06:45Z	1.187	false
2019-11-15T06:30Z	1.191	false
2019-11-15T06:15Z	1.194	false
2019-11-15T06:00Z	1.195	false
2019-11-15T05:45Z	1.196	false
2019-11-15T05:30Z	1.194	false
2019-11-15T05:15Z	1.192	false
2019-11-15T05:00Z	1.191	false
2019-11-15T04:45Z	1.186	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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