River level River Irwell at Manchester Racecourse

Check for flood warnings in this area

Latest recorded level 1.31m at 6:45pm Sunday 5 July 2020.

River levels at this location in the last 5 days

Now
▼

• Measured level
• When the water level reaches 3.00m here, minor flooding is possible in this area
• Highest recorded level. Hide
• Show highest recorded level

You're missing out. A graph should be visible here.
Upgrade your browser to see and use all the features of this service.

You're missing out. A graph should be visible here.

Javascript must be enabled.

Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-07-05T17:45Z	1.308	false
2020-07-05T17:30Z	1.314	false
2020-07-05T17:15Z	1.322	false
2020-07-05T17:00Z	1.328	false
2020-07-05T16:45Z	1.332	false
2020-07-05T16:30Z	1.339	false
2020-07-05T16:15Z	1.342	false
2020-07-05T16:00Z	1.348	false
2020-07-05T15:45Z	1.355	false
2020-07-05T15:30Z	1.357	false
2020-07-05T15:15Z	1.36	false
2020-07-05T15:00Z	1.366	false
2020-07-05T14:45Z	1.371	false
2020-07-05T14:30Z	1.375	false
2020-07-05T14:15Z	1.376	false
2020-07-05T14:00Z	1.379	false
2020-07-05T13:45Z	1.382	false
2020-07-05T13:30Z	1.38	false
2020-07-05T13:15Z	1.388	false
2020-07-05T13:00Z	1.393	false
2020-07-05T12:45Z	1.398	false
2020-07-05T12:30Z	1.404	false
2020-07-05T12:15Z	1.408	false
2020-07-05T12:00Z	1.412	false
2020-07-05T11:45Z	1.417	false
2020-07-05T11:30Z	1.422	false
2020-07-05T11:15Z	1.426	false
2020-07-05T11:00Z	1.434	false
2020-07-05T10:45Z	1.438	false
2020-07-05T10:30Z	1.446	false
2020-07-05T10:15Z	1.445	false
2020-07-05T10:00Z	1.449	false
2020-07-05T09:45Z	1.454	false
2020-07-05T09:30Z	1.457	false
2020-07-05T09:15Z	1.461	false
2020-07-05T09:00Z	1.46	false
2020-07-05T08:45Z	1.46	false
2020-07-05T08:30Z	1.46	false
2020-07-05T08:15Z	1.46	false
2020-07-05T08:00Z	1.456	false
2020-07-05T07:45Z	1.455	false
2020-07-05T07:30Z	1.457	false
2020-07-05T07:15Z	1.458	false
2020-07-05T07:00Z	1.461	false
2020-07-05T06:45Z	1.461	false
2020-07-05T06:30Z	1.47	false
2020-07-05T06:15Z	1.472	false
2020-07-05T06:00Z	1.475	false
2020-07-05T05:45Z	1.478	false
2020-07-05T05:30Z	1.479	false
2020-07-05T05:15Z	1.475	false
2020-07-05T05:00Z	1.476	false
2020-07-05T04:45Z	1.474	false
2020-07-05T04:30Z	1.47	false
2020-07-05T04:15Z	1.466	false
2020-07-05T04:00Z	1.463	false
2020-07-05T03:45Z	1.463	false
2020-07-05T03:30Z	1.463	false
2020-07-05T03:15Z	1.464	false
2020-07-05T03:00Z	1.465	false
2020-07-05T02:45Z	1.467	false
2020-07-05T02:30Z	1.47	false
2020-07-05T02:15Z	1.473	false
2020-07-05T02:00Z	1.477	false
2020-07-05T01:45Z	1.48	false
2020-07-05T01:30Z	1.484	false
2020-07-05T01:15Z	1.485	false
2020-07-05T01:00Z	1.493	false
2020-07-05T00:45Z	1.498	false
2020-07-05T00:30Z	1.504	false
2020-07-05T00:15Z	1.51	false
2020-07-05T00:00Z	1.519	false
2020-07-04T23:45Z	1.525	false
2020-07-04T23:30Z	1.532	false
2020-07-04T23:15Z	1.538	false
2020-07-04T23:00Z	1.543	false
2020-07-04T22:45Z	1.551	false
2020-07-04T22:30Z	1.556	false
2020-07-04T22:15Z	1.56	false
2020-07-04T22:00Z	1.566	false
2020-07-04T21:45Z	1.574	false
2020-07-04T21:30Z	1.575	false
2020-07-04T21:15Z	1.584	false
2020-07-04T21:00Z	1.591	false
2020-07-04T20:45Z	1.592	false
2020-07-04T20:30Z	1.596	false
2020-07-04T20:15Z	1.6	false
2020-07-04T20:00Z	1.604	false
2020-07-04T19:45Z	1.607	false
2020-07-04T19:30Z	1.613	false
2020-07-04T19:15Z	1.615	false
2020-07-04T19:00Z	1.614	false
2020-07-04T18:45Z	1.618	false
2020-07-04T18:30Z	1.622	false
2020-07-04T18:15Z	1.623	false
2020-07-04T18:00Z	1.623	false
2020-07-04T17:45Z	1.627	false
2020-07-04T17:30Z	1.63	false
2020-07-04T17:15Z	1.635	false
2020-07-04T17:00Z	1.641	false
2020-07-04T16:45Z	1.645	false
2020-07-04T16:30Z	1.651	false
2020-07-04T16:15Z	1.656	false
2020-07-04T16:00Z	1.662	false
2020-07-04T15:45Z	1.668	false
2020-07-04T15:30Z	1.671	false
2020-07-04T15:15Z	1.671	false
2020-07-04T15:00Z	1.677	false
2020-07-04T14:45Z	1.681	false
2020-07-04T14:30Z	1.685	false
2020-07-04T14:15Z	1.693	false
2020-07-04T14:00Z	1.698	false
2020-07-04T13:45Z	1.703	false
2020-07-04T13:30Z	1.711	false
2020-07-04T13:15Z	1.713	false
2020-07-04T13:00Z	1.719	false
2020-07-04T12:45Z	1.728	false
2020-07-04T12:30Z	1.735	false
2020-07-04T12:15Z	1.742	false
2020-07-04T12:00Z	1.754	false
2020-07-04T11:45Z	1.765	false
2020-07-04T11:30Z	1.771	false
2020-07-04T11:15Z	1.778	false
2020-07-04T11:00Z	1.788	false
2020-07-04T10:45Z	1.796	false
2020-07-04T10:30Z	1.8	false
2020-07-04T10:15Z	1.817	false
2020-07-04T10:00Z	1.818	false
2020-07-04T09:45Z	1.826	false
2020-07-04T09:30Z	1.834	false
2020-07-04T09:15Z	1.843	false
2020-07-04T09:00Z	1.852	false
2020-07-04T08:45Z	1.855	false
2020-07-04T08:30Z	1.867	false
2020-07-04T08:15Z	1.866	false
2020-07-04T08:00Z	1.87	false
2020-07-04T07:45Z	1.875	false
2020-07-04T07:30Z	1.876	false
2020-07-04T07:15Z	1.872	false
2020-07-04T07:00Z	1.871	false
2020-07-04T06:45Z	1.872	false
2020-07-04T06:30Z	1.864	false
2020-07-04T06:15Z	1.864	false
2020-07-04T06:00Z	1.865	false
2020-07-04T05:45Z	1.854	false
2020-07-04T05:30Z	1.851	false
2020-07-04T05:15Z	1.847	false
2020-07-04T05:00Z	1.84	false
2020-07-04T04:45Z	1.831	false
2020-07-04T04:30Z	1.827	false
2020-07-04T04:15Z	1.824	false
2020-07-04T04:00Z	1.814	false
2020-07-04T03:45Z	1.809	false
2020-07-04T03:30Z	1.804	false
2020-07-04T03:15Z	1.795	false
2020-07-04T03:00Z	1.785	false
2020-07-04T02:45Z	1.774	false
2020-07-04T02:30Z	1.761	false
2020-07-04T02:15Z	1.749	false
2020-07-04T02:00Z	1.735	false
2020-07-04T01:45Z	1.722	false
2020-07-04T01:30Z	1.708	false
2020-07-04T01:15Z	1.699	false
2020-07-04T01:00Z	1.682	false
2020-07-04T00:45Z	1.67	false
2020-07-04T00:30Z	1.655	false
2020-07-04T00:15Z	1.648	false
2020-07-04T00:00Z	1.63	false
2020-07-03T23:45Z	1.614	false
2020-07-03T23:30Z	1.591	false
2020-07-03T23:15Z	1.572	false
2020-07-03T23:00Z	1.56	false
2020-07-03T22:45Z	1.542	false
2020-07-03T22:30Z	1.53	false
2020-07-03T22:15Z	1.52	false
2020-07-03T22:00Z	1.506	false
2020-07-03T21:45Z	1.491	false
2020-07-03T21:30Z	1.473	false
2020-07-03T21:15Z	1.45	false
2020-07-03T21:00Z	1.426	false
2020-07-03T20:45Z	1.403	false
2020-07-03T20:30Z	1.377	false
2020-07-03T20:15Z	1.35	false
2020-07-03T20:00Z	1.324	false
2020-07-03T19:45Z	1.302	false
2020-07-03T19:30Z	1.281	false
2020-07-03T19:15Z	1.264	false
2020-07-03T19:00Z	1.253	false
2020-07-03T18:45Z	1.23	false
2020-07-03T18:30Z	1.216	false
2020-07-03T18:15Z	1.202	false
2020-07-03T18:00Z	1.188	false
2020-07-03T17:45Z	1.171	false
2020-07-03T17:30Z	1.16	false
2020-07-03T17:15Z	1.149	false
2020-07-03T17:00Z	1.138	false
2020-07-03T16:45Z	1.131	false
2020-07-03T16:30Z	1.128	false
2020-07-03T16:15Z	1.12	false
2020-07-03T16:00Z	1.116	false
2020-07-03T15:45Z	1.114	false
2020-07-03T15:30Z	1.109	false
2020-07-03T15:15Z	1.106	false
2020-07-03T15:00Z	1.105	false
2020-07-03T14:45Z	1.101	false
2020-07-03T14:30Z	1.097	false
2020-07-03T14:15Z	1.092	false
2020-07-03T14:00Z	1.086	false
2020-07-03T13:45Z	1.077	false
2020-07-03T13:30Z	1.07	false
2020-07-03T13:15Z	1.06	false
2020-07-03T13:00Z	1.053	false
2020-07-03T12:45Z	1.046	false
2020-07-03T12:30Z	1.04	false
2020-07-03T12:15Z	1.034	false
2020-07-03T12:00Z	1.027	false
2020-07-03T11:45Z	1.021	false
2020-07-03T11:30Z	1.017	false
2020-07-03T11:15Z	1.011	false
2020-07-03T11:00Z	1.008	false
2020-07-03T10:45Z	1.001	false
2020-07-03T10:30Z	0.996	false
2020-07-03T10:15Z	0.992	false
2020-07-03T10:00Z	0.99	false
2020-07-03T09:45Z	0.989	false
2020-07-03T09:30Z	0.987	false
2020-07-03T09:15Z	0.988	false
2020-07-03T09:00Z	0.986	false
2020-07-03T08:45Z	0.986	false
2020-07-03T08:30Z	0.986	false
2020-07-03T08:15Z	0.984	false
2020-07-03T08:00Z	0.984	false
2020-07-03T07:45Z	0.981	false
2020-07-03T07:30Z	0.981	false
2020-07-03T07:15Z	0.982	false
2020-07-03T07:00Z	0.982	false
2020-07-03T06:45Z	0.986	false
2020-07-03T06:30Z	0.988	false
2020-07-03T06:15Z	0.989	false
2020-07-03T06:00Z	0.992	false
2020-07-03T05:45Z	0.992	false
2020-07-03T05:30Z	0.996	false
2020-07-03T05:15Z	0.996	false
2020-07-03T05:00Z	0.996	false
2020-07-03T04:45Z	0.997	false
2020-07-03T04:30Z	0.999	false
2020-07-03T04:15Z	1.001	false
2020-07-03T04:00Z	1	false
2020-07-03T03:45Z	1.011	false
2020-07-03T03:30Z	1.011	false
2020-07-03T03:15Z	1.013	false
2020-07-03T03:00Z	1.014	false
2020-07-03T02:45Z	1.021	false
2020-07-03T02:30Z	1.021	false
2020-07-03T02:15Z	1.024	false
2020-07-03T02:00Z	1.025	false
2020-07-03T01:45Z	1.027	false
2020-07-03T01:30Z	1.03	false
2020-07-03T01:15Z	1.03	false
2020-07-03T01:00Z	1.038	false
2020-07-03T00:45Z	1.044	false
2020-07-03T00:30Z	1.049	false
2020-07-03T00:15Z	1.05	false
2020-07-03T00:00Z	1.052	false
2020-07-02T23:45Z	1.053	false
2020-07-02T23:30Z	1.054	false
2020-07-02T23:15Z	1.056	false
2020-07-02T23:00Z	1.056	false
2020-07-02T22:45Z	1.054	false
2020-07-02T22:30Z	1.061	false
2020-07-02T22:15Z	1.062	false
2020-07-02T22:00Z	1.063	false
2020-07-02T21:45Z	1.064	false
2020-07-02T21:30Z	1.065	false
2020-07-02T21:15Z	1.065	false
2020-07-02T21:00Z	1.067	false
2020-07-02T20:45Z	1.072	false
2020-07-02T20:30Z	1.068	false
2020-07-02T20:15Z	1.073	false
2020-07-02T20:00Z	1.073	false
2020-07-02T19:45Z	1.077	false
2020-07-02T19:30Z	1.079	false
2020-07-02T19:15Z	1.08	false
2020-07-02T19:00Z	1.082	false
2020-07-02T18:45Z	1.085	false
2020-07-02T18:30Z	1.086	false
2020-07-02T18:15Z	1.087	false
2020-07-02T18:00Z	1.09	false
2020-07-02T17:45Z	1.097	false
2020-07-02T17:30Z	1.095	false
2020-07-02T17:15Z	1.094	false
2020-07-02T17:00Z	1.102	false
2020-07-02T16:45Z	1.098	false
2020-07-02T16:30Z	1.097	false
2020-07-02T16:15Z	1.098	false
2020-07-02T16:00Z	1.103	false
2020-07-02T15:45Z	1.103	false
2020-07-02T15:30Z	1.102	false
2020-07-02T15:15Z	1.107	false
2020-07-02T15:00Z	1.108	false
2020-07-02T14:45Z	1.109	false
2020-07-02T14:30Z	1.112	false
2020-07-02T14:15Z	1.114	false
2020-07-02T14:00Z	1.115	false
2020-07-02T13:45Z	1.117	false
2020-07-02T13:30Z	1.118	false
2020-07-02T13:15Z	1.119	false
2020-07-02T13:00Z	1.121	false
2020-07-02T12:45Z	1.122	false
2020-07-02T12:30Z	1.123	false
2020-07-02T12:15Z	1.125	false
2020-07-02T12:00Z	1.127	false
2020-07-02T11:45Z	1.129	false
2020-07-02T11:30Z	1.127	false
2020-07-02T11:15Z	1.128	false
2020-07-02T11:00Z	1.13	false
2020-07-02T10:45Z	1.131	false
2020-07-02T10:30Z	1.129	false
2020-07-02T10:15Z	1.131	false
2020-07-02T10:00Z	1.131	false
2020-07-02T09:45Z	1.128	false
2020-07-02T09:30Z	1.122	false
2020-07-02T09:15Z	1.115	false
2020-07-02T09:00Z	1.107	false
2020-07-02T08:45Z	1.1	false
2020-07-02T08:30Z	1.089	false
2020-07-02T08:15Z	1.078	false
2020-07-02T08:00Z	1.066	false
2020-07-02T07:45Z	1.053	false
2020-07-02T07:30Z	1.041	false
2020-07-02T07:15Z	1.031	false
2020-07-02T07:00Z	1.031	false
2020-07-02T06:45Z	1.019	false
2020-07-02T06:30Z	1.017	false
2020-07-02T06:15Z	1.016	false
2020-07-02T06:00Z	1.016	false
2020-07-02T05:45Z	1.016	false
2020-07-02T05:30Z	1.014	false
2020-07-02T05:15Z	1.015	false
2020-07-02T05:00Z	1.017	false
2020-07-02T04:45Z	1.018	false
2020-07-02T04:30Z	1.021	false
2020-07-02T04:15Z	1.024	false
2020-07-02T04:00Z	1.026	false
2020-07-02T03:45Z	1.029	false
2020-07-02T03:30Z	1.029	false
2020-07-02T03:15Z	1.029	false
2020-07-02T03:00Z	1.033	false
2020-07-02T02:45Z	1.035	false
2020-07-02T02:30Z	1.033	false
2020-07-02T02:15Z	1.035	false
2020-07-02T02:00Z	1.037	false
2020-07-02T01:45Z	1.039	false
2020-07-02T01:30Z	1.041	false
2020-07-02T01:15Z	1.04	false
2020-07-02T01:00Z	1.04	false
2020-07-02T00:45Z	1.042	false
2020-07-02T00:30Z	1.041	false
2020-07-02T00:15Z	1.037	false
2020-07-02T00:00Z	1.04	false
2020-07-01T23:45Z	1.04	false
2020-07-01T23:30Z	1.04	false
2020-07-01T23:15Z	1.036	false
2020-07-01T23:00Z	1.036	false
2020-07-01T22:45Z	1.039	false
2020-07-01T22:30Z	1.039	false
2020-07-01T22:15Z	1.041	false
2020-07-01T22:00Z	1.04	false
2020-07-01T21:45Z	1.039	false
2020-07-01T21:30Z	1.037	false
2020-07-01T21:15Z	1.043	false
2020-07-01T21:00Z	1.037	false
2020-07-01T20:45Z	1.039	false
2020-07-01T20:30Z	1.038	false
2020-07-01T20:15Z	1.04	false
2020-07-01T20:00Z	1.039	false
2020-07-01T19:45Z	1.04	false
2020-07-01T19:30Z	1.041	false
2020-07-01T19:15Z	1.044	false
2020-07-01T19:00Z	1.044	false
2020-07-01T18:45Z	1.045	false
2020-07-01T18:30Z	1.046	false
2020-07-01T18:15Z	1.048	false
2020-07-01T18:00Z	1.05	false
2020-07-01T17:45Z	1.052	false
2020-07-01T17:30Z	1.05	false
2020-07-01T17:15Z	1.051	false
2020-07-01T17:00Z	1.052	false
2020-07-01T16:45Z	1.053	false
2020-07-01T16:30Z	1.06	false
2020-07-01T16:15Z	1.056	false
2020-07-01T16:00Z	1.057	false
2020-07-01T15:45Z	1.059	false
2020-07-01T15:30Z	1.058	false
2020-07-01T15:15Z	1.061	false
2020-07-01T15:00Z	1.059	false
2020-07-01T14:45Z	1.065	false
2020-07-01T14:30Z	1.06	false
2020-07-01T14:15Z	1.061	false
2020-07-01T14:00Z	1.066	false
2020-07-01T13:45Z	1.061	false
2020-07-01T13:30Z	1.063	false
2020-07-01T13:15Z	1.064	false
2020-07-01T13:00Z	1.066	false
2020-07-01T12:45Z	1.064	false
2020-07-01T12:30Z	1.065	false
2020-07-01T12:15Z	1.064	false
2020-07-01T12:00Z	1.063	false
2020-07-01T11:45Z	1.063	false
2020-07-01T11:30Z	1.064	false
2020-07-01T11:15Z	1.068	false
2020-07-01T11:00Z	1.066	false
2020-07-01T10:45Z	1.065	false
2020-07-01T10:30Z	1.067	false
2020-07-01T10:15Z	1.067	false
2020-07-01T10:00Z	1.068	false
2020-07-01T09:45Z	1.069	false
2020-07-01T09:30Z	1.067	false
2020-07-01T09:15Z	1.069	false
2020-07-01T09:00Z	1.07	false
2020-07-01T08:45Z	1.077	false
2020-07-01T08:30Z	1.071	false
2020-07-01T08:15Z	1.071	false
2020-07-01T08:00Z	1.072	false
2020-07-01T07:45Z	1.074	false
2020-07-01T07:30Z	1.077	false
2020-07-01T07:15Z	1.078	false
2020-07-01T07:00Z	1.078	false
2020-07-01T06:45Z	1.085	false
2020-07-01T06:30Z	1.082	false
2020-07-01T06:15Z	1.084	false
2020-07-01T06:00Z	1.086	false
2020-07-01T05:45Z	1.096	false
2020-07-01T05:30Z	1.094	false
2020-07-01T05:15Z	1.094	false
2020-07-01T05:00Z	1.097	false
2020-07-01T04:45Z	1.099	false
2020-07-01T04:30Z	1.104	false
2020-07-01T04:15Z	1.104	false
2020-07-01T04:00Z	1.107	false
2020-07-01T03:45Z	1.11	false
2020-07-01T03:30Z	1.114	false
2020-07-01T03:15Z	1.115	false
2020-07-01T03:00Z	1.118	false
2020-07-01T02:45Z	1.121	false
2020-07-01T02:30Z	1.122	false
2020-07-01T02:15Z	1.128	false
2020-07-01T02:00Z	1.129	false
2020-07-01T01:45Z	1.133	false
2020-07-01T01:30Z	1.134	false
2020-07-01T01:15Z	1.138	false
2020-07-01T01:00Z	1.141	false
2020-07-01T00:45Z	1.145	false
2020-07-01T00:30Z	1.151	false
2020-07-01T00:15Z	1.152	false
2020-07-01T00:00Z	1.154	false
2020-06-30T23:45Z	1.156	false
2020-06-30T23:30Z	1.159	false
2020-06-30T23:15Z	1.164	false
2020-06-30T23:00Z	1.167	false
2020-06-30T22:45Z	1.168	false
2020-06-30T22:30Z	1.17	false
2020-06-30T22:15Z	1.175	false
2020-06-30T22:00Z	1.177	false
2020-06-30T21:45Z	1.18	false
2020-06-30T21:30Z	1.183	false
2020-06-30T21:15Z	1.186	false
2020-06-30T21:00Z	1.188	false
2020-06-30T20:45Z	1.19	false
2020-06-30T20:30Z	1.192	false
2020-06-30T20:15Z	1.201	false
2020-06-30T20:00Z	1.198	false
2020-06-30T19:45Z	1.199	false
2020-06-30T19:30Z	1.201	false
2020-06-30T19:15Z	1.204	false
2020-06-30T19:00Z	1.21	false
2020-06-30T18:45Z	1.211	false
2020-06-30T18:30Z	1.219	false
2020-06-30T18:15Z	1.217	false
2020-06-30T18:00Z	1.219	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

Share this page

• Twitter
• Facebook
• Email