River level River Calder at Padiham Town Centre

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Latest recorded level 0.42m at 3:00pm Wednesday 23 January 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-01-23T15:00Z	0.415	false
2019-01-23T14:45Z	0.414	false
2019-01-23T14:30Z	0.414	false
2019-01-23T14:15Z	0.414	false
2019-01-23T14:00Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T13:45Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T13:30Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T13:15Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T13:00Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T12:45Z	0.415	false
2019-01-23T12:30Z	0.415	false
2019-01-23T12:15Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T12:00Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T11:45Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T11:30Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T11:15Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T11:00Z	0.418	false
2019-01-23T10:45Z	0.419	false
2019-01-23T10:30Z	0.42	false
2019-01-23T10:15Z	0.421	false
2019-01-23T10:00Z	0.42	false
2019-01-23T09:45Z	0.42	false
2019-01-23T09:30Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T09:15Z	0.414	false
2019-01-23T09:00Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T08:45Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T08:30Z	0.415	false
2019-01-23T08:15Z	0.418	false
2019-01-23T08:00Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T07:45Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T07:30Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T07:15Z	0.416	false
2019-01-23T07:00Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T06:45Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T06:30Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T06:15Z	0.417	false
2019-01-23T06:00Z	0.419	false
2019-01-23T05:45Z	0.419	false
2019-01-23T05:30Z	0.42	false
2019-01-23T05:15Z	0.421	false
2019-01-23T05:00Z	0.422	false
2019-01-23T04:45Z	0.423	false
2019-01-23T04:30Z	0.424	false
2019-01-23T04:15Z	0.424	false
2019-01-23T04:00Z	0.425	false
2019-01-23T03:45Z	0.427	false
2019-01-23T03:30Z	0.427	false
2019-01-23T03:15Z	0.428	false
2019-01-23T03:00Z	0.429	false
2019-01-23T02:45Z	0.432	false
2019-01-23T02:30Z	0.433	false
2019-01-23T02:15Z	0.432	false
2019-01-23T02:00Z	0.433	false
2019-01-23T01:45Z	0.435	false
2019-01-23T01:30Z	0.435	false
2019-01-23T01:15Z	0.436	false
2019-01-23T01:00Z	0.437	false
2019-01-23T00:45Z	0.439	false
2019-01-23T00:30Z	0.439	false
2019-01-23T00:15Z	0.44	false
2019-01-23T00:00Z	0.44	false
2019-01-22T23:45Z	0.441	false
2019-01-22T23:30Z	0.443	false
2019-01-22T23:15Z	0.443	false
2019-01-22T23:00Z	0.444	false
2019-01-22T22:45Z	0.445	false
2019-01-22T22:30Z	0.446	false
2019-01-22T22:15Z	0.447	false
2019-01-22T22:00Z	0.449	false
2019-01-22T21:45Z	0.449	false
2019-01-22T21:30Z	0.451	false
2019-01-22T21:15Z	0.451	false
2019-01-22T21:00Z	0.451	false
2019-01-22T20:45Z	0.454	false
2019-01-22T20:30Z	0.455	false
2019-01-22T20:15Z	0.454	false
2019-01-22T20:00Z	0.454	false
2019-01-22T19:45Z	0.453	false
2019-01-22T19:30Z	0.451	false
2019-01-22T19:15Z	0.45	false
2019-01-22T19:00Z	0.449	false
2019-01-22T18:45Z	0.448	false
2019-01-22T18:30Z	0.447	false
2019-01-22T18:15Z	0.446	false
2019-01-22T18:00Z	0.446	false
2019-01-22T17:45Z	0.446	false
2019-01-22T17:30Z	0.447	false
2019-01-22T17:15Z	0.449	false
2019-01-22T17:00Z	0.45	false
2019-01-22T16:45Z	0.452	false
2019-01-22T16:30Z	0.454	false
2019-01-22T16:15Z	0.457	false
2019-01-22T16:00Z	0.46	false
2019-01-22T15:45Z	0.461	false
2019-01-22T15:30Z	0.462	false
2019-01-22T15:15Z	0.464	false
2019-01-22T15:00Z	0.463	false
2019-01-22T14:45Z	0.459	false
2019-01-22T14:30Z	0.453	false
2019-01-22T14:15Z	0.451	false
2019-01-22T14:00Z	0.447	false
2019-01-22T13:45Z	0.445	false
2019-01-22T13:30Z	0.445	false
2019-01-22T13:15Z	0.444	false
2019-01-22T13:00Z	0.444	false
2019-01-22T12:45Z	0.443	false
2019-01-22T12:30Z	0.442	false
2019-01-22T12:15Z	0.442	false
2019-01-22T12:00Z	0.443	false
2019-01-22T11:45Z	0.443	false
2019-01-22T11:30Z	0.442	false
2019-01-22T11:15Z	0.443	false
2019-01-22T11:00Z	0.442	false
2019-01-22T10:45Z	0.441	false
2019-01-22T10:30Z	0.441	false
2019-01-22T10:15Z	0.44	false
2019-01-22T10:00Z	0.438	false
2019-01-22T09:45Z	0.436	false
2019-01-22T09:30Z	0.435	false
2019-01-22T09:15Z	0.432	false
2019-01-22T09:00Z	0.429	false
2019-01-22T08:45Z	0.427	false
2019-01-22T08:30Z	0.426	false
2019-01-22T08:15Z	0.427	false
2019-01-22T08:00Z	0.426	false
2019-01-22T07:45Z	0.424	false
2019-01-22T07:30Z	0.424	false
2019-01-22T07:15Z	0.425	false
2019-01-22T07:00Z	0.425	false
2019-01-22T06:45Z	0.426	false
2019-01-22T06:30Z	0.428	false
2019-01-22T06:15Z	0.429	false
2019-01-22T06:00Z	0.433	false
2019-01-22T05:45Z	0.434	false
2019-01-22T05:30Z	0.435	false
2019-01-22T05:15Z	0.434	false
2019-01-22T05:00Z	0.434	false
2019-01-22T04:45Z	0.435	false
2019-01-22T04:30Z	0.438	false
2019-01-22T04:15Z	0.444	false
2019-01-22T04:00Z	0.446	false
2019-01-22T03:45Z	0.448	false
2019-01-22T03:30Z	0.447	false
2019-01-22T03:15Z	0.445	false
2019-01-22T03:00Z	0.445	false
2019-01-22T02:45Z	0.445	false
2019-01-22T02:30Z	0.444	false
2019-01-22T02:15Z	0.445	false
2019-01-22T02:00Z	0.447	false
2019-01-22T01:45Z	0.449	false
2019-01-22T01:30Z	0.448	false
2019-01-22T01:15Z	0.443	false
2019-01-22T01:00Z	0.439	false
2019-01-22T00:45Z	0.436	false
2019-01-22T00:30Z	0.433	false
2019-01-22T00:15Z	0.422	false
2019-01-22T00:00Z	0.411	false
2019-01-21T23:45Z	0.401	false
2019-01-21T23:30Z	0.392	false
2019-01-21T23:15Z	0.388	false
2019-01-21T23:00Z	0.378	false
2019-01-21T22:45Z	0.373	false
2019-01-21T22:30Z	0.371	false
2019-01-21T22:15Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T22:00Z	0.367	false
2019-01-21T21:45Z	0.366	false
2019-01-21T21:30Z	0.366	false
2019-01-21T21:15Z	0.366	false
2019-01-21T21:00Z	0.366	false
2019-01-21T20:45Z	0.365	false
2019-01-21T20:30Z	0.365	false
2019-01-21T20:15Z	0.365	false
2019-01-21T20:00Z	0.365	false
2019-01-21T19:45Z	0.366	false
2019-01-21T19:30Z	0.365	false
2019-01-21T19:15Z	0.365	false
2019-01-21T19:00Z	0.366	false
2019-01-21T18:45Z	0.366	false
2019-01-21T18:30Z	0.367	false
2019-01-21T18:15Z	0.367	false
2019-01-21T18:00Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T17:45Z	0.371	false
2019-01-21T17:30Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T17:15Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T17:00Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T16:45Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T16:30Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T16:15Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T16:00Z	0.371	false
2019-01-21T15:45Z	0.371	false
2019-01-21T15:30Z	0.372	false
2019-01-21T15:15Z	0.371	false
2019-01-21T15:00Z	0.371	false
2019-01-21T14:45Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T14:30Z	0.371	false
2019-01-21T14:15Z	0.371	false
2019-01-21T14:00Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T13:45Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T13:30Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T13:15Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T13:00Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T12:45Z	0.368	false
2019-01-21T12:30Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T12:15Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T12:00Z	0.37	false
2019-01-21T11:45Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T11:30Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T11:15Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T11:00Z	0.368	false
2019-01-21T10:45Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T10:30Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T10:15Z	0.369	false
2019-01-21T10:00Z	0.366	false
2019-01-21T09:45Z	0.365	false
2019-01-21T09:30Z	0.363	false
2019-01-21T09:15Z	0.363	false
2019-01-21T09:00Z	0.363	false
2019-01-21T08:45Z	0.361	false
2019-01-21T08:30Z	0.361	false
2019-01-21T08:15Z	0.361	false
2019-01-21T08:00Z	0.361	false
2019-01-21T07:45Z	0.361	false
2019-01-21T07:30Z	0.36	false
2019-01-21T07:15Z	0.36	false
2019-01-21T07:00Z	0.362	false
2019-01-21T06:45Z	0.364	false
2019-01-21T06:30Z	0.362	false
2019-01-21T06:15Z	0.361	false
2019-01-21T06:00Z	0.362	false
2019-01-21T05:45Z	0.362	false
2019-01-21T05:30Z	0.363	false
2019-01-21T05:15Z	0.362	false
2019-01-21T05:00Z	0.363	false
2019-01-21T04:45Z	0.364	false
2019-01-21T04:30Z	0.364	false
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2019-01-21T01:45Z	0.372	false
2019-01-21T01:30Z	0.374	false
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2019-01-20T22:00Z	0.373	false
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2019-01-20T15:15Z	0.379	false
2019-01-20T15:00Z	0.376	false
2019-01-20T14:45Z	0.378	false
2019-01-20T14:30Z	0.377	false
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2019-01-18T23:45Z	0.389	false
2019-01-18T23:30Z	0.389	false
2019-01-18T23:15Z	0.389	false
2019-01-18T23:00Z	0.391	false
2019-01-18T22:45Z	0.391	false
2019-01-18T22:30Z	0.391	false
2019-01-18T22:15Z	0.391	false
2019-01-18T22:00Z	0.391	false
2019-01-18T21:45Z	0.39	false
2019-01-18T21:30Z	0.391	false
2019-01-18T21:15Z	0.391	false
2019-01-18T21:00Z	0.392	false
2019-01-18T20:45Z	0.392	false
2019-01-18T20:30Z	0.393	false
2019-01-18T20:15Z	0.393	false
2019-01-18T20:00Z	0.395	false
2019-01-18T19:45Z	0.397	false
2019-01-18T19:30Z	0.399	false
2019-01-18T19:15Z	0.399	false
2019-01-18T19:00Z	0.4	false
2019-01-18T18:45Z	0.399	false
2019-01-18T18:30Z	0.399	false
2019-01-18T18:15Z	0.399	false
2019-01-18T18:00Z	0.397	false
2019-01-18T17:45Z	0.395	false
2019-01-18T17:30Z	0.394	false
2019-01-18T17:15Z	0.392	false
2019-01-18T17:00Z	0.39	false
2019-01-18T16:45Z	0.389	false
2019-01-18T16:30Z	0.387	false
2019-01-18T16:15Z	0.385	false
2019-01-18T16:00Z	0.384	false
2019-01-18T15:45Z	0.383	false
2019-01-18T15:30Z	0.383	false
2019-01-18T15:15Z	0.384	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Padiham Town Centre
• Station ID: 5105
• River name: River Calder
• Typical range: 0.28m to 2.57m
• Highest level on record: 3.45m on 26 December 2015
• Site datum: 73.36mAOD (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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