River level River Douglas at Wigan

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Latest recorded level 0.35m at 3:30pm Friday 17 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-17T15:30Z	0.351	false
2020-01-17T15:15Z	0.355	false
2020-01-17T15:00Z	0.359	false
2020-01-17T14:45Z	0.363	false
2020-01-17T14:30Z	0.369	false
2020-01-17T14:15Z	0.375	false
2020-01-17T14:00Z	0.382	false
2020-01-17T13:45Z	0.388	false
2020-01-17T13:30Z	0.394	false
2020-01-17T13:15Z	0.399	false
2020-01-17T13:00Z	0.401	false
2020-01-17T12:45Z	0.402	false
2020-01-17T12:30Z	0.401	false
2020-01-17T12:15Z	0.4	false
2020-01-17T12:00Z	0.397	false
2020-01-17T11:45Z	0.388	false
2020-01-17T11:30Z	0.37	false
2020-01-17T11:15Z	0.347	false
2020-01-17T11:00Z	0.334	false
2020-01-17T10:45Z	0.33	false
2020-01-17T10:30Z	0.323	false
2020-01-17T10:15Z	0.316	false
2020-01-17T10:00Z	0.311	false
2020-01-17T09:45Z	0.31	false
2020-01-17T09:30Z	0.302	false
2020-01-17T09:15Z	0.288	false
2020-01-17T09:00Z	0.269	false
2020-01-17T08:45Z	0.256	false
2020-01-17T08:30Z	0.252	false
2020-01-17T08:15Z	0.25	false
2020-01-17T08:00Z	0.246	false
2020-01-17T07:45Z	0.243	false
2020-01-17T07:30Z	0.242	false
2020-01-17T07:15Z	0.24	false
2020-01-17T07:00Z	0.236	false
2020-01-17T06:45Z	0.229	false
2020-01-17T06:30Z	0.223	false
2020-01-17T06:15Z	0.22	false
2020-01-17T06:00Z	0.22	false
2020-01-17T05:45Z	0.22	false
2020-01-17T05:30Z	0.22	false
2020-01-17T05:15Z	0.215	false
2020-01-17T05:00Z	0.211	false
2020-01-17T04:45Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T04:30Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T04:15Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T04:00Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T03:45Z	0.209	false
2020-01-17T03:30Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T03:15Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T03:00Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T02:45Z	0.211	false
2020-01-17T02:30Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T02:15Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T02:00Z	0.21	false
2020-01-17T01:45Z	0.212	false
2020-01-17T01:30Z	0.215	false
2020-01-17T01:15Z	0.218	false
2020-01-17T01:00Z	0.221	false
2020-01-17T00:45Z	0.225	false
2020-01-17T00:30Z	0.228	false
2020-01-17T00:15Z	0.231	false
2020-01-17T00:00Z	0.232	false
2020-01-16T23:45Z	0.232	false
2020-01-16T23:30Z	0.232	false
2020-01-16T23:15Z	0.231	false
2020-01-16T23:00Z	0.231	false
2020-01-16T22:45Z	0.23	false
2020-01-16T22:30Z	0.23	false
2020-01-16T22:15Z	0.231	false
2020-01-16T22:00Z	0.231	false
2020-01-16T21:45Z	0.23	false
2020-01-16T21:30Z	0.227	false
2020-01-16T21:15Z	0.221	false
2020-01-16T21:00Z	0.214	false
2020-01-16T20:45Z	0.208	false
2020-01-16T20:30Z	0.206	false
2020-01-16T20:15Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T20:00Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T19:45Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T19:30Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T19:15Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T19:00Z	0.202	false
2020-01-16T18:45Z	0.202	false
2020-01-16T18:30Z	0.201	false
2020-01-16T18:15Z	0.2	false
2020-01-16T18:00Z	0.201	false
2020-01-16T17:45Z	0.202	false
2020-01-16T17:30Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T17:15Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T17:00Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T16:45Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T16:30Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T16:15Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T16:00Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T15:45Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T15:30Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T15:15Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T15:00Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T14:45Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T14:30Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T14:15Z	0.205	false
2020-01-16T14:00Z	0.205	false
2020-01-16T13:45Z	0.205	false
2020-01-16T13:30Z	0.205	false
2020-01-16T13:15Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T13:00Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T12:45Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T12:30Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T12:15Z	0.202	false
2020-01-16T12:00Z	0.201	false
2020-01-16T11:45Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T11:30Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T11:15Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T11:00Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T10:45Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T10:30Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T10:15Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T10:00Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T09:45Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T09:30Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T09:15Z	0.199	false
2020-01-16T09:00Z	0.2	false
2020-01-16T08:45Z	0.2	false
2020-01-16T08:30Z	0.2	false
2020-01-16T08:15Z	0.2	false
2020-01-16T08:00Z	0.2	false
2020-01-16T07:45Z	0.201	false
2020-01-16T07:30Z	0.201	false
2020-01-16T07:15Z	0.201	false
2020-01-16T07:00Z	0.202	false
2020-01-16T06:45Z	0.202	false
2020-01-16T06:30Z	0.202	false
2020-01-16T06:15Z	0.203	false
2020-01-16T06:00Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T05:45Z	0.204	false
2020-01-16T05:30Z	0.205	false
2020-01-16T05:15Z	0.205	false
2020-01-16T05:00Z	0.206	false
2020-01-16T04:45Z	0.206	false
2020-01-16T04:30Z	0.207	false
2020-01-16T04:15Z	0.207	false
2020-01-16T04:00Z	0.208	false
2020-01-16T03:45Z	0.208	false
2020-01-16T03:30Z	0.209	false
2020-01-16T03:15Z	0.21	false
2020-01-16T03:00Z	0.21	false
2020-01-16T02:45Z	0.21	false
2020-01-16T02:30Z	0.21	false
2020-01-16T02:15Z	0.21	false
2020-01-16T02:00Z	0.211	false
2020-01-16T01:45Z	0.211	false
2020-01-16T01:30Z	0.212	false
2020-01-16T01:15Z	0.213	false
2020-01-16T01:00Z	0.214	false
2020-01-16T00:45Z	0.214	false
2020-01-16T00:30Z	0.215	false
2020-01-16T00:15Z	0.216	false
2020-01-16T00:00Z	0.216	false
2020-01-15T23:45Z	0.217	false
2020-01-15T23:30Z	0.217	false
2020-01-15T23:15Z	0.218	false
2020-01-15T23:00Z	0.218	false
2020-01-15T22:45Z	0.218	false
2020-01-15T22:30Z	0.217	false
2020-01-15T22:15Z	0.217	false
2020-01-15T22:00Z	0.217	false
2020-01-15T21:45Z	0.217	false
2020-01-15T21:30Z	0.218	false
2020-01-15T21:15Z	0.218	false
2020-01-15T21:00Z	0.218	false
2020-01-15T20:45Z	0.219	false
2020-01-15T20:30Z	0.219	false
2020-01-15T20:15Z	0.22	false
2020-01-15T20:00Z	0.22	false
2020-01-15T19:45Z	0.22	false
2020-01-15T19:30Z	0.221	false
2020-01-15T19:15Z	0.221	false
2020-01-15T19:00Z	0.222	false
2020-01-15T18:45Z	0.223	false
2020-01-15T18:30Z	0.223	false
2020-01-15T18:15Z	0.224	false
2020-01-15T18:00Z	0.225	false
2020-01-15T17:45Z	0.225	false
2020-01-15T17:30Z	0.226	false
2020-01-15T17:15Z	0.226	false
2020-01-15T17:00Z	0.227	false
2020-01-15T16:45Z	0.228	false
2020-01-15T16:30Z	0.228	false
2020-01-15T16:15Z	0.229	false
2020-01-15T16:00Z	0.229	false
2020-01-15T15:45Z	0.23	false
2020-01-15T15:30Z	0.23	false
2020-01-15T15:15Z	0.23	false
2020-01-15T15:00Z	0.23	false
2020-01-15T14:45Z	0.231	false
2020-01-15T14:30Z	0.232	false
2020-01-15T14:15Z	0.234	false
2020-01-15T14:00Z	0.235	false
2020-01-15T13:45Z	0.235	false
2020-01-15T13:30Z	0.236	false
2020-01-15T13:15Z	0.237	false
2020-01-15T13:00Z	0.237	false
2020-01-15T12:45Z	0.238	false
2020-01-15T12:30Z	0.239	false
2020-01-15T12:15Z	0.239	false
2020-01-15T12:00Z	0.24	false
2020-01-15T11:45Z	0.24	false
2020-01-15T11:30Z	0.24	false
2020-01-15T11:15Z	0.239	false
2020-01-15T11:00Z	0.239	false
2020-01-15T10:45Z	0.239	false
2020-01-15T10:30Z	0.24	false
2020-01-15T10:15Z	0.241	false
2020-01-15T10:00Z	0.242	false
2020-01-15T09:45Z	0.242	false
2020-01-15T09:30Z	0.243	false
2020-01-15T09:15Z	0.243	false
2020-01-15T09:00Z	0.244	false
2020-01-15T08:45Z	0.245	false
2020-01-15T08:30Z	0.247	false
2020-01-15T08:15Z	0.248	false
2020-01-15T08:00Z	0.249	false
2020-01-15T07:45Z	0.251	false
2020-01-15T07:30Z	0.254	false
2020-01-15T07:15Z	0.257	false
2020-01-15T07:00Z	0.258	false
2020-01-15T06:45Z	0.259	false
2020-01-15T06:30Z	0.26	false
2020-01-15T06:15Z	0.261	false
2020-01-15T06:00Z	0.262	false
2020-01-15T05:45Z	0.262	false
2020-01-15T05:30Z	0.263	false
2020-01-15T05:15Z	0.263	false
2020-01-15T05:00Z	0.263	false
2020-01-15T04:45Z	0.264	false
2020-01-15T04:30Z	0.265	false
2020-01-15T04:15Z	0.266	false
2020-01-15T04:00Z	0.268	false
2020-01-15T03:45Z	0.27	false
2020-01-15T03:30Z	0.272	false
2020-01-15T03:15Z	0.274	false
2020-01-15T03:00Z	0.276	false
2020-01-15T02:45Z	0.278	false
2020-01-15T02:30Z	0.281	false
2020-01-15T02:15Z	0.284	false
2020-01-15T02:00Z	0.288	false
2020-01-15T01:45Z	0.291	false
2020-01-15T01:30Z	0.293	false
2020-01-15T01:15Z	0.295	false
2020-01-15T01:00Z	0.296	false
2020-01-15T00:45Z	0.296	false
2020-01-15T00:30Z	0.295	false
2020-01-15T00:15Z	0.294	false
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2020-01-14T23:45Z	0.294	false
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2020-01-14T22:45Z	0.298	false
2020-01-14T22:30Z	0.299	false
2020-01-14T22:15Z	0.301	false
2020-01-14T22:00Z	0.303	false
2020-01-14T21:45Z	0.306	false
2020-01-14T21:30Z	0.309	false
2020-01-14T21:15Z	0.311	false
2020-01-14T21:00Z	0.315	false
2020-01-14T20:45Z	0.318	false
2020-01-14T20:30Z	0.322	false
2020-01-14T20:15Z	0.326	false
2020-01-14T20:00Z	0.331	false
2020-01-14T19:45Z	0.335	false
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2020-01-14T18:15Z	0.36	false
2020-01-14T18:00Z	0.365	false
2020-01-14T17:45Z	0.37	false
2020-01-14T17:30Z	0.374	false
2020-01-14T17:15Z	0.376	false
2020-01-14T17:00Z	0.374	false
2020-01-14T16:45Z	0.368	false
2020-01-14T16:30Z	0.359	false
2020-01-14T16:15Z	0.349	false
2020-01-14T16:00Z	0.338	false
2020-01-14T15:45Z	0.326	false
2020-01-14T15:30Z	0.315	false
2020-01-14T15:15Z	0.304	false
2020-01-14T15:00Z	0.289	false
2020-01-14T14:45Z	0.269	false
2020-01-14T14:30Z	0.258	false
2020-01-14T14:15Z	0.255	false
2020-01-14T14:00Z	0.253	false
2020-01-14T13:45Z	0.251	false
2020-01-14T13:30Z	0.247	false
2020-01-14T13:15Z	0.247	false
2020-01-14T13:00Z	0.249	false
2020-01-14T12:45Z	0.247	false
2020-01-14T12:30Z	0.247	false
2020-01-14T12:15Z	0.247	false
2020-01-14T12:00Z	0.249	false
2020-01-14T11:45Z	0.249	false
2020-01-14T11:30Z	0.25	false
2020-01-14T11:15Z	0.25	false
2020-01-14T11:00Z	0.252	false
2020-01-14T10:45Z	0.26	false
2020-01-14T10:30Z	0.272	false
2020-01-14T10:15Z	0.252	false
2020-01-14T10:00Z	0.253	false
2020-01-14T09:45Z	0.254	false
2020-01-14T09:30Z	0.255	false
2020-01-14T09:15Z	0.255	false
2020-01-14T09:00Z	0.256	false
2020-01-14T08:45Z	0.257	false
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2020-01-14T08:00Z	0.26	false
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2020-01-14T07:30Z	0.262	false
2020-01-14T07:15Z	0.264	false
2020-01-14T07:00Z	0.265	false
2020-01-14T06:45Z	0.266	false
2020-01-14T06:30Z	0.268	false
2020-01-14T06:15Z	0.269	false
2020-01-14T06:00Z	0.27	false
2020-01-14T05:45Z	0.271	false
2020-01-14T05:30Z	0.272	false
2020-01-14T05:15Z	0.272	false
2020-01-14T05:00Z	0.272	false
2020-01-14T04:45Z	0.274	false
2020-01-14T04:30Z	0.276	false
2020-01-14T04:15Z	0.278	false
2020-01-14T04:00Z	0.28	false
2020-01-14T03:45Z	0.283	false
2020-01-14T03:30Z	0.286	false
2020-01-14T03:15Z	0.288	false
2020-01-14T03:00Z	0.291	false
2020-01-14T02:45Z	0.293	false
2020-01-14T02:30Z	0.296	false
2020-01-14T02:15Z	0.3	false
2020-01-14T02:00Z	0.302	false
2020-01-14T01:45Z	0.306	false
2020-01-14T01:30Z	0.31	false
2020-01-14T01:15Z	0.314	false
2020-01-14T01:00Z	0.318	false
2020-01-14T00:45Z	0.322	false
2020-01-14T00:30Z	0.327	false
2020-01-14T00:15Z	0.332	false
2020-01-14T00:00Z	0.337	false
2020-01-13T23:45Z	0.342	false
2020-01-13T23:30Z	0.347	false
2020-01-13T23:15Z	0.351	false
2020-01-13T23:00Z	0.357	false
2020-01-13T22:45Z	0.362	false
2020-01-13T22:30Z	0.369	false
2020-01-13T22:15Z	0.376	false
2020-01-13T22:00Z	0.383	false
2020-01-13T21:45Z	0.39	false
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2020-01-13T20:45Z	0.422	false
2020-01-13T20:30Z	0.421	false
2020-01-13T20:15Z	0.414	false
2020-01-13T20:00Z	0.405	false
2020-01-13T19:45Z	0.397	false
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2020-01-13T18:45Z	0.3	false
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2020-01-13T15:30Z	0.231	false
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2020-01-13T13:15Z	0.231	false
2020-01-13T13:00Z	0.231	false
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2020-01-13T12:00Z	0.254	false
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2020-01-13T11:30Z	0.233	false
2020-01-13T11:15Z	0.233	false
2020-01-13T11:00Z	0.234	false
2020-01-13T10:45Z	0.236	false
2020-01-13T10:30Z	0.238	false
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2020-01-13T09:45Z	0.242	false
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2020-01-13T09:15Z	0.243	false
2020-01-13T09:00Z	0.243	false
2020-01-13T08:45Z	0.244	false
2020-01-13T08:30Z	0.245	false
2020-01-13T08:15Z	0.246	false
2020-01-13T08:00Z	0.246	false
2020-01-13T07:45Z	0.247	false
2020-01-13T07:30Z	0.248	false
2020-01-13T07:15Z	0.249	false
2020-01-13T07:00Z	0.249	false
2020-01-13T06:45Z	0.25	false
2020-01-13T06:30Z	0.251	false
2020-01-13T06:15Z	0.252	false
2020-01-13T06:00Z	0.253	false
2020-01-13T05:45Z	0.254	false
2020-01-13T05:30Z	0.254	false
2020-01-13T05:15Z	0.255	false
2020-01-13T05:00Z	0.255	false
2020-01-13T04:45Z	0.255	false
2020-01-13T04:30Z	0.255	false
2020-01-13T04:15Z	0.256	false
2020-01-13T04:00Z	0.257	false
2020-01-13T03:45Z	0.259	false
2020-01-13T03:30Z	0.26	false
2020-01-13T03:15Z	0.261	false
2020-01-13T03:00Z	0.261	false
2020-01-13T02:45Z	0.263	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Wigan
• Station ID: 5152
• River name: River Douglas
• Typical range: 0.09m to 1.35m
• Highest level on record: 2.55m on 26 December 2015
• Site datum: 31.60mAOD (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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