River level River Irwell at Pioneer Mills

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Latest recorded level 0.70m at 4:00pm Wednesday 21 October 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-10-21T15:00Z	0.697	false
2020-10-21T14:45Z	0.698	false
2020-10-21T14:30Z	0.694	false
2020-10-21T14:15Z	0.691	false
2020-10-21T14:00Z	0.692	false
2020-10-21T13:45Z	0.682	false
2020-10-21T13:30Z	0.674	false
2020-10-21T13:15Z	0.666	false
2020-10-21T13:00Z	0.659	false
2020-10-21T12:45Z	0.651	false
2020-10-21T12:30Z	0.649	false
2020-10-21T12:15Z	0.648	false
2020-10-21T12:00Z	0.643	false
2020-10-21T11:45Z	0.638	false
2020-10-21T11:30Z	0.636	false
2020-10-21T11:15Z	0.636	false
2020-10-21T11:00Z	0.636	false
2020-10-21T10:45Z	0.635	false
2020-10-21T10:30Z	0.637	false
2020-10-21T10:15Z	0.639	false
2020-10-21T10:00Z	0.644	false
2020-10-21T09:45Z	0.644	false
2020-10-21T09:30Z	0.649	false
2020-10-21T09:15Z	0.646	false
2020-10-21T09:00Z	0.644	false
2020-10-21T08:45Z	0.643	false
2020-10-21T08:30Z	0.633	false
2020-10-21T08:15Z	0.628	false
2020-10-21T08:00Z	0.623	false
2020-10-21T07:45Z	0.624	false
2020-10-21T07:30Z	0.631	false
2020-10-21T07:15Z	0.63	false
2020-10-21T07:00Z	0.636	false
2020-10-21T06:45Z	0.63	false
2020-10-21T06:30Z	0.624	false
2020-10-21T06:15Z	0.617	false
2020-10-21T06:00Z	0.611	false
2020-10-21T05:45Z	0.602	false
2020-10-21T05:30Z	0.597	false
2020-10-21T05:15Z	0.585	false
2020-10-21T05:00Z	0.58	false
2020-10-21T04:45Z	0.575	false
2020-10-21T04:30Z	0.569	false
2020-10-21T04:15Z	0.566	false
2020-10-21T04:00Z	0.562	false
2020-10-21T03:45Z	0.557	false
2020-10-21T03:30Z	0.553	false
2020-10-21T03:15Z	0.553	false
2020-10-21T03:00Z	0.552	false
2020-10-21T02:45Z	0.553	false
2020-10-21T02:30Z	0.558	false
2020-10-21T02:15Z	0.558	false
2020-10-21T02:00Z	0.559	false
2020-10-21T01:45Z	0.56	false
2020-10-21T01:30Z	0.563	false
2020-10-21T01:15Z	0.563	false
2020-10-21T01:00Z	0.566	false
2020-10-21T00:45Z	0.566	false
2020-10-21T00:30Z	0.571	false
2020-10-21T00:15Z	0.569	false
2020-10-21T00:00Z	0.568	false
2020-10-20T23:45Z	0.562	false
2020-10-20T23:30Z	0.563	false
2020-10-20T23:15Z	0.562	false
2020-10-20T23:00Z	0.561	false
2020-10-20T22:45Z	0.568	false
2020-10-20T22:30Z	0.569	false
2020-10-20T22:15Z	0.571	false
2020-10-20T22:00Z	0.573	false
2020-10-20T21:45Z	0.573	false
2020-10-20T21:30Z	0.571	false
2020-10-20T21:15Z	0.574	false
2020-10-20T21:00Z	0.572	false
2020-10-20T20:45Z	0.574	false
2020-10-20T20:30Z	0.572	false
2020-10-20T20:15Z	0.576	false
2020-10-20T20:00Z	0.58	false
2020-10-20T19:45Z	0.572	false
2020-10-20T19:30Z	0.571	false
2020-10-20T19:15Z	0.568	false
2020-10-20T19:00Z	0.571	false
2020-10-20T18:45Z	0.569	false
2020-10-20T18:30Z	0.574	false
2020-10-20T18:15Z	0.573	false
2020-10-20T18:00Z	0.574	false
2020-10-20T17:45Z	0.575	false
2020-10-20T17:30Z	0.577	false
2020-10-20T17:15Z	0.575	false
2020-10-20T17:00Z	0.575	false
2020-10-20T16:45Z	0.576	false
2020-10-20T16:30Z	0.579	false
2020-10-20T16:15Z	0.579	false
2020-10-20T16:00Z	0.577	false
2020-10-20T15:45Z	0.584	false
2020-10-20T15:30Z	0.585	false
2020-10-20T15:15Z	0.581	false
2020-10-20T15:00Z	0.584	false
2020-10-20T14:45Z	0.587	false
2020-10-20T14:30Z	0.594	false
2020-10-20T14:15Z	0.594	false
2020-10-20T14:00Z	0.601	false
2020-10-20T13:45Z	0.604	false
2020-10-20T13:30Z	0.608	false
2020-10-20T13:15Z	0.607	false
2020-10-20T13:00Z	0.608	false
2020-10-20T12:45Z	0.607	false
2020-10-20T12:30Z	0.605	false
2020-10-20T12:15Z	0.61	false
2020-10-20T12:00Z	0.604	false
2020-10-20T11:45Z	0.608	false
2020-10-20T11:30Z	0.605	false
2020-10-20T11:15Z	0.609	false
2020-10-20T11:00Z	0.622	false
2020-10-20T10:45Z	0.622	false
2020-10-20T10:30Z	0.629	false
2020-10-20T10:15Z	0.635	false
2020-10-20T10:00Z	0.634	false
2020-10-20T09:45Z	0.634	false
2020-10-20T09:30Z	0.623	false
2020-10-20T09:15Z	0.615	false
2020-10-20T09:00Z	0.619	false
2020-10-20T08:45Z	0.612	false
2020-10-20T08:30Z	0.604	false
2020-10-20T08:15Z	0.603	false
2020-10-20T08:00Z	0.607	false
2020-10-20T07:45Z	0.61	false
2020-10-20T07:30Z	0.604	false
2020-10-20T07:15Z	0.603	false
2020-10-20T07:00Z	0.595	false
2020-10-20T06:45Z	0.596	false
2020-10-20T06:30Z	0.603	false
2020-10-20T06:15Z	0.602	false
2020-10-20T06:00Z	0.603	false
2020-10-20T05:45Z	0.601	false
2020-10-20T05:30Z	0.605	false
2020-10-20T05:15Z	0.603	false
2020-10-20T05:00Z	0.598	false
2020-10-20T04:45Z	0.606	false
2020-10-20T04:30Z	0.606	false
2020-10-20T04:15Z	0.61	false
2020-10-20T04:00Z	0.597	false
2020-10-20T03:45Z	0.572	false
2020-10-20T03:30Z	0.558	false
2020-10-20T03:15Z	0.556	false
2020-10-20T03:00Z	0.543	false
2020-10-20T02:45Z	0.548	false
2020-10-20T02:30Z	0.545	false
2020-10-20T02:15Z	0.545	false
2020-10-20T02:00Z	0.543	false
2020-10-20T01:45Z	0.54	false
2020-10-20T01:30Z	0.545	false
2020-10-20T01:15Z	0.549	false
2020-10-20T01:00Z	0.548	false
2020-10-20T00:45Z	0.552	false
2020-10-20T00:30Z	0.559	false
2020-10-20T00:15Z	0.558	false
2020-10-20T00:00Z	0.555	false
2020-10-19T23:45Z	0.546	false
2020-10-19T23:30Z	0.545	false
2020-10-19T23:15Z	0.547	false
2020-10-19T23:00Z	0.547	false
2020-10-19T22:45Z	0.55	false
2020-10-19T22:30Z	0.553	false
2020-10-19T22:15Z	0.553	false
2020-10-19T22:00Z	0.557	false
2020-10-19T21:45Z	0.554	false
2020-10-19T21:30Z	0.557	false
2020-10-19T21:15Z	0.555	false
2020-10-19T21:00Z	0.554	false
2020-10-19T20:45Z	0.554	false
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2020-10-19T18:45Z	0.549	false
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2020-10-19T15:45Z	0.556	false
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2020-10-19T14:45Z	0.544	false
2020-10-19T14:30Z	0.546	false
2020-10-19T14:15Z	0.55	false
2020-10-19T14:00Z	0.55	false
2020-10-19T13:45Z	0.552	false
2020-10-19T13:30Z	0.55	false
2020-10-19T13:15Z	0.544	false
2020-10-19T13:00Z	0.545	false
2020-10-19T12:45Z	0.543	false
2020-10-19T12:30Z	0.545	false
2020-10-19T12:15Z	0.541	false
2020-10-19T12:00Z	0.542	false
2020-10-19T11:45Z	0.542	false
2020-10-19T11:30Z	0.544	false
2020-10-19T11:15Z	0.541	false
2020-10-19T11:00Z	0.541	false
2020-10-19T10:45Z	0.543	false
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2020-10-19T10:15Z	0.54	false
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2020-10-19T09:45Z	0.542	false
2020-10-19T09:30Z	0.534	false
2020-10-19T09:15Z	0.533	false
2020-10-19T09:00Z	0.537	false
2020-10-19T08:45Z	0.534	false
2020-10-19T08:30Z	0.535	false
2020-10-19T08:15Z	0.532	false
2020-10-19T08:00Z	0.531	false
2020-10-19T07:45Z	0.534	false
2020-10-19T07:30Z	0.535	false
2020-10-19T07:15Z	0.531	false
2020-10-19T07:00Z	0.537	false
2020-10-19T06:45Z	0.534	false
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2020-10-17T00:30Z	0.598	false
2020-10-17T00:15Z	0.601	false
2020-10-17T00:00Z	0.602	false
2020-10-16T23:45Z	0.593	false
2020-10-16T23:30Z	0.592	false
2020-10-16T23:15Z	0.598	false
2020-10-16T23:00Z	0.597	false
2020-10-16T22:45Z	0.597	false
2020-10-16T22:30Z	0.598	false
2020-10-16T22:15Z	0.6	false
2020-10-16T22:00Z	0.602	false
2020-10-16T21:45Z	0.6	false
2020-10-16T21:30Z	0.599	false
2020-10-16T21:15Z	0.607	false
2020-10-16T21:00Z	0.608	false
2020-10-16T20:45Z	0.597	false
2020-10-16T20:30Z	0.603	false
2020-10-16T20:15Z	0.604	false
2020-10-16T20:00Z	0.606	false
2020-10-16T19:45Z	0.601	false
2020-10-16T19:30Z	0.6	false
2020-10-16T19:15Z	0.6	false
2020-10-16T19:00Z	0.6	false
2020-10-16T18:45Z	0.602	false
2020-10-16T18:30Z	0.6	false
2020-10-16T18:15Z	0.608	false
2020-10-16T18:00Z	0.607	false
2020-10-16T17:45Z	0.597	false
2020-10-16T17:30Z	0.603	false
2020-10-16T17:15Z	0.609	false
2020-10-16T17:00Z	0.609	false
2020-10-16T16:45Z	0.608	false
2020-10-16T16:30Z	0.604	false
2020-10-16T16:15Z	0.607	false
2020-10-16T16:00Z	0.61	false
2020-10-16T15:45Z	0.61	false
2020-10-16T15:30Z	0.613	false
2020-10-16T15:15Z	0.604	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Pioneer Mills
• Station ID: 5230
• River name: River Irwell
• Typical range: 0.36m to 3.70m
• Highest level on record: 5.92m on 26 December 2015
• Site datum: 0.00mAOD (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
• Check the long term flood risk for an area in England.

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