River level River Irwell at Pioneer Mills

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Latest recorded level 0.69m at 4:30am Sunday 20 January 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-01-20T04:30Z	0.686	false
2019-01-20T04:15Z	0.694	false
2019-01-20T04:00Z	0.691	false
2019-01-20T03:45Z	0.697	false
2019-01-20T03:30Z	0.702	false
2019-01-20T03:15Z	0.702	false
2019-01-20T03:00Z	0.705	false
2019-01-20T02:45Z	0.702	false
2019-01-20T02:30Z	0.709	false
2019-01-20T02:15Z	0.706	false
2019-01-20T02:00Z	0.71	false
2019-01-20T01:45Z	0.713	false
2019-01-20T01:30Z	0.712	false
2019-01-20T01:15Z	0.721	false
2019-01-20T01:00Z	0.72	false
2019-01-20T00:45Z	0.717	false
2019-01-20T00:30Z	0.716	false
2019-01-20T00:15Z	0.721	false
2019-01-20T00:00Z	0.719	false
2019-01-19T23:45Z	0.723	false
2019-01-19T23:30Z	0.73	false
2019-01-19T23:15Z	0.726	false
2019-01-19T23:00Z	0.721	false
2019-01-19T22:45Z	0.732	false
2019-01-19T22:30Z	0.733	false
2019-01-19T22:15Z	0.727	false
2019-01-19T22:00Z	0.727	false
2019-01-19T21:45Z	0.726	false
2019-01-19T21:30Z	0.732	false
2019-01-19T21:15Z	0.729	false
2019-01-19T21:00Z	0.731	false
2019-01-19T20:45Z	0.729	false
2019-01-19T20:30Z	0.727	false
2019-01-19T20:15Z	0.727	false
2019-01-19T20:00Z	0.725	false
2019-01-19T19:45Z	0.728	false
2019-01-19T19:30Z	0.732	false
2019-01-19T19:15Z	0.733	false
2019-01-19T19:00Z	0.74	false
2019-01-19T18:45Z	0.737	false
2019-01-19T18:30Z	0.739	false
2019-01-19T18:15Z	0.738	false
2019-01-19T18:00Z	0.734	false
2019-01-19T17:45Z	0.737	false
2019-01-19T17:30Z	0.728	false
2019-01-19T17:15Z	0.734	false
2019-01-19T17:00Z	0.729	false
2019-01-19T16:45Z	0.738	false
2019-01-19T16:30Z	0.743	false
2019-01-19T16:15Z	0.737	false
2019-01-19T16:00Z	0.723	false
2019-01-19T15:45Z	0.734	false
2019-01-19T15:30Z	0.731	false
2019-01-19T15:15Z	0.728	false
2019-01-19T15:00Z	0.724	false
2019-01-19T14:45Z	0.723	false
2019-01-19T14:30Z	0.73	false
2019-01-19T14:15Z	0.728	false
2019-01-19T14:00Z	0.72	false
2019-01-19T13:45Z	0.718	false
2019-01-19T13:30Z	0.72	false
2019-01-19T13:15Z	0.713	false
2019-01-19T13:00Z	0.72	false
2019-01-19T12:45Z	0.721	false
2019-01-19T12:30Z	0.72	false
2019-01-19T12:15Z	0.718	false
2019-01-19T12:00Z	0.715	false
2019-01-19T11:45Z	0.714	false
2019-01-19T11:30Z	0.715	false
2019-01-19T11:15Z	0.715	false
2019-01-19T11:00Z	0.711	false
2019-01-19T10:45Z	0.711	false
2019-01-19T10:30Z	0.71	false
2019-01-19T10:15Z	0.713	false
2019-01-19T10:00Z	0.714	false
2019-01-19T09:45Z	0.711	false
2019-01-19T09:30Z	0.71	false
2019-01-19T09:15Z	0.716	false
2019-01-19T09:00Z	0.715	false
2019-01-19T08:45Z	0.712	false
2019-01-19T08:30Z	0.719	false
2019-01-19T08:15Z	0.722	false
2019-01-19T08:00Z	0.725	false
2019-01-19T07:45Z	0.727	false
2019-01-19T07:30Z	0.728	false
2019-01-19T07:15Z	0.724	false
2019-01-19T07:00Z	0.72	false
2019-01-19T06:45Z	0.722	false
2019-01-19T06:30Z	0.718	false
2019-01-19T06:15Z	0.715	false
2019-01-19T06:00Z	0.717	false
2019-01-19T05:45Z	0.719	false
2019-01-19T05:30Z	0.713	false
2019-01-19T05:15Z	0.72	false
2019-01-19T05:00Z	0.718	false
2019-01-19T04:45Z	0.723	false
2019-01-19T04:30Z	0.72	false
2019-01-19T04:15Z	0.721	false
2019-01-19T04:00Z	0.718	false
2019-01-19T03:45Z	0.726	false
2019-01-19T03:30Z	0.726	false
2019-01-19T03:15Z	0.727	false
2019-01-19T03:00Z	0.731	false
2019-01-19T02:45Z	0.732	false
2019-01-19T02:30Z	0.73	false
2019-01-19T02:15Z	0.729	false
2019-01-19T02:00Z	0.735	false
2019-01-19T01:45Z	0.735	false
2019-01-19T01:30Z	0.733	false
2019-01-19T01:15Z	0.743	false
2019-01-19T01:00Z	0.736	false
2019-01-19T00:45Z	0.736	false
2019-01-19T00:30Z	0.738	false
2019-01-19T00:15Z	0.738	false
2019-01-19T00:00Z	0.742	false
2019-01-18T23:45Z	0.739	false
2019-01-18T23:30Z	0.743	false
2019-01-18T23:15Z	0.741	false
2019-01-18T23:00Z	0.747	false
2019-01-18T22:45Z	0.746	false
2019-01-18T22:30Z	0.74	false
2019-01-18T22:15Z	0.745	false
2019-01-18T22:00Z	0.73	false
2019-01-18T21:45Z	0.737	false
2019-01-18T21:30Z	0.731	false
2019-01-18T21:15Z	0.728	false
2019-01-18T21:00Z	0.716	false
2019-01-18T20:45Z	0.706	false
2019-01-18T20:30Z	0.702	false
2019-01-18T20:15Z	0.698	false
2019-01-18T20:00Z	0.702	false
2019-01-18T19:45Z	0.694	false
2019-01-18T19:30Z	0.701	false
2019-01-18T19:15Z	0.69	false
2019-01-18T19:00Z	0.699	false
2019-01-18T18:45Z	0.7	false
2019-01-18T18:30Z	0.694	false
2019-01-18T18:15Z	0.693	false
2019-01-18T18:00Z	0.689	false
2019-01-18T17:45Z	0.671	false
2019-01-18T17:30Z	0.661	false
2019-01-18T17:15Z	0.661	false
2019-01-18T17:00Z	0.659	false
2019-01-18T16:45Z	0.657	false
2019-01-18T16:30Z	0.657	false
2019-01-18T16:15Z	0.648	false
2019-01-18T16:00Z	0.643	false
2019-01-18T15:45Z	0.64	false
2019-01-18T15:30Z	0.636	false
2019-01-18T15:15Z	0.641	false
2019-01-18T15:00Z	0.642	false
2019-01-18T14:45Z	0.64	false
2019-01-18T14:30Z	0.639	false
2019-01-18T14:15Z	0.643	false
2019-01-18T14:00Z	0.642	false
2019-01-18T13:45Z	0.641	false
2019-01-18T13:30Z	0.64	false
2019-01-18T13:15Z	0.639	false
2019-01-18T13:00Z	0.636	false
2019-01-18T12:45Z	0.638	false
2019-01-18T12:30Z	0.635	false
2019-01-18T12:15Z	0.632	false
2019-01-18T12:00Z	0.632	false
2019-01-18T11:45Z	0.639	false
2019-01-18T11:30Z	0.635	false
2019-01-18T11:15Z	0.64	false
2019-01-18T11:00Z	0.644	false
2019-01-18T10:45Z	0.647	false
2019-01-18T10:30Z	0.64	false
2019-01-18T10:15Z	0.632	false
2019-01-18T10:00Z	0.631	false
2019-01-18T09:45Z	0.629	false
2019-01-18T09:30Z	0.631	false
2019-01-18T09:15Z	0.629	false
2019-01-18T09:00Z	0.632	false
2019-01-18T08:45Z	0.632	false
2019-01-18T08:30Z	0.63	false
2019-01-18T08:15Z	0.624	false
2019-01-18T08:00Z	0.63	false
2019-01-18T07:45Z	0.636	false
2019-01-18T07:30Z	0.634	false
2019-01-18T07:15Z	0.642	false
2019-01-18T07:00Z	0.638	false
2019-01-18T06:45Z	0.636	false
2019-01-18T06:30Z	0.639	false
2019-01-18T06:15Z	0.64	false
2019-01-18T06:00Z	0.64	false
2019-01-18T05:45Z	0.641	false
2019-01-18T05:30Z	0.645	false
2019-01-18T05:15Z	0.644	false
2019-01-18T05:00Z	0.646	false
2019-01-18T04:45Z	0.648	false
2019-01-18T04:30Z	0.65	false
2019-01-18T04:15Z	0.647	false
2019-01-18T04:00Z	0.651	false
2019-01-18T03:45Z	0.655	false
2019-01-18T03:30Z	0.661	false
2019-01-18T03:15Z	0.66	false
2019-01-18T03:00Z	0.661	false
2019-01-18T02:45Z	0.658	false
2019-01-18T02:30Z	0.659	false
2019-01-18T02:15Z	0.668	false
2019-01-18T02:00Z	0.666	false
2019-01-18T01:45Z	0.666	false
2019-01-18T01:30Z	0.668	false
2019-01-18T01:15Z	0.674	false
2019-01-18T01:00Z	0.673	false
2019-01-18T00:45Z	0.674	false
2019-01-18T00:30Z	0.672	false
2019-01-18T00:15Z	0.674	false
2019-01-18T00:00Z	0.676	false
2019-01-17T23:45Z	0.678	false
2019-01-17T23:30Z	0.683	false
2019-01-17T23:15Z	0.682	false
2019-01-17T23:00Z	0.683	false
2019-01-17T22:45Z	0.681	false
2019-01-17T22:30Z	0.685	false
2019-01-17T22:15Z	0.686	false
2019-01-17T22:00Z	0.685	false
2019-01-17T21:45Z	0.692	false
2019-01-17T21:30Z	0.689	false
2019-01-17T21:15Z	0.693	false
2019-01-17T21:00Z	0.693	false
2019-01-17T20:45Z	0.692	false
2019-01-17T20:30Z	0.692	false
2019-01-17T20:15Z	0.699	false
2019-01-17T20:00Z	0.704	false
2019-01-17T19:45Z	0.702	false
2019-01-17T19:30Z	0.704	false
2019-01-17T19:15Z	0.712	false
2019-01-17T19:00Z	0.707	false
2019-01-17T18:45Z	0.706	false
2019-01-17T18:30Z	0.706	false
2019-01-17T18:15Z	0.701	false
2019-01-17T18:00Z	0.698	false
2019-01-17T17:45Z	0.707	false
2019-01-17T17:30Z	0.709	false
2019-01-17T17:15Z	0.716	false
2019-01-17T17:00Z	0.716	false
2019-01-17T16:45Z	0.717	false
2019-01-17T16:30Z	0.716	false
2019-01-17T16:15Z	0.722	false
2019-01-17T16:00Z	0.717	false
2019-01-17T15:45Z	0.721	false
2019-01-17T15:30Z	0.713	false
2019-01-17T15:15Z	0.717	false
2019-01-17T15:00Z	0.722	false
2019-01-17T14:45Z	0.725	false
2019-01-17T14:30Z	0.727	false
2019-01-17T14:15Z	0.736	false
2019-01-17T14:00Z	0.734	false
2019-01-17T13:45Z	0.733	false
2019-01-17T13:30Z	0.727	false
2019-01-17T13:15Z	0.737	false
2019-01-17T13:00Z	0.73	false
2019-01-17T12:45Z	0.736	false
2019-01-17T12:30Z	0.733	false
2019-01-17T12:15Z	0.741	false
2019-01-17T12:00Z	0.74	false
2019-01-17T11:45Z	0.744	false
2019-01-17T11:30Z	0.744	false
2019-01-17T11:15Z	0.742	false
2019-01-17T11:00Z	0.74	false
2019-01-17T10:45Z	0.744	false
2019-01-17T10:30Z	0.749	false
2019-01-17T10:15Z	0.744	false
2019-01-17T10:00Z	0.746	false
2019-01-17T09:45Z	0.748	false
2019-01-17T09:30Z	0.751	false
2019-01-17T09:15Z	0.739	false
2019-01-17T09:00Z	0.753	false
2019-01-17T08:45Z	0.763	false
2019-01-17T08:30Z	0.755	false
2019-01-17T08:15Z	0.765	false
2019-01-17T08:00Z	0.762	false
2019-01-17T07:45Z	0.76	false
2019-01-17T07:30Z	0.768	false
2019-01-17T07:15Z	0.771	false
2019-01-17T07:00Z	0.774	false
2019-01-17T06:45Z	0.78	false
2019-01-17T06:30Z	0.775	false
2019-01-17T06:15Z	0.777	false
2019-01-17T06:00Z	0.789	false
2019-01-17T05:45Z	0.791	false
2019-01-17T05:30Z	0.797	false
2019-01-17T05:15Z	0.797	false
2019-01-17T05:00Z	0.789	false
2019-01-17T04:45Z	0.799	false
2019-01-17T04:30Z	0.797	false
2019-01-17T04:15Z	0.799	false
2019-01-17T04:00Z	0.804	false
2019-01-17T03:45Z	0.806	false
2019-01-17T03:30Z	0.816	false
2019-01-17T03:15Z	0.823	false
2019-01-17T03:00Z	0.823	false
2019-01-17T02:45Z	0.837	false
2019-01-17T02:30Z	0.84	false
2019-01-17T02:15Z	0.839	false
2019-01-17T02:00Z	0.843	false
2019-01-17T01:45Z	0.842	false
2019-01-17T01:30Z	0.837	false
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2019-01-17T00:30Z	0.823	false
2019-01-17T00:15Z	0.816	false
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2019-01-15T14:45Z	0.626	false
2019-01-15T14:30Z	0.629	false
2019-01-15T14:15Z	0.639	false
2019-01-15T14:00Z	0.635	false
2019-01-15T13:45Z	0.634	false
2019-01-15T13:30Z	0.631	false
2019-01-15T13:15Z	0.627	false
2019-01-15T13:00Z	0.624	false
2019-01-15T12:45Z	0.624	false
2019-01-15T12:30Z	0.619	false
2019-01-15T12:15Z	0.624	false
2019-01-15T12:00Z	0.623	false
2019-01-15T11:45Z	0.622	false
2019-01-15T11:30Z	0.63	false
2019-01-15T11:15Z	0.633	false
2019-01-15T11:00Z	0.635	false
2019-01-15T10:45Z	0.629	false
2019-01-15T10:30Z	0.622	false
2019-01-15T10:15Z	0.617	false
2019-01-15T10:00Z	0.618	false
2019-01-15T09:45Z	0.619	false
2019-01-15T09:30Z	0.62	false
2019-01-15T09:15Z	0.613	false
2019-01-15T09:00Z	0.614	false
2019-01-15T08:45Z	0.618	false
2019-01-15T08:30Z	0.614	false
2019-01-15T08:15Z	0.613	false
2019-01-15T08:00Z	0.618	false
2019-01-15T07:45Z	0.626	false
2019-01-15T07:30Z	0.62	false
2019-01-15T07:15Z	0.628	false
2019-01-15T07:00Z	0.627	false
2019-01-15T06:45Z	0.624	false
2019-01-15T06:30Z	0.62	false
2019-01-15T06:15Z	0.62	false
2019-01-15T06:00Z	0.622	false
2019-01-15T05:45Z	0.628	false
2019-01-15T05:30Z	0.627	false
2019-01-15T05:15Z	0.626	false
2019-01-15T05:00Z	0.625	false
2019-01-15T04:45Z	0.626	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
• View your property's long term risk of flooding

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