River level River Colne at Lexden

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Latest recorded level 0.80m at 4:30am Saturday 18 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-18T04:30Z	0.798	false
2020-01-18T04:15Z	0.798	false
2020-01-18T04:00Z	0.798	false
2020-01-18T03:45Z	0.799	false
2020-01-18T03:30Z	0.801	false
2020-01-18T03:15Z	0.802	false
2020-01-18T03:00Z	0.803	false
2020-01-18T02:45Z	0.806	false
2020-01-18T02:30Z	0.807	false
2020-01-18T02:15Z	0.81	false
2020-01-18T02:00Z	0.812	false
2020-01-18T01:45Z	0.816	false
2020-01-18T01:30Z	0.82	false
2020-01-18T01:15Z	0.822	false
2020-01-18T01:00Z	0.827	false
2020-01-18T00:45Z	0.83	false
2020-01-18T00:30Z	0.834	false
2020-01-18T00:15Z	0.838	false
2020-01-18T00:00Z	0.842	false
2020-01-17T23:45Z	0.847	false
2020-01-17T23:30Z	0.85	false
2020-01-17T23:15Z	0.855	false
2020-01-17T23:00Z	0.859	false
2020-01-17T22:45Z	0.862	false
2020-01-17T22:30Z	0.867	false
2020-01-17T22:15Z	0.869	false
2020-01-17T22:00Z	0.874	false
2020-01-17T21:45Z	0.88	false
2020-01-17T21:30Z	0.885	false
2020-01-17T21:15Z	0.885	false
2020-01-17T21:00Z	0.889	false
2020-01-17T20:45Z	0.893	false
2020-01-17T20:30Z	0.896	false
2020-01-17T20:15Z	0.899	false
2020-01-17T20:00Z	0.904	false
2020-01-17T19:45Z	0.906	false
2020-01-17T19:30Z	0.906	false
2020-01-17T19:15Z	0.91	false
2020-01-17T19:00Z	0.912	false
2020-01-17T18:45Z	0.914	false
2020-01-17T18:30Z	0.917	false
2020-01-17T18:15Z	0.919	false
2020-01-17T18:00Z	0.923	false
2020-01-17T17:45Z	0.922	false
2020-01-17T17:30Z	0.925	false
2020-01-17T17:15Z	0.929	false
2020-01-17T17:00Z	0.931	false
2020-01-17T16:45Z	0.933	false
2020-01-17T16:30Z	0.934	false
2020-01-17T16:15Z	0.939	false
2020-01-17T16:00Z	0.939	false
2020-01-17T15:45Z	0.942	false
2020-01-17T15:30Z	0.947	false
2020-01-17T15:15Z	0.949	false
2020-01-17T15:00Z	0.951	false
2020-01-17T14:45Z	0.953	false
2020-01-17T14:30Z	0.955	false
2020-01-17T14:15Z	0.961	false
2020-01-17T14:00Z	0.965	false
2020-01-17T13:45Z	0.967	false
2020-01-17T13:30Z	0.97	false
2020-01-17T13:15Z	0.97	false
2020-01-17T13:00Z	0.975	false
2020-01-17T12:45Z	0.976	false
2020-01-17T12:30Z	0.979	false
2020-01-17T12:15Z	0.98	false
2020-01-17T12:00Z	0.985	false
2020-01-17T11:45Z	0.986	false
2020-01-17T11:30Z	0.989	false
2020-01-17T11:15Z	0.989	false
2020-01-17T11:00Z	0.99	false
2020-01-17T10:45Z	0.992	false
2020-01-17T10:30Z	0.991	false
2020-01-17T10:15Z	0.993	false
2020-01-17T10:00Z	0.997	false
2020-01-17T09:45Z	0.994	false
2020-01-17T09:30Z	0.998	false
2020-01-17T09:15Z	0.999	false
2020-01-17T09:00Z	1.001	false
2020-01-17T08:45Z	1.005	false
2020-01-17T08:30Z	1.005	false
2020-01-17T08:15Z	1.002	false
2020-01-17T08:00Z	1.008	false
2020-01-17T07:45Z	1.006	false
2020-01-17T07:30Z	1.01	false
2020-01-17T07:15Z	1.009	false
2020-01-17T07:00Z	1.011	false
2020-01-17T06:45Z	1.013	false
2020-01-17T06:30Z	1.015	false
2020-01-17T06:15Z	1.017	false
2020-01-17T06:00Z	1.016	false
2020-01-17T05:45Z	1.019	false
2020-01-17T05:30Z	1.021	false
2020-01-17T05:15Z	1.021	false
2020-01-17T05:00Z	1.021	false
2020-01-17T04:45Z	1.022	false
2020-01-17T04:30Z	1.021	false
2020-01-17T04:15Z	1.021	false
2020-01-17T04:00Z	1.021	false
2020-01-17T03:45Z	1.022	false
2020-01-17T03:30Z	1.019	false
2020-01-17T03:15Z	1.018	false
2020-01-17T03:00Z	1.016	false
2020-01-17T02:45Z	1.012	false
2020-01-17T02:30Z	1.013	false
2020-01-17T02:15Z	1.01	false
2020-01-17T02:00Z	1.007	false
2020-01-17T01:45Z	1.007	false
2020-01-17T01:30Z	1.003	false
2020-01-17T01:15Z	1.001	false
2020-01-17T01:00Z	1.001	false
2020-01-17T00:45Z	1.002	false
2020-01-17T00:30Z	0.999	false
2020-01-17T00:15Z	0.997	false
2020-01-17T00:00Z	0.998	false
2020-01-16T23:45Z	0.993	false
2020-01-16T23:30Z	0.994	false
2020-01-16T23:15Z	0.995	false
2020-01-16T23:00Z	0.996	false
2020-01-16T22:45Z	0.997	false
2020-01-16T22:30Z	0.992	false
2020-01-16T22:15Z	0.994	false
2020-01-16T22:00Z	0.992	false
2020-01-16T21:45Z	0.993	false
2020-01-16T21:30Z	0.99	false
2020-01-16T21:15Z	0.992	false
2020-01-16T21:00Z	0.989	false
2020-01-16T20:45Z	0.991	false
2020-01-16T20:30Z	0.99	false
2020-01-16T20:15Z	0.99	false
2020-01-16T20:00Z	0.99	false
2020-01-16T19:45Z	0.989	false
2020-01-16T19:30Z	0.99	false
2020-01-16T19:15Z	0.991	false
2020-01-16T19:00Z	0.991	false
2020-01-16T18:45Z	0.991	false
2020-01-16T18:30Z	0.993	false
2020-01-16T18:15Z	0.992	false
2020-01-16T18:00Z	0.994	false
2020-01-16T17:45Z	0.995	false
2020-01-16T17:30Z	0.996	false
2020-01-16T17:15Z	0.994	false
2020-01-16T17:00Z	0.997	false
2020-01-16T16:45Z	0.997	false
2020-01-16T16:30Z	0.997	false
2020-01-16T16:15Z	0.997	false
2020-01-16T16:00Z	0.997	false
2020-01-16T15:45Z	0.995	false
2020-01-16T15:30Z	0.997	false
2020-01-16T15:15Z	0.997	false
2020-01-16T15:00Z	0.993	false
2020-01-16T14:45Z	0.993	false
2020-01-16T14:30Z	0.99	false
2020-01-16T14:15Z	0.987	false
2020-01-16T14:00Z	0.988	false
2020-01-16T13:45Z	0.982	false
2020-01-16T13:30Z	0.979	false
2020-01-16T13:15Z	0.976	false
2020-01-16T13:00Z	0.97	false
2020-01-16T12:45Z	0.966	false
2020-01-16T12:30Z	0.962	false
2020-01-16T12:15Z	0.958	false
2020-01-16T12:00Z	0.953	false
2020-01-16T11:45Z	0.946	false
2020-01-16T11:30Z	0.945	false
2020-01-16T11:15Z	0.94	false
2020-01-16T11:00Z	0.941	false
2020-01-16T10:45Z	0.935	false
2020-01-16T10:30Z	0.937	false
2020-01-16T10:15Z	0.935	false
2020-01-16T10:00Z	0.934	false
2020-01-16T09:45Z	0.934	false
2020-01-16T09:30Z	0.931	false
2020-01-16T09:15Z	0.931	false
2020-01-16T09:00Z	0.929	false
2020-01-16T08:45Z	0.929	false
2020-01-16T08:30Z	0.929	false
2020-01-16T08:15Z	0.925	false
2020-01-16T08:00Z	0.925	false
2020-01-16T07:45Z	0.926	false
2020-01-16T07:30Z	0.921	false
2020-01-16T07:15Z	0.921	false
2020-01-16T07:00Z	0.919	false
2020-01-16T06:45Z	0.917	false
2020-01-16T06:30Z	0.913	false
2020-01-16T06:15Z	0.914	false
2020-01-16T06:00Z	0.909	false
2020-01-16T05:45Z	0.91	false
2020-01-16T05:30Z	0.909	false
2020-01-16T05:15Z	0.909	false
2020-01-16T05:00Z	0.905	false
2020-01-16T04:45Z	0.903	false
2020-01-16T04:30Z	0.901	false
2020-01-16T04:15Z	0.899	false
2020-01-16T04:00Z	0.898	false
2020-01-16T03:45Z	0.892	false
2020-01-16T03:30Z	0.893	false
2020-01-16T03:15Z	0.889	false
2020-01-16T03:00Z	0.887	false
2020-01-16T02:45Z	0.886	false
2020-01-16T02:30Z	0.883	false
2020-01-16T02:15Z	0.881	false
2020-01-16T02:00Z	0.881	false
2020-01-16T01:45Z	0.878	false
2020-01-16T01:30Z	0.875	false
2020-01-16T01:15Z	0.874	false
2020-01-16T01:00Z	0.872	false
2020-01-16T00:45Z	0.87	false
2020-01-16T00:30Z	0.872	false
2020-01-16T00:15Z	0.867	false
2020-01-16T00:00Z	0.865	false
2020-01-15T23:45Z	0.865	false
2020-01-15T23:30Z	0.862	false
2020-01-15T23:15Z	0.859	false
2020-01-15T23:00Z	0.86	false
2020-01-15T22:45Z	0.858	false
2020-01-15T22:30Z	0.855	false
2020-01-15T22:15Z	0.851	false
2020-01-15T22:00Z	0.85	false
2020-01-15T21:45Z	0.848	false
2020-01-15T21:30Z	0.843	false
2020-01-15T21:15Z	0.839	false
2020-01-15T21:00Z	0.838	false
2020-01-15T20:45Z	0.835	false
2020-01-15T20:30Z	0.832	false
2020-01-15T20:15Z	0.828	false
2020-01-15T20:00Z	0.825	false
2020-01-15T19:45Z	0.821	false
2020-01-15T19:30Z	0.816	false
2020-01-15T19:15Z	0.811	false
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2020-01-15T18:15Z	0.792	false
2020-01-15T18:00Z	0.785	false
2020-01-15T17:45Z	0.779	false
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2020-01-13T14:30Z	0.586	false
2020-01-13T14:15Z	0.586	false
2020-01-13T14:00Z	0.588	false
2020-01-13T13:45Z	0.588	false
2020-01-13T13:30Z	0.589	false
2020-01-13T13:15Z	0.59	false
2020-01-13T13:00Z	0.59	false
2020-01-13T12:45Z	0.591	false
2020-01-13T12:30Z	0.592	false
2020-01-13T12:15Z	0.592	false
2020-01-13T12:00Z	0.593	false
2020-01-13T11:45Z	0.593	false
2020-01-13T11:30Z	0.594	false
2020-01-13T11:15Z	0.594	false
2020-01-13T11:00Z	0.594	false
2020-01-13T10:45Z	0.594	false
2020-01-13T10:30Z	0.598	false
2020-01-13T10:15Z	0.598	false
2020-01-13T10:00Z	0.598	false
2020-01-13T09:45Z	0.599	false
2020-01-13T09:30Z	0.601	false
2020-01-13T09:15Z	0.601	false
2020-01-13T09:00Z	0.602	false
2020-01-13T08:45Z	0.602	false
2020-01-13T08:30Z	0.603	false
2020-01-13T08:15Z	0.604	false
2020-01-13T08:00Z	0.605	false
2020-01-13T07:45Z	0.605	false
2020-01-13T07:30Z	0.605	false
2020-01-13T07:15Z	0.605	false
2020-01-13T07:00Z	0.607	false
2020-01-13T06:45Z	0.607	false
2020-01-13T06:30Z	0.607	false
2020-01-13T06:15Z	0.608	false
2020-01-13T06:00Z	0.609	false
2020-01-13T05:45Z	0.609	false
2020-01-13T05:30Z	0.609	false
2020-01-13T05:15Z	0.61	false
2020-01-13T05:00Z	0.612	false
2020-01-13T04:45Z	0.612	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Lexden
• Station ID: 6140
• River name: River Colne
• Typical range: 0.10m to 1.54m
• Highest level on record: 2.38m on 22 October 2001
• Site datum: 8.20mAOD (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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