River level River Great Ouse at Bedford

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Latest recorded level 0.80m at 8:00am Sunday 19 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-19T08:00Z	0.803	false
2020-01-19T07:45Z	0.802	false
2020-01-19T07:30Z	0.805	false
2020-01-19T07:15Z	0.806	false
2020-01-19T07:00Z	0.805	false
2020-01-19T06:45Z	0.805	false
2020-01-19T06:30Z	0.807	false
2020-01-19T06:15Z	0.808	false
2020-01-19T06:00Z	0.809	false
2020-01-19T05:45Z	0.81	false
2020-01-19T05:30Z	0.811	false
2020-01-19T05:15Z	0.81	false
2020-01-19T05:00Z	0.812	false
2020-01-19T04:45Z	0.811	false
2020-01-19T04:30Z	0.813	false
2020-01-19T04:15Z	0.812	false
2020-01-19T04:00Z	0.813	false
2020-01-19T03:45Z	0.814	false
2020-01-19T03:30Z	0.814	false
2020-01-19T03:15Z	0.815	false
2020-01-19T03:00Z	0.816	false
2020-01-19T02:45Z	0.817	false
2020-01-19T02:30Z	0.818	false
2020-01-19T02:15Z	0.819	false
2020-01-19T02:00Z	0.819	false
2020-01-19T01:45Z	0.82	false
2020-01-19T01:30Z	0.82	false
2020-01-19T01:15Z	0.821	false
2020-01-19T01:00Z	0.821	false
2020-01-19T00:45Z	0.822	false
2020-01-19T00:30Z	0.822	false
2020-01-19T00:15Z	0.822	false
2020-01-19T00:00Z	0.824	false
2020-01-18T23:45Z	0.824	false
2020-01-18T23:30Z	0.824	false
2020-01-18T23:15Z	0.825	false
2020-01-18T23:00Z	0.827	false
2020-01-18T22:45Z	0.826	false
2020-01-18T22:30Z	0.826	false
2020-01-18T22:15Z	0.828	false
2020-01-18T22:00Z	0.828	false
2020-01-18T21:45Z	0.829	false
2020-01-18T21:30Z	0.83	false
2020-01-18T21:15Z	0.829	false
2020-01-18T21:00Z	0.83	false
2020-01-18T20:45Z	0.83	false
2020-01-18T20:30Z	0.831	false
2020-01-18T20:15Z	0.832	false
2020-01-18T20:00Z	0.831	false
2020-01-18T19:45Z	0.832	false
2020-01-18T19:30Z	0.834	false
2020-01-18T19:15Z	0.833	false
2020-01-18T19:00Z	0.832	false
2020-01-18T18:45Z	0.833	false
2020-01-18T18:30Z	0.833	false
2020-01-18T18:15Z	0.835	false
2020-01-18T18:00Z	0.833	false
2020-01-18T17:45Z	0.836	false
2020-01-18T17:30Z	0.834	false
2020-01-18T17:15Z	0.835	false
2020-01-18T17:00Z	0.834	false
2020-01-18T16:45Z	0.835	false
2020-01-18T16:30Z	0.834	false
2020-01-18T16:15Z	0.836	false
2020-01-18T16:00Z	0.834	false
2020-01-18T15:45Z	0.835	false
2020-01-18T15:30Z	0.835	false
2020-01-18T15:15Z	0.836	false
2020-01-18T15:00Z	0.835	false
2020-01-18T14:45Z	0.835	false
2020-01-18T14:30Z	0.835	false
2020-01-18T14:15Z	0.832	false
2020-01-18T14:00Z	0.832	false
2020-01-18T13:45Z	0.833	false
2020-01-18T13:30Z	0.833	false
2020-01-18T13:15Z	0.832	false
2020-01-18T13:00Z	0.832	false
2020-01-18T12:45Z	0.829	false
2020-01-18T12:30Z	0.829	false
2020-01-18T12:15Z	0.83	false
2020-01-18T12:00Z	0.828	false
2020-01-18T11:45Z	0.828	false
2020-01-18T11:30Z	0.828	false
2020-01-18T11:15Z	0.828	false
2020-01-18T11:00Z	0.826	false
2020-01-18T10:45Z	0.827	false
2020-01-18T10:30Z	0.825	false
2020-01-18T10:15Z	0.823	false
2020-01-18T10:00Z	0.822	false
2020-01-18T09:45Z	0.821	false
2020-01-18T09:30Z	0.82	false
2020-01-18T09:15Z	0.82	false
2020-01-18T09:00Z	0.819	false
2020-01-18T08:45Z	0.817	false
2020-01-18T08:30Z	0.817	false
2020-01-18T08:15Z	0.817	false
2020-01-18T08:00Z	0.814	false
2020-01-18T07:45Z	0.814	false
2020-01-18T07:30Z	0.812	false
2020-01-18T07:15Z	0.81	false
2020-01-18T07:00Z	0.809	false
2020-01-18T06:45Z	0.806	false
2020-01-18T06:30Z	0.804	false
2020-01-18T06:15Z	0.804	false
2020-01-18T06:00Z	0.802	false
2020-01-18T05:45Z	0.801	false
2020-01-18T05:30Z	0.798	false
2020-01-18T05:15Z	0.796	false
2020-01-18T05:00Z	0.794	false
2020-01-18T04:45Z	0.791	false
2020-01-18T04:30Z	0.79	false
2020-01-18T04:15Z	0.788	false
2020-01-18T04:00Z	0.785	false
2020-01-18T03:45Z	0.783	false
2020-01-18T03:30Z	0.78	false
2020-01-18T03:15Z	0.778	false
2020-01-18T03:00Z	0.776	false
2020-01-18T02:45Z	0.775	false
2020-01-18T02:30Z	0.773	false
2020-01-18T02:15Z	0.771	false
2020-01-18T02:00Z	0.77	false
2020-01-18T01:45Z	0.768	false
2020-01-18T01:30Z	0.766	false
2020-01-18T01:15Z	0.766	false
2020-01-18T01:00Z	0.765	false
2020-01-18T00:45Z	0.764	false
2020-01-18T00:30Z	0.762	false
2020-01-18T00:15Z	0.761	false
2020-01-18T00:00Z	0.76	false
2020-01-17T23:45Z	0.76	false
2020-01-17T23:30Z	0.759	false
2020-01-17T23:15Z	0.759	false
2020-01-17T23:00Z	0.757	false
2020-01-17T22:45Z	0.757	false
2020-01-17T22:30Z	0.757	false
2020-01-17T22:15Z	0.756	false
2020-01-17T22:00Z	0.755	false
2020-01-17T21:45Z	0.753	false
2020-01-17T21:30Z	0.753	false
2020-01-17T21:15Z	0.754	false
2020-01-17T21:00Z	0.751	false
2020-01-17T20:45Z	0.751	false
2020-01-17T20:30Z	0.751	false
2020-01-17T20:15Z	0.75	false
2020-01-17T20:00Z	0.749	false
2020-01-17T19:45Z	0.749	false
2020-01-17T19:30Z	0.747	false
2020-01-17T19:15Z	0.747	false
2020-01-17T19:00Z	0.747	false
2020-01-17T18:45Z	0.747	false
2020-01-17T18:30Z	0.746	false
2020-01-17T18:15Z	0.746	false
2020-01-17T18:00Z	0.746	false
2020-01-17T17:45Z	0.744	false
2020-01-17T17:30Z	0.745	false
2020-01-17T17:15Z	0.744	false
2020-01-17T17:00Z	0.746	false
2020-01-17T16:45Z	0.742	false
2020-01-17T16:30Z	0.743	false
2020-01-17T16:15Z	0.74	false
2020-01-17T16:00Z	0.741	false
2020-01-17T15:45Z	0.74	false
2020-01-17T15:30Z	0.74	false
2020-01-17T15:15Z	0.74	false
2020-01-17T15:00Z	0.739	false
2020-01-17T14:45Z	0.738	false
2020-01-17T14:30Z	0.737	false
2020-01-17T14:15Z	0.737	false
2020-01-17T14:00Z	0.736	false
2020-01-17T13:45Z	0.739	false
2020-01-17T13:30Z	0.737	false
2020-01-17T13:15Z	0.737	false
2020-01-17T13:00Z	0.735	false
2020-01-17T12:45Z	0.737	false
2020-01-17T12:30Z	0.735	false
2020-01-17T12:15Z	0.733	false
2020-01-17T12:00Z	0.734	false
2020-01-17T11:45Z	0.73	false
2020-01-17T11:30Z	0.733	false
2020-01-17T11:15Z	0.73	false
2020-01-17T11:00Z	0.732	false
2020-01-17T10:45Z	0.732	false
2020-01-17T10:30Z	0.733	false
2020-01-17T10:15Z	0.73	false
2020-01-17T10:00Z	0.728	false
2020-01-17T09:45Z	0.729	false
2020-01-17T09:30Z	0.729	false
2020-01-17T09:15Z	0.73	false
2020-01-17T09:00Z	0.728	false
2020-01-17T08:45Z	0.727	false
2020-01-17T08:30Z	0.728	false
2020-01-17T08:15Z	0.728	false
2020-01-17T08:00Z	0.726	false
2020-01-17T07:45Z	0.725	false
2020-01-17T07:30Z	0.727	false
2020-01-17T07:15Z	0.724	false
2020-01-17T07:00Z	0.725	false
2020-01-17T06:45Z	0.724	false
2020-01-17T06:30Z	0.723	false
2020-01-17T06:15Z	0.723	false
2020-01-17T06:00Z	0.722	false
2020-01-17T05:45Z	0.722	false
2020-01-17T05:30Z	0.719	false
2020-01-17T05:15Z	0.719	false
2020-01-17T05:00Z	0.719	false
2020-01-17T04:45Z	0.718	false
2020-01-17T04:30Z	0.718	false
2020-01-17T04:15Z	0.717	false
2020-01-17T04:00Z	0.716	false
2020-01-17T03:45Z	0.714	false
2020-01-17T03:30Z	0.715	false
2020-01-17T03:15Z	0.714	false
2020-01-17T03:00Z	0.713	false
2020-01-17T02:45Z	0.712	false
2020-01-17T02:30Z	0.711	false
2020-01-17T02:15Z	0.71	false
2020-01-17T02:00Z	0.709	false
2020-01-17T01:45Z	0.708	false
2020-01-17T01:30Z	0.708	false
2020-01-17T01:15Z	0.706	false
2020-01-17T01:00Z	0.707	false
2020-01-17T00:45Z	0.705	false
2020-01-17T00:30Z	0.705	false
2020-01-17T00:15Z	0.703	false
2020-01-17T00:00Z	0.703	false
2020-01-16T23:45Z	0.703	false
2020-01-16T23:30Z	0.701	false
2020-01-16T23:15Z	0.699	false
2020-01-16T23:00Z	0.7	false
2020-01-16T22:45Z	0.7	false
2020-01-16T22:30Z	0.701	false
2020-01-16T22:15Z	0.698	false
2020-01-16T22:00Z	0.7	false
2020-01-16T21:45Z	0.698	false
2020-01-16T21:30Z	0.697	false
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2020-01-16T19:45Z	0.686	false
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2020-01-16T16:15Z	0.678	false
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2020-01-16T14:00Z	0.679	false
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2020-01-16T11:00Z	0.669	false
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2020-01-16T09:30Z	0.663	false
2020-01-16T09:15Z	0.662	false
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2020-01-14T19:00Z	0.43	false
2020-01-14T18:45Z	0.436	false
2020-01-14T18:30Z	0.437	false
2020-01-14T18:15Z	0.442	false
2020-01-14T18:00Z	0.438	false
2020-01-14T17:45Z	0.44	false
2020-01-14T17:30Z	0.435	false
2020-01-14T17:15Z	0.429	false
2020-01-14T17:00Z	0.442	false
2020-01-14T16:45Z	0.426	false
2020-01-14T16:30Z	0.443	false
2020-01-14T16:15Z	0.441	false
2020-01-14T16:00Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T15:45Z	0.441	false
2020-01-14T15:30Z	0.428	false
2020-01-14T15:15Z	0.429	false
2020-01-14T15:00Z	0.432	false
2020-01-14T14:45Z	0.431	false
2020-01-14T14:30Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T14:15Z	0.439	false
2020-01-14T14:00Z	0.432	false
2020-01-14T13:45Z	0.43	false
2020-01-14T13:30Z	0.439	false
2020-01-14T13:15Z	0.437	false
2020-01-14T13:00Z	0.436	false
2020-01-14T12:45Z	0.436	false
2020-01-14T12:30Z	0.431	false
2020-01-14T12:15Z	0.431	false
2020-01-14T12:00Z	0.431	false
2020-01-14T11:45Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T11:30Z	0.429	false
2020-01-14T11:15Z	0.433	false
2020-01-14T11:00Z	0.432	false
2020-01-14T10:45Z	0.431	false
2020-01-14T10:30Z	0.436	false
2020-01-14T10:15Z	0.436	false
2020-01-14T10:00Z	0.433	false
2020-01-14T09:45Z	0.435	false
2020-01-14T09:30Z	0.432	false
2020-01-14T09:15Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T09:00Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T08:45Z	0.435	false
2020-01-14T08:30Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T08:15Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T08:00Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T07:45Z	0.433	false
2020-01-14T07:30Z	0.434	false
2020-01-14T07:15Z	0.434	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Bedford
• Station ID: 6169
• River name: River Great Ouse
• Typical range: 0.25m to 0.52m
• Highest level on record: 1.42m on 11 April 1998
• Site datum: 24.60mAOD (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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