River level River Great Ouse at Castle Mill (Bedford)

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Latest recorded level 0.28m at 5:30am Monday 18 January 2021.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2021-01-18T05:30Z	0.282	false
2021-01-18T05:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T05:00Z	0.282	false
2021-01-18T04:45Z	0.282	false
2021-01-18T04:30Z	0.282	false
2021-01-18T04:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T04:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T03:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T03:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T03:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T03:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T02:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T02:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T02:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T02:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T01:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T01:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T01:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T01:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T00:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T00:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T00:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-18T00:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T23:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T23:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T23:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T23:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T22:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T22:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T22:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T22:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T21:45Z	0.266	false
2021-01-17T21:30Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T21:15Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T21:00Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T20:45Z	0.266	false
2021-01-17T20:30Z	0.266	false
2021-01-17T20:15Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T20:00Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T19:45Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T19:30Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T19:15Z	0.266	false
2021-01-17T19:00Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T18:45Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T18:30Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T18:15Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T18:00Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T17:45Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T17:30Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T17:15Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T17:00Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T16:45Z	0.265	false
2021-01-17T16:30Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T16:15Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T16:00Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T15:45Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T15:30Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T15:15Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T15:00Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T14:45Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T14:30Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T14:15Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T14:00Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T13:45Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T13:30Z	0.28	false
2021-01-17T13:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T13:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T12:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T12:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T12:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T12:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T11:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T11:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T11:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T11:00Z	0.266	false
2021-01-17T10:45Z	0.267	false
2021-01-17T10:30Z	0.282	false
2021-01-17T10:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T10:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T09:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T09:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T09:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T09:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T08:45Z	0.266	false
2021-01-17T08:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T08:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T08:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T07:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T07:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T07:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T07:00Z	0.297	false
2021-01-17T06:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T06:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T06:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T06:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T05:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T05:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T05:15Z	0.288	false
2021-01-17T05:00Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T04:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T04:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T04:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T04:00Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T03:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T03:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T03:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T03:00Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T02:45Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T02:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T02:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T02:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T01:45Z	0.296	false
2021-01-17T01:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T01:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T01:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T00:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T00:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T00:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-17T00:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-16T23:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-16T23:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-16T23:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-16T23:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-16T22:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-16T22:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-16T22:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T22:00Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T21:45Z	0.3	false
2021-01-16T21:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T21:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T21:00Z	0.311	false
2021-01-16T20:45Z	0.311	false
2021-01-16T20:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T20:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T20:00Z	0.31	false
2021-01-16T19:45Z	0.311	false
2021-01-16T19:30Z	0.309	false
2021-01-16T19:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T19:00Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T18:45Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T18:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T18:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T18:00Z	0.175	false
2021-01-16T17:45Z	0.176	false
2021-01-16T17:30Z	0.175	false
2021-01-16T17:15Z	0.191	false
2021-01-16T17:00Z	0.191	false
2021-01-16T16:45Z	0.175	false
2021-01-16T16:30Z	0.311	false
2021-01-16T16:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T16:00Z	0.311	false
2021-01-16T15:45Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T15:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T15:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T15:00Z	0.296	false
2021-01-16T14:45Z	0.176	false
2021-01-16T14:30Z	0.176	false
2021-01-16T14:15Z	0.176	false
2021-01-16T14:00Z	0.176	false
2021-01-16T13:45Z	0.176	false
2021-01-16T13:30Z	0.176	false
2021-01-16T13:15Z	0.176	false
2021-01-16T13:00Z	0.161	false
2021-01-16T12:45Z	0.161	false
2021-01-16T12:30Z	0.162	false
2021-01-16T12:15Z	0.177	false
2021-01-16T12:00Z	0.162	false
2021-01-16T11:45Z	0.282	false
2021-01-16T11:30Z	0.177	false
2021-01-16T11:15Z	0.192	false
2021-01-16T11:00Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T10:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T10:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T10:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T10:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T09:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T09:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T09:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T09:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T08:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T08:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T08:15Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T08:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T07:45Z	0.297	false
2021-01-16T07:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T07:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T07:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T06:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T06:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T06:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T06:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T05:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T05:30Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T05:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T05:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T04:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T04:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T04:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T04:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T03:45Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T03:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T03:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T03:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T02:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T02:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T02:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T02:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-16T01:45Z	0.297	false
2021-01-16T01:30Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T01:15Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T01:00Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T00:45Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T00:30Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T00:15Z	0.312	false
2021-01-16T00:00Z	0.312	false
2021-01-15T23:45Z	0.312	false
2021-01-15T23:30Z	0.299	false
2021-01-15T23:15Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T23:00Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T22:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-15T22:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-15T22:15Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T22:00Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T21:45Z	0.312	false
2021-01-15T21:30Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T21:15Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T21:00Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T20:45Z	0.297	false
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2021-01-15T19:30Z	0.297	false
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2021-01-15T19:00Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T18:45Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T18:30Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T18:15Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T18:00Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T17:45Z	0.282	false
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2021-01-15T16:15Z	0.297	false
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2021-01-15T15:45Z	0.282	false
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2021-01-15T15:15Z	0.282	false
2021-01-15T15:00Z	0.282	false
2021-01-15T14:45Z	0.282	false
2021-01-15T14:30Z	0.297	false
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2021-01-15T14:00Z	0.282	false
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2021-01-15T13:15Z	0.282	false
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2021-01-15T12:30Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T12:15Z	0.297	false
2021-01-15T12:00Z	0.298	false
2021-01-15T11:45Z	0.312	false
2021-01-15T11:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-15T11:15Z	0.298	false
2021-01-15T11:00Z	0.162	false
2021-01-15T10:45Z	0.298	false
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2021-01-15T10:15Z	0.282	false
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2021-01-15T09:45Z	0.298	false
2021-01-15T09:30Z	0.298	false
2021-01-15T09:15Z	0.282	false
2021-01-15T09:00Z	0.282	false
2021-01-15T08:45Z	0.283	false
2021-01-15T08:30Z	0.283	false
2021-01-15T08:15Z	0.283	false
2021-01-15T08:00Z	0.283	false
2021-01-15T07:45Z	0.282	false
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2021-01-13T20:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T20:15Z	0.282	false
2021-01-13T20:00Z	0.296	false
2021-01-13T19:45Z	0.296	false
2021-01-13T19:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-13T19:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-13T19:00Z	0.296	false
2021-01-13T18:45Z	0.296	false
2021-01-13T18:30Z	0.296	false
2021-01-13T18:15Z	0.296	false
2021-01-13T18:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T17:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T17:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T17:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T17:00Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T16:45Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T16:30Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T16:15Z	0.281	false
2021-01-13T16:00Z	0.282	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Castle Mill (Bedford)
• Station ID: 6171
• River name: River Great Ouse
• Typical range: 0.19m to 0.26m
• Highest level on record: 0.91m on 26 December 2020 (awaiting validation)
• Site datum: 21.80mAOD (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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