River level River Great Ouse at St Ives

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Latest recorded level 0.14m at 4:30am Wednesday 20 March 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-03-20T04:30Z	0.144	false
2019-03-20T04:15Z	0.138	false
2019-03-20T04:00Z	0.133	false
2019-03-20T03:45Z	0.14	false
2019-03-20T03:30Z	0.13	false
2019-03-20T03:15Z	0.136	false
2019-03-20T03:00Z	0.139	false
2019-03-20T02:45Z	0.136	false
2019-03-20T02:30Z	0.135	false
2019-03-20T02:15Z	0.134	false
2019-03-20T02:00Z	0.131	false
2019-03-20T01:45Z	0.137	false
2019-03-20T01:30Z	0.143	false
2019-03-20T01:15Z	0.147	false
2019-03-20T01:00Z	0.153	false
2019-03-20T00:45Z	0.158	false
2019-03-20T00:30Z	0.162	false
2019-03-20T00:15Z	0.164	false
2019-03-20T00:00Z	0.161	false
2019-03-19T23:45Z	0.156	false
2019-03-19T23:30Z	0.147	false
2019-03-19T23:15Z	0.141	false
2019-03-19T23:00Z	0.137	false
2019-03-19T22:45Z	0.133	false
2019-03-19T22:30Z	0.125	false
2019-03-19T22:15Z	0.139	false
2019-03-19T22:00Z	0.147	false
2019-03-19T21:45Z	0.157	false
2019-03-19T21:30Z	0.167	false
2019-03-19T21:15Z	0.167	false
2019-03-19T21:00Z	0.159	false
2019-03-19T20:45Z	0.153	false
2019-03-19T20:30Z	0.146	false
2019-03-19T20:15Z	0.137	false
2019-03-19T20:00Z	0.134	false
2019-03-19T19:45Z	0.128	false
2019-03-19T19:30Z	0.128	false
2019-03-19T19:15Z	0.145	false
2019-03-19T19:00Z	0.168	false
2019-03-19T18:45Z	0.159	false
2019-03-19T18:30Z	0.151	false
2019-03-19T18:15Z	0.141	false
2019-03-19T18:00Z	0.12	false
2019-03-19T17:45Z	0.128	false
2019-03-19T17:30Z	0.127	false
2019-03-19T17:15Z	0.12	false
2019-03-19T17:00Z	0.126	false
2019-03-19T16:45Z	0.13	false
2019-03-19T16:30Z	0.135	false
2019-03-19T16:15Z	0.158	false
2019-03-19T16:00Z	0.152	false
2019-03-19T15:45Z	0.146	false
2019-03-19T15:30Z	0.14	false
2019-03-19T15:15Z	0.13	false
2019-03-19T15:00Z	0.129	false
2019-03-19T14:45Z	0.135	false
2019-03-19T14:30Z	0.141	false
2019-03-19T14:15Z	0.157	false
2019-03-19T14:00Z	0.151	false
2019-03-19T13:45Z	0.143	false
2019-03-19T13:30Z	0.135	false
2019-03-19T13:15Z	0.125	false
2019-03-19T13:00Z	0.123	false
2019-03-19T12:45Z	0.122	false
2019-03-19T12:30Z	0.121	false
2019-03-19T12:15Z	0.134	false
2019-03-19T12:00Z	0.152	false
2019-03-19T10:30Z	0.122	false
2019-03-19T10:15Z	0.122	false
2019-03-19T10:00Z	0.131	false
2019-03-19T09:45Z	0.132	false
2019-03-19T09:30Z	0.134	false
2019-03-19T09:15Z	0.119	false
2019-03-19T09:00Z	0.12	false
2019-03-19T08:45Z	0.118	false
2019-03-19T08:30Z	0.138	false
2019-03-19T08:15Z	0.148	false
2019-03-19T08:00Z	0.152	false
2019-03-19T07:45Z	0.155	false
2019-03-19T07:30Z	0.157	false
2019-03-19T07:15Z	0.158	false
2019-03-19T07:00Z	0.159	false
2019-03-19T06:45Z	0.16	false
2019-03-19T06:30Z	0.157	false
2019-03-19T06:15Z	0.169	false
2019-03-19T06:00Z	0.167	false
2019-03-19T05:45Z	0.149	false
2019-03-19T05:30Z	0.144	false
2019-03-19T05:15Z	0.14	false
2019-03-19T05:00Z	0.136	false
2019-03-19T04:45Z	0.133	false
2019-03-19T04:30Z	0.13	false
2019-03-19T04:15Z	0.138	false
2019-03-19T04:00Z	0.142	false
2019-03-19T03:45Z	0.144	false
2019-03-19T03:30Z	0.148	false
2019-03-19T03:15Z	0.142	false
2019-03-19T03:00Z	0.128	false
2019-03-19T02:45Z	0.136	false
2019-03-19T02:30Z	0.145	false
2019-03-19T02:15Z	0.149	false
2019-03-19T02:00Z	0.15	false
2019-03-19T01:45Z	0.149	false
2019-03-19T01:30Z	0.151	false
2019-03-19T01:15Z	0.151	false
2019-03-19T01:00Z	0.152	false
2019-03-19T00:45Z	0.157	false
2019-03-19T00:30Z	0.177	false
2019-03-19T00:15Z	0.163	false
2019-03-19T00:00Z	0.151	false
2019-03-18T23:45Z	0.143	false
2019-03-18T23:30Z	0.137	false
2019-03-18T23:15Z	0.136	false
2019-03-18T23:00Z	0.135	false
2019-03-18T22:45Z	0.13	false
2019-03-18T22:30Z	0.138	false
2019-03-18T22:15Z	0.137	false
2019-03-18T22:00Z	0.128	false
2019-03-18T21:45Z	0.134	false
2019-03-18T21:30Z	0.124	false
2019-03-18T21:15Z	0.135	false
2019-03-18T21:00Z	0.142	false
2019-03-18T20:45Z	0.147	false
2019-03-18T20:30Z	0.165	false
2019-03-18T20:15Z	0.175	false
2019-03-18T20:00Z	0.154	false
2019-03-18T19:45Z	0.147	false
2019-03-18T19:30Z	0.141	false
2019-03-18T19:15Z	0.139	false
2019-03-18T19:00Z	0.128	false
2019-03-18T18:45Z	0.137	false
2019-03-18T18:30Z	0.139	false
2019-03-18T18:15Z	0.135	false
2019-03-18T18:00Z	0.133	false
2019-03-18T17:45Z	0.124	false
2019-03-18T17:30Z	0.12	false
2019-03-18T17:15Z	0.131	false
2019-03-18T17:00Z	0.13	false
2019-03-18T16:45Z	0.132	false
2019-03-18T16:30Z	0.127	false
2019-03-18T16:15Z	0.137	false
2019-03-18T16:00Z	0.14	false
2019-03-18T15:45Z	0.147	false
2019-03-18T15:30Z	0.157	false
2019-03-18T15:15Z	0.159	false
2019-03-18T15:00Z	0.152	false
2019-03-18T14:45Z	0.142	false
2019-03-18T14:30Z	0.147	false
2019-03-18T14:15Z	0.149	false
2019-03-18T14:00Z	0.15	false
2019-03-18T13:45Z	0.158	false
2019-03-18T13:30Z	0.151	false
2019-03-18T13:15Z	0.146	false
2019-03-18T13:00Z	0.138	false
2019-03-18T12:45Z	0.134	false
2019-03-18T12:30Z	0.126	false
2019-03-18T12:15Z	0.125	false
2019-03-18T12:00Z	0.126	false
2019-03-18T11:45Z	0.125	false
2019-03-18T11:30Z	0.125	false
2019-03-18T11:15Z	0.14	false
2019-03-18T11:00Z	0.146	false
2019-03-18T10:45Z	0.145	false
2019-03-18T10:30Z	0.144	false
2019-03-18T10:15Z	0.141	false
2019-03-18T10:00Z	0.137	false
2019-03-18T09:45Z	0.125	false
2019-03-18T09:30Z	0.131	false
2019-03-18T09:15Z	0.137	false
2019-03-18T09:00Z	0.141	false
2019-03-18T08:45Z	0.163	false
2019-03-18T08:30Z	0.163	false
2019-03-18T08:15Z	0.167	false
2019-03-18T08:00Z	0.165	false
2019-03-18T07:45Z	0.157	false
2019-03-18T07:30Z	0.151	false
2019-03-18T07:15Z	0.144	false
2019-03-18T07:00Z	0.138	false
2019-03-18T06:45Z	0.136	false
2019-03-18T06:30Z	0.127	false
2019-03-18T06:15Z	0.141	false
2019-03-18T06:00Z	0.155	false
2019-03-18T05:45Z	0.164	false
2019-03-18T05:30Z	0.151	false
2019-03-18T05:15Z	0.14	false
2019-03-18T05:00Z	0.137	false
2019-03-18T04:45Z	0.129	false
2019-03-18T04:30Z	0.14	false
2019-03-18T04:15Z	0.142	false
2019-03-18T04:00Z	0.143	false
2019-03-18T03:45Z	0.144	false
2019-03-18T03:30Z	0.144	false
2019-03-18T03:15Z	0.142	false
2019-03-18T03:00Z	0.141	false
2019-03-18T02:45Z	0.14	false
2019-03-18T02:30Z	0.14	false
2019-03-18T02:15Z	0.137	false
2019-03-18T02:00Z	0.136	false
2019-03-18T01:45Z	0.135	false
2019-03-18T01:30Z	0.129	false
2019-03-18T01:15Z	0.135	false
2019-03-18T01:00Z	0.144	false
2019-03-18T00:45Z	0.154	false
2019-03-18T00:30Z	0.165	false
2019-03-18T00:15Z	0.165	false
2019-03-18T00:00Z	0.164	false
2019-03-17T23:45Z	0.164	false
2019-03-17T23:30Z	0.165	false
2019-03-17T23:15Z	0.164	false
2019-03-17T23:00Z	0.165	false
2019-03-17T22:45Z	0.166	false
2019-03-17T22:30Z	0.165	false
2019-03-17T22:15Z	0.165	false
2019-03-17T22:00Z	0.164	false
2019-03-17T21:45Z	0.164	false
2019-03-17T21:30Z	0.164	false
2019-03-17T21:15Z	0.162	false
2019-03-17T21:00Z	0.159	false
2019-03-17T20:45Z	0.155	false
2019-03-17T20:30Z	0.152	false
2019-03-17T20:15Z	0.143	false
2019-03-17T20:00Z	0.143	false
2019-03-17T19:45Z	0.147	false
2019-03-17T19:30Z	0.15	false
2019-03-17T19:15Z	0.156	false
2019-03-17T19:00Z	0.168	false
2019-03-17T18:45Z	0.162	false
2019-03-17T18:30Z	0.146	false
2019-03-17T18:15Z	0.142	false
2019-03-17T18:00Z	0.136	false
2019-03-17T17:45Z	0.129	false
2019-03-17T17:30Z	0.134	false
2019-03-17T17:15Z	0.121	false
2019-03-17T17:00Z	0.138	false
2019-03-17T16:45Z	0.144	false
2019-03-17T16:30Z	0.155	false
2019-03-17T16:15Z	0.164	false
2019-03-17T16:00Z	0.154	false
2019-03-17T15:45Z	0.141	false
2019-03-17T15:30Z	0.137	false
2019-03-17T15:15Z	0.127	false
2019-03-17T15:00Z	0.126	false
2019-03-17T14:45Z	0.136	false
2019-03-17T14:30Z	0.143	false
2019-03-17T14:15Z	0.139	false
2019-03-17T14:00Z	0.138	false
2019-03-17T13:45Z	0.137	false
2019-03-17T13:30Z	0.133	false
2019-03-17T13:15Z	0.126	false
2019-03-17T13:00Z	0.13	false
2019-03-17T12:45Z	0.138	false
2019-03-17T12:30Z	0.136	false
2019-03-17T12:15Z	0.13	false
2019-03-17T12:00Z	0.135	false
2019-03-17T11:45Z	0.136	false
2019-03-17T11:30Z	0.141	false
2019-03-17T11:15Z	0.145	false
2019-03-17T11:00Z	0.149	false
2019-03-17T10:45Z	0.152	false
2019-03-17T10:30Z	0.158	false
2019-03-17T10:15Z	0.157	false
2019-03-17T10:00Z	0.165	false
2019-03-17T09:45Z	0.157	false
2019-03-17T09:30Z	0.157	false
2019-03-17T09:15Z	0.154	false
2019-03-17T09:00Z	0.166	false
2019-03-17T08:45Z	0.16	false
2019-03-17T08:30Z	0.152	false
2019-03-17T08:15Z	0.142	false
2019-03-17T08:00Z	0.134	false
2019-03-17T07:45Z	0.129	false
2019-03-17T07:30Z	0.127	false
2019-03-17T07:15Z	0.134	false
2019-03-17T07:00Z	0.134	false
2019-03-17T06:45Z	0.128	false
2019-03-17T06:30Z	0.134	false
2019-03-17T06:15Z	0.144	false
2019-03-17T06:00Z	0.143	false
2019-03-17T05:45Z	0.143	false
2019-03-17T05:30Z	0.138	false
2019-03-17T05:15Z	0.13	false
2019-03-17T05:00Z	0.134	false
2019-03-17T04:45Z	0.136	false
2019-03-17T04:30Z	0.139	false
2019-03-17T04:15Z	0.144	false
2019-03-17T04:00Z	0.149	false
2019-03-17T03:45Z	0.152	false
2019-03-17T03:30Z	0.169	false
2019-03-17T03:15Z	0.158	false
2019-03-17T03:00Z	0.156	false
2019-03-17T02:45Z	0.151	false
2019-03-17T02:30Z	0.146	false
2019-03-17T02:15Z	0.142	false
2019-03-17T02:00Z	0.137	false
2019-03-17T01:45Z	0.132	false
2019-03-17T01:30Z	0.131	false
2019-03-17T01:15Z	0.138	false
2019-03-17T01:00Z	0.138	false
2019-03-17T00:45Z	0.137	false
2019-03-17T00:30Z	0.126	false
2019-03-17T00:15Z	0.134	false
2019-03-17T00:00Z	0.136	false
2019-03-16T23:45Z	0.134	false
2019-03-16T23:30Z	0.128	false
2019-03-16T23:15Z	0.132	false
2019-03-16T23:00Z	0.139	false
2019-03-16T22:45Z	0.146	false
2019-03-16T22:30Z	0.148	false
2019-03-16T22:15Z	0.152	false
2019-03-16T22:00Z	0.17	false
2019-03-16T21:45Z	0.148	false
2019-03-16T21:30Z	0.138	false
2019-03-16T21:15Z	0.13	false
2019-03-16T21:00Z	0.122	false
2019-03-16T20:45Z	0.135	false
2019-03-16T20:30Z	0.139	false
2019-03-16T20:15Z	0.154	false
2019-03-16T20:00Z	0.153	false
2019-03-16T19:45Z	0.145	false
2019-03-16T19:30Z	0.141	false
2019-03-16T19:15Z	0.139	false
2019-03-16T19:00Z	0.134	false
2019-03-16T18:45Z	0.128	false
2019-03-16T18:30Z	0.116	false
2019-03-16T18:15Z	0.125	false
2019-03-16T18:00Z	0.122	false
2019-03-16T17:45Z	0.121	false
2019-03-16T17:30Z	0.124	false
2019-03-16T17:15Z	0.124	false
2019-03-16T17:00Z	0.121	false
2019-03-16T16:45Z	0.131	false
2019-03-16T16:30Z	0.14	false
2019-03-16T16:15Z	0.144	false
2019-03-16T16:00Z	0.148	false
2019-03-16T15:45Z	0.149	false
2019-03-16T15:30Z	0.138	false
2019-03-16T15:15Z	0.136	false
2019-03-16T15:00Z	0.13	false
2019-03-16T14:45Z	0.129	false
2019-03-16T14:30Z	0.144	false
2019-03-16T14:15Z	0.159	false
2019-03-16T14:00Z	0.146	false
2019-03-16T13:45Z	0.152	false
2019-03-16T13:30Z	0.147	false
2019-03-16T13:15Z	0.148	false
2019-03-16T13:00Z	0.135	false
2019-03-16T12:45Z	0.133	false
2019-03-16T12:30Z	0.121	false
2019-03-16T12:15Z	0.121	false
2019-03-16T12:00Z	0.121	false
2019-03-16T11:45Z	0.126	false
2019-03-16T11:30Z	0.118	false
2019-03-16T11:15Z	0.128	false
2019-03-16T11:00Z	0.128	false
2019-03-16T10:45Z	0.133	false
2019-03-16T10:30Z	0.124	false
2019-03-16T10:15Z	0.119	false
2019-03-16T10:00Z	0.126	false
2019-03-16T09:45Z	0.128	false
2019-03-16T09:30Z	0.133	false
2019-03-16T09:15Z	0.137	false
2019-03-16T09:00Z	0.141	false
2019-03-16T08:45Z	0.144	false
2019-03-16T08:30Z	0.147	false
2019-03-16T08:15Z	0.149	false
2019-03-16T08:00Z	0.141	false
2019-03-16T07:45Z	0.138	false
2019-03-16T07:30Z	0.128	false
2019-03-16T07:15Z	0.123	false
2019-03-16T07:00Z	0.124	false
2019-03-16T06:45Z	0.127	false
2019-03-16T06:30Z	0.129	false
2019-03-16T06:15Z	0.13	false
2019-03-16T06:00Z	0.134	false
2019-03-16T05:45Z	0.137	false
2019-03-16T05:30Z	0.138	false
2019-03-16T05:15Z	0.144	false
2019-03-16T05:00Z	0.145	false
2019-03-16T04:45Z	0.144	false
2019-03-16T04:30Z	0.156	false
2019-03-16T04:15Z	0.15	false
2019-03-16T04:00Z	0.138	false
2019-03-16T03:45Z	0.135	false
2019-03-16T03:30Z	0.133	false
2019-03-16T03:15Z	0.129	false
2019-03-16T03:00Z	0.127	false
2019-03-16T02:45Z	0.127	false
2019-03-16T02:30Z	0.125	false
2019-03-16T02:15Z	0.126	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: St Ives
• Station ID: 6178
• River name: River Great Ouse
• Typical range: 0.14m to 0.36m
• Highest level on record: 1.43m on 04 January 2003
• Site datum: 5.00mAOD (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.

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• View the flood information service for England
• View your property's long term risk of flooding

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