River level River Great Ouse at Buckingham

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Latest recorded level 0.83m at 2:00pm Monday 17 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-17T14:00Z	0.832	false
2020-02-17T13:45Z	0.843	false
2020-02-17T13:30Z	0.853	false
2020-02-17T13:15Z	0.858	false
2020-02-17T13:00Z	0.864	false
2020-02-17T12:45Z	0.875	false
2020-02-17T12:30Z	0.884	false
2020-02-17T12:15Z	0.891	false
2020-02-17T12:00Z	0.899	false
2020-02-17T11:45Z	0.908	false
2020-02-17T11:30Z	0.918	false
2020-02-17T11:15Z	0.924	false
2020-02-17T11:00Z	0.933	false
2020-02-17T10:45Z	0.94	false
2020-02-17T10:30Z	0.948	false
2020-02-17T10:15Z	0.955	false
2020-02-17T10:00Z	0.961	false
2020-02-17T09:45Z	0.967	false
2020-02-17T09:30Z	0.972	false
2020-02-17T09:15Z	0.975	false
2020-02-17T09:00Z	0.982	false
2020-02-17T08:45Z	0.988	false
2020-02-17T08:30Z	0.99	false
2020-02-17T08:15Z	0.994	false
2020-02-17T08:00Z	0.999	false
2020-02-17T07:45Z	1.003	false
2020-02-17T07:30Z	1.01	false
2020-02-17T07:15Z	1.012	false
2020-02-17T07:00Z	1.016	false
2020-02-17T06:45Z	1.019	false
2020-02-17T06:30Z	1.024	false
2020-02-17T06:15Z	1.027	false
2020-02-17T06:00Z	1.029	false
2020-02-17T05:45Z	1.033	false
2020-02-17T05:30Z	1.035	false
2020-02-17T05:15Z	1.037	false
2020-02-17T05:00Z	1.041	false
2020-02-17T04:45Z	1.043	false
2020-02-17T04:30Z	1.044	false
2020-02-17T04:15Z	1.047	false
2020-02-17T04:00Z	1.049	false
2020-02-17T03:45Z	1.05	false
2020-02-17T03:30Z	1.052	false
2020-02-17T03:15Z	1.056	false
2020-02-17T03:00Z	1.055	false
2020-02-17T02:45Z	1.058	false
2020-02-17T02:30Z	1.061	false
2020-02-17T02:15Z	1.06	false
2020-02-17T02:00Z	1.063	false
2020-02-17T01:45Z	1.064	false
2020-02-17T01:30Z	1.067	false
2020-02-17T01:15Z	1.069	false
2020-02-17T01:00Z	1.071	false
2020-02-17T00:45Z	1.075	false
2020-02-17T00:30Z	1.078	false
2020-02-17T00:15Z	1.079	false
2020-02-17T00:00Z	1.084	false
2020-02-16T23:45Z	1.083	false
2020-02-16T23:30Z	1.087	false
2020-02-16T23:15Z	1.092	false
2020-02-16T23:00Z	1.096	false
2020-02-16T22:45Z	1.094	false
2020-02-16T22:30Z	1.1	false
2020-02-16T22:15Z	1.103	false
2020-02-16T22:00Z	1.108	false
2020-02-16T21:45Z	1.109	false
2020-02-16T21:30Z	1.112	false
2020-02-16T21:15Z	1.115	false
2020-02-16T21:00Z	1.115	false
2020-02-16T20:45Z	1.119	false
2020-02-16T20:30Z	1.118	false
2020-02-16T20:15Z	1.121	false
2020-02-16T20:00Z	1.125	false
2020-02-16T19:45Z	1.127	false
2020-02-16T19:30Z	1.131	false
2020-02-16T19:15Z	1.133	false
2020-02-16T19:00Z	1.136	false
2020-02-16T18:45Z	1.139	false
2020-02-16T18:30Z	1.138	false
2020-02-16T18:15Z	1.139	false
2020-02-16T18:00Z	1.141	false
2020-02-16T17:45Z	1.141	false
2020-02-16T17:30Z	1.144	false
2020-02-16T17:15Z	1.144	false
2020-02-16T17:00Z	1.144	false
2020-02-16T16:45Z	1.144	false
2020-02-16T16:30Z	1.144	false
2020-02-16T16:15Z	1.14	false
2020-02-16T16:00Z	1.138	false
2020-02-16T15:45Z	1.136	false
2020-02-16T15:30Z	1.135	false
2020-02-16T15:15Z	1.133	false
2020-02-16T15:00Z	1.126	false
2020-02-16T14:45Z	1.124	false
2020-02-16T14:30Z	1.12	false
2020-02-16T14:15Z	1.117	false
2020-02-16T14:00Z	1.114	false
2020-02-16T13:45Z	1.109	false
2020-02-16T13:30Z	1.106	false
2020-02-16T13:15Z	1.103	false
2020-02-16T13:00Z	1.102	false
2020-02-16T12:45Z	1.099	false
2020-02-16T12:30Z	1.093	false
2020-02-16T12:15Z	1.089	false
2020-02-16T12:00Z	1.083	false
2020-02-16T11:45Z	1.083	false
2020-02-16T11:30Z	1.079	false
2020-02-16T11:15Z	1.078	false
2020-02-16T11:00Z	1.071	false
2020-02-16T10:45Z	1.068	false
2020-02-16T10:30Z	1.065	false
2020-02-16T10:15Z	1.058	false
2020-02-16T10:00Z	1.053	false
2020-02-16T09:45Z	1.048	false
2020-02-16T09:30Z	1.037	false
2020-02-16T09:15Z	1.036	false
2020-02-16T09:00Z	1.028	false
2020-02-16T08:45Z	1.023	false
2020-02-16T08:30Z	1.017	false
2020-02-16T08:15Z	1.014	false
2020-02-16T08:00Z	1.006	false
2020-02-16T07:45Z	0.999	false
2020-02-16T07:30Z	0.988	false
2020-02-16T07:15Z	0.985	false
2020-02-16T07:00Z	0.976	false
2020-02-16T06:45Z	0.97	false
2020-02-16T06:30Z	0.964	false
2020-02-16T06:15Z	0.959	false
2020-02-16T06:00Z	0.952	false
2020-02-16T05:45Z	0.949	false
2020-02-16T05:30Z	0.945	false
2020-02-16T05:15Z	0.942	false
2020-02-16T05:00Z	0.937	false
2020-02-16T04:45Z	0.935	false
2020-02-16T04:30Z	0.934	false
2020-02-16T04:15Z	0.931	false
2020-02-16T04:00Z	0.929	false
2020-02-16T03:45Z	0.929	false
2020-02-16T03:30Z	0.929	false
2020-02-16T03:15Z	0.927	false
2020-02-16T03:00Z	0.929	false
2020-02-16T02:45Z	0.925	false
2020-02-16T02:30Z	0.925	false
2020-02-16T02:15Z	0.926	false
2020-02-16T02:00Z	0.926	false
2020-02-16T01:45Z	0.923	false
2020-02-16T01:30Z	0.924	false
2020-02-16T01:15Z	0.923	false
2020-02-16T01:00Z	0.923	false
2020-02-16T00:45Z	0.921	false
2020-02-16T00:30Z	0.92	false
2020-02-16T00:15Z	0.918	false
2020-02-16T00:00Z	0.917	false
2020-02-15T23:45Z	0.911	false
2020-02-15T23:30Z	0.905	false
2020-02-15T23:15Z	0.901	false
2020-02-15T23:00Z	0.894	false
2020-02-15T22:45Z	0.89	false
2020-02-15T22:30Z	0.884	false
2020-02-15T22:15Z	0.873	false
2020-02-15T22:00Z	0.869	false
2020-02-15T21:45Z	0.861	false
2020-02-15T21:30Z	0.853	false
2020-02-15T21:15Z	0.846	false
2020-02-15T21:00Z	0.839	false
2020-02-15T20:45Z	0.829	false
2020-02-15T20:30Z	0.819	false
2020-02-15T20:15Z	0.808	false
2020-02-15T20:00Z	0.801	false
2020-02-15T19:45Z	0.791	false
2020-02-15T19:30Z	0.782	false
2020-02-15T19:15Z	0.774	false
2020-02-15T19:00Z	0.76	false
2020-02-15T18:45Z	0.748	false
2020-02-15T18:30Z	0.734	false
2020-02-15T18:15Z	0.718	false
2020-02-15T18:00Z	0.708	false
2020-02-15T17:45Z	0.693	false
2020-02-15T17:30Z	0.679	false
2020-02-15T17:15Z	0.665	false
2020-02-15T17:00Z	0.65	false
2020-02-15T16:45Z	0.638	false
2020-02-15T16:30Z	0.625	false
2020-02-15T16:15Z	0.615	false
2020-02-15T16:00Z	0.603	false
2020-02-15T15:45Z	0.599	false
2020-02-15T15:30Z	0.592	false
2020-02-15T15:15Z	0.584	false
2020-02-15T15:00Z	0.577	false
2020-02-15T14:45Z	0.569	false
2020-02-15T14:30Z	0.563	false
2020-02-15T14:15Z	0.558	false
2020-02-15T14:00Z	0.551	false
2020-02-15T13:45Z	0.548	false
2020-02-15T13:30Z	0.543	false
2020-02-15T13:15Z	0.539	false
2020-02-15T13:00Z	0.536	false
2020-02-15T12:45Z	0.533	false
2020-02-15T12:30Z	0.527	false
2020-02-15T12:15Z	0.525	false
2020-02-15T12:00Z	0.522	false
2020-02-15T11:45Z	0.52	false
2020-02-15T11:30Z	0.516	false
2020-02-15T11:15Z	0.515	false
2020-02-15T11:00Z	0.513	false
2020-02-15T10:45Z	0.509	false
2020-02-15T10:30Z	0.506	false
2020-02-15T10:15Z	0.503	false
2020-02-15T10:00Z	0.501	false
2020-02-15T09:45Z	0.5	false
2020-02-15T09:30Z	0.497	false
2020-02-15T09:15Z	0.495	false
2020-02-15T09:00Z	0.492	false
2020-02-15T08:45Z	0.488	false
2020-02-15T08:30Z	0.488	false
2020-02-15T08:15Z	0.486	false
2020-02-15T08:00Z	0.483	false
2020-02-15T07:45Z	0.479	false
2020-02-15T07:30Z	0.477	false
2020-02-15T07:15Z	0.477	false
2020-02-15T07:00Z	0.474	false
2020-02-15T06:45Z	0.472	false
2020-02-15T06:30Z	0.473	false
2020-02-15T06:15Z	0.471	false
2020-02-15T06:00Z	0.47	false
2020-02-15T05:45Z	0.468	false
2020-02-15T05:30Z	0.468	false
2020-02-15T05:15Z	0.468	false
2020-02-15T05:00Z	0.464	false
2020-02-15T04:45Z	0.463	false
2020-02-15T04:30Z	0.463	false
2020-02-15T04:15Z	0.463	false
2020-02-15T04:00Z	0.461	false
2020-02-15T03:45Z	0.458	false
2020-02-15T03:30Z	0.458	false
2020-02-15T03:15Z	0.457	false
2020-02-15T03:00Z	0.457	false
2020-02-15T02:45Z	0.456	false
2020-02-15T02:30Z	0.455	false
2020-02-15T02:15Z	0.455	false
2020-02-15T02:00Z	0.455	false
2020-02-15T01:45Z	0.457	false
2020-02-15T01:30Z	0.456	false
2020-02-15T01:15Z	0.456	false
2020-02-15T01:00Z	0.457	false
2020-02-15T00:45Z	0.457	false
2020-02-15T00:30Z	0.457	false
2020-02-15T00:15Z	0.456	false
2020-02-15T00:00Z	0.458	false
2020-02-14T23:45Z	0.457	false
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2020-02-14T23:00Z	0.456	false
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2020-02-14T22:15Z	0.459	false
2020-02-14T22:00Z	0.46	false
2020-02-14T21:45Z	0.459	false
2020-02-14T21:30Z	0.461	false
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2020-02-14T20:45Z	0.462	false
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2020-02-14T16:45Z	0.48	false
2020-02-14T16:30Z	0.484	false
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2020-02-14T15:30Z	0.489	false
2020-02-14T15:15Z	0.491	false
2020-02-14T15:00Z	0.494	false
2020-02-14T14:45Z	0.495	false
2020-02-14T14:30Z	0.497	false
2020-02-14T14:15Z	0.498	false
2020-02-14T14:00Z	0.498	false
2020-02-14T13:45Z	0.505	false
2020-02-14T13:30Z	0.504	false
2020-02-14T13:15Z	0.505	false
2020-02-14T13:00Z	0.507	false
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Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Buckingham
• Station ID: 6183
• River name: River Great Ouse
• Typical range: 0.13m to 0.53m
• Highest level on record: 2.06m on 21 July 2007
• Site datum: 78.60mAOD (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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