River level River Waveney at Oulton Broad

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Latest recorded level 0.22m at 7:30am Tuesday 7 April 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-04-07T06:30Z	0.216	false
2020-04-07T06:15Z	0.176	false
2020-04-07T06:00Z	0.118	false
2020-04-07T05:45Z	0.06	false
2020-04-07T05:30Z		true
2020-04-07T05:15Z		true
2020-04-07T05:00Z		true
2020-04-07T04:45Z	0.032	false
2020-04-07T04:30Z	0.06	false
2020-04-07T04:15Z	0.092	false
2020-04-07T04:00Z	0.124	false
2020-04-07T03:45Z	0.156	false
2020-04-07T03:30Z	0.2	false
2020-04-07T03:15Z	0.234	false
2020-04-07T03:00Z	0.276	false
2020-04-07T02:45Z	0.306	false
2020-04-07T02:30Z	0.336	false
2020-04-07T02:15Z	0.368	false
2020-04-07T02:00Z	0.396	false
2020-04-07T01:45Z	0.428	false
2020-04-07T01:30Z	0.458	false
2020-04-07T01:15Z	0.488	false
2020-04-07T01:00Z	0.52	false
2020-04-07T00:45Z	0.534	false
2020-04-07T00:30Z	0.572	false
2020-04-07T00:15Z	0.604	false
2020-04-07T00:00Z	0.634	false
2020-04-06T23:45Z	0.67	false
2020-04-06T23:30Z	0.72	false
2020-04-06T23:15Z	0.75	false
2020-04-06T23:00Z	0.756	false
2020-04-06T22:45Z	0.756	false
2020-04-06T22:30Z	0.75	false
2020-04-06T22:15Z	0.726	false
2020-04-06T22:00Z	0.706	false
2020-04-06T21:45Z	0.686	false
2020-04-06T21:30Z	0.652	false
2020-04-06T21:15Z	0.624	false
2020-04-06T21:00Z	0.582	false
2020-04-06T20:45Z	0.546	false
2020-04-06T20:30Z	0.5	false
2020-04-06T20:15Z	0.466	false
2020-04-06T20:00Z	0.422	false
2020-04-06T19:45Z	0.382	false
2020-04-06T19:30Z	0.338	false
2020-04-06T19:15Z	0.298	false
2020-04-06T19:00Z	0.242	false
2020-04-06T18:45Z	0.21	false
2020-04-06T18:30Z	0.172	false
2020-04-06T18:15Z	0.128	false
2020-04-06T18:00Z	0.094	false
2020-04-06T17:45Z	0.06	false
2020-04-06T17:30Z	0.014	false
2020-04-06T17:15Z		true
2020-04-06T17:00Z		true
2020-04-06T16:45Z		true
2020-04-06T16:30Z		true
2020-04-06T16:15Z		true
2020-04-06T16:00Z		true
2020-04-06T15:45Z		true
2020-04-06T15:30Z		true
2020-04-06T15:15Z		true
2020-04-06T15:00Z		true
2020-04-06T14:45Z		true
2020-04-06T14:30Z	0.006	false
2020-04-06T14:15Z	0.034	false
2020-04-06T14:00Z	0.066	false
2020-04-06T13:45Z	0.104	false
2020-04-06T13:30Z	0.138	false
2020-04-06T13:15Z	0.164	false
2020-04-06T13:00Z	0.198	false
2020-04-06T12:45Z	0.228	false
2020-04-06T12:30Z	0.254	false
2020-04-06T12:15Z	0.28	false
2020-04-06T12:00Z	0.296	false
2020-04-06T11:45Z	0.338	false
2020-04-06T11:30Z	0.368	false
2020-04-06T11:15Z	0.404	false
2020-04-06T11:00Z	0.42	false
2020-04-06T10:45Z	0.43	false
2020-04-06T10:30Z	0.42	false
2020-04-06T10:15Z	0.404	false
2020-04-06T10:00Z	0.386	false
2020-04-06T09:45Z	0.356	false
2020-04-06T09:30Z	0.322	false
2020-04-06T09:15Z	0.3	false
2020-04-06T09:00Z	0.262	false
2020-04-06T08:45Z	0.228	false
2020-04-06T08:30Z	0.192	false
2020-04-06T08:15Z	0.164	false
2020-04-06T08:00Z	0.13	false
2020-04-06T07:45Z	0.092	false
2020-04-06T07:30Z	0.068	false
2020-04-06T07:15Z	0.024	false
2020-04-06T07:00Z		true
2020-04-06T06:45Z		true
2020-04-06T06:30Z		true
2020-04-06T06:15Z		true
2020-04-06T06:00Z		true
2020-04-06T05:45Z		true
2020-04-06T05:30Z		true
2020-04-06T05:15Z		true
2020-04-06T05:00Z		true
2020-04-06T04:45Z		true
2020-04-06T04:30Z		true
2020-04-06T04:15Z		true
2020-04-06T04:00Z		true
2020-04-06T03:45Z		true
2020-04-06T03:30Z		true
2020-04-06T03:15Z		true
2020-04-06T03:00Z		true
2020-04-06T02:45Z		true
2020-04-06T02:30Z		true
2020-04-06T02:15Z		true
2020-04-06T02:00Z		true
2020-04-06T01:45Z		true
2020-04-06T01:30Z		true
2020-04-06T01:15Z		true
2020-04-06T01:00Z	0.012	false
2020-04-06T00:45Z	0.048	false
2020-04-06T00:30Z	0.086	false
2020-04-06T00:15Z	0.118	false
2020-04-06T00:00Z	0.156	false
2020-04-05T23:45Z	0.182	false
2020-04-05T23:30Z	0.208	false
2020-04-05T23:15Z	0.242	false
2020-04-05T23:00Z	0.27	false
2020-04-05T22:45Z	0.298	false
2020-04-05T22:30Z	0.33	false
2020-04-05T22:15Z	0.364	false
2020-04-05T22:00Z	0.396	false
2020-04-05T21:45Z	0.422	false
2020-04-05T21:30Z	0.428	false
2020-04-05T21:15Z	0.42	false
2020-04-05T21:00Z	0.42	false
2020-04-05T20:45Z	0.394	false
2020-04-05T20:30Z	0.366	false
2020-04-05T20:15Z	0.358	false
2020-04-05T20:00Z	0.324	false
2020-04-05T19:45Z	0.296	false
2020-04-05T19:30Z	0.27	false
2020-04-05T19:15Z	0.244	false
2020-04-05T19:00Z	0.208	false
2020-04-05T18:45Z	0.18	false
2020-04-05T18:30Z	0.156	false
2020-04-05T18:15Z	0.118	false
2020-04-05T18:00Z	0.09	false
2020-04-05T17:45Z	0.056	false
2020-04-05T17:30Z	0.03	false
2020-04-05T17:15Z		true
2020-04-05T17:00Z		true
2020-04-05T16:45Z		true
2020-04-05T16:30Z		true
2020-04-05T16:15Z		true
2020-04-05T16:00Z		true
2020-04-05T15:45Z		true
2020-04-05T15:30Z		true
2020-04-05T15:15Z		true
2020-04-05T15:00Z		true
2020-04-05T14:45Z		true
2020-04-05T14:30Z		true
2020-04-05T14:15Z		true
2020-04-05T14:00Z	0.006	false
2020-04-05T13:45Z	0.048	false
2020-04-05T13:30Z	0.068	false
2020-04-05T13:15Z	0.108	false
2020-04-05T13:00Z	0.128	false
2020-04-05T12:45Z	0.17	false
2020-04-05T12:30Z	0.198	false
2020-04-05T12:15Z	0.228	false
2020-04-05T12:00Z	0.248	false
2020-04-05T11:45Z	0.272	false
2020-04-05T11:30Z	0.298	false
2020-04-05T11:15Z	0.334	false
2020-04-05T11:00Z	0.356	false
2020-04-05T10:45Z	0.394	false
2020-04-05T10:30Z	0.42	false
2020-04-05T10:15Z	0.448	false
2020-04-05T10:00Z	0.456	false
2020-04-05T09:45Z	0.466	false
2020-04-05T09:30Z	0.464	false
2020-04-05T09:15Z	0.43	false
2020-04-05T09:00Z	0.426	false
2020-04-05T08:45Z	0.394	false
2020-04-05T08:30Z	0.368	false
2020-04-05T08:15Z	0.342	false
2020-04-05T08:00Z	0.314	false
2020-04-05T07:45Z	0.28	false
2020-04-05T07:30Z	0.248	false
2020-04-05T07:15Z	0.216	false
2020-04-05T07:00Z	0.182	false
2020-04-05T06:45Z	0.152	false
2020-04-05T06:30Z	0.112	false
2020-04-05T06:15Z	0.074	false
2020-04-05T06:00Z	0.048	false
2020-04-05T05:45Z	0.012	false
2020-04-05T05:30Z		true
2020-04-05T05:15Z		true
2020-04-05T05:00Z		true
2020-04-05T04:45Z		true
2020-04-05T04:30Z		true
2020-04-05T04:15Z		true
2020-04-05T04:00Z		true
2020-04-05T03:45Z		true
2020-04-05T03:30Z		true
2020-04-05T03:15Z		true
2020-04-05T03:00Z		true
2020-04-05T02:45Z		true
2020-04-05T02:30Z		true
2020-04-05T02:15Z		true
2020-04-05T02:00Z		true
2020-04-05T01:45Z		true
2020-04-05T01:30Z		true
2020-04-05T01:15Z		true
2020-04-05T01:00Z		true
2020-04-05T00:45Z		true
2020-04-05T00:30Z		true
2020-04-05T00:15Z	0.03	false
2020-04-05T00:00Z	0.06	false
2020-04-04T23:45Z	0.088	false
2020-04-04T23:30Z	0.118	false
2020-04-04T23:15Z	0.154	false
2020-04-04T23:00Z	0.18	false
2020-04-04T22:45Z	0.208	false
2020-04-04T22:30Z	0.234	false
2020-04-04T22:15Z	0.26	false
2020-04-04T22:00Z	0.278	false
2020-04-04T21:45Z	0.316	false
2020-04-04T21:30Z	0.352	false
2020-04-04T21:15Z	0.376	false
2020-04-04T21:00Z	0.396	false
2020-04-04T20:45Z	0.402	false
2020-04-04T20:30Z	0.404	false
2020-04-04T20:15Z	0.396	false
2020-04-04T20:00Z	0.314	false
2020-04-04T19:45Z	0.358	false
2020-04-04T19:30Z	0.332	false
2020-04-04T19:15Z	0.314	false
2020-04-04T19:00Z	0.288	false
2020-04-04T18:45Z	0.254	false
2020-04-04T18:30Z	0.228	false
2020-04-04T18:15Z	0.194	false
2020-04-04T18:00Z	0.17	false
2020-04-04T17:45Z	0.136	false
2020-04-04T17:30Z	0.102	false
2020-04-04T17:15Z	0.082	false
2020-04-04T17:00Z	0.048	false
2020-04-04T16:45Z	0.03	false
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2020-04-04T16:15Z		true
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2020-04-04T15:45Z		true
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2020-04-04T15:15Z		true
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2020-04-04T14:15Z		true
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2020-04-04T13:45Z		true
2020-04-04T13:30Z		true
2020-04-04T13:15Z		true
2020-04-04T13:00Z		true
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2020-04-04T05:15Z	0.076	false
2020-04-04T05:00Z	0.048	false
2020-04-04T04:45Z	0.022	false
2020-04-04T04:30Z		true
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2020-04-04T03:45Z		true
2020-04-04T03:30Z		true
2020-04-04T03:15Z		true
2020-04-04T03:00Z		true
2020-04-04T02:45Z		true
2020-04-04T02:30Z		true
2020-04-04T02:15Z		true
2020-04-04T02:00Z		true
2020-04-04T01:45Z		true
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2020-04-04T01:00Z		true
2020-04-04T00:45Z		true
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2020-04-02T11:30Z	0.028	false
2020-04-02T11:15Z	0.046	false
2020-04-02T11:00Z	0.064	false
2020-04-02T10:45Z	0.088	false
2020-04-02T10:30Z	0.116	false
2020-04-02T10:15Z	0.138	false
2020-04-02T10:00Z	0.164	false
2020-04-02T09:45Z	0.192	false
2020-04-02T09:30Z	0.218	false
2020-04-02T09:15Z	0.244	false
2020-04-02T09:00Z	0.27	false
2020-04-02T08:45Z	0.296	false
2020-04-02T08:30Z	0.326	false
2020-04-02T08:15Z	0.354	false
2020-04-02T08:00Z	0.384	false
2020-04-02T07:45Z	0.408	false
2020-04-02T07:30Z	0.422	false
2020-04-02T07:15Z	0.454	false
2020-04-02T07:00Z	0.466	false
2020-04-02T06:45Z	0.49	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Oulton Broad
• Station ID: 6212
• River name: River Waveney
• Typical range: -0.23m to 1.31m
• Highest level on record: 1.81m on 09 November 2007
• Site datum: -1.10mAOD (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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