River level River Waveney at Oulton Broad

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Latest recorded level 0.78m at 6:30am Thursday 17 January 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-01-17T06:30Z	0.78	false
2019-01-17T06:15Z	0.756	false
2019-01-17T06:00Z	0.736	false
2019-01-17T05:45Z	0.712	false
2019-01-17T05:30Z	0.684	false
2019-01-17T05:15Z	0.658	false
2019-01-17T05:00Z	0.63	false
2019-01-17T04:45Z	0.596	false
2019-01-17T04:30Z	0.562	false
2019-01-17T04:15Z	0.526	false
2019-01-17T04:00Z	0.502	false
2019-01-17T03:45Z	0.466	false
2019-01-17T03:30Z	0.436	false
2019-01-17T03:15Z	0.4	false
2019-01-17T03:00Z	0.354	false
2019-01-17T02:45Z	0.304	false
2019-01-17T02:30Z	0.268	false
2019-01-17T02:15Z	0.234	false
2019-01-17T02:00Z	0.228	false
2019-01-17T01:45Z	0.236	false
2019-01-17T01:30Z	0.244	false
2019-01-17T01:15Z	0.27	false
2019-01-17T01:00Z	0.29	false
2019-01-17T00:45Z	0.314	false
2019-01-17T00:30Z	0.334	false
2019-01-17T00:15Z	0.36	false
2019-01-17T00:00Z	0.378	false
2019-01-16T23:45Z	0.4	false
2019-01-16T23:30Z	0.412	false
2019-01-16T23:15Z	0.438	false
2019-01-16T23:00Z	0.456	false
2019-01-16T22:45Z	0.476	false
2019-01-16T22:30Z	0.506	false
2019-01-16T22:15Z	0.512	false
2019-01-16T22:00Z	0.542	false
2019-01-16T21:45Z	0.552	false
2019-01-16T21:30Z	0.58	false
2019-01-16T21:15Z	0.608	false
2019-01-16T21:00Z	0.624	false
2019-01-16T20:45Z	0.634	false
2019-01-16T20:30Z	0.636	false
2019-01-16T20:15Z	0.63	false
2019-01-16T20:00Z	0.616	false
2019-01-16T19:45Z	0.6	false
2019-01-16T19:30Z	0.57	false
2019-01-16T19:15Z	0.554	false
2019-01-16T19:00Z	0.524	false
2019-01-16T18:45Z	0.492	false
2019-01-16T18:30Z	0.458	false
2019-01-16T18:15Z	0.422	false
2019-01-16T18:00Z	0.384	false
2019-01-16T17:45Z	0.352	false
2019-01-16T17:30Z	0.318	false
2019-01-16T17:15Z	0.278	false
2019-01-16T17:00Z	0.254	false
2019-01-16T16:45Z	0.208	false
2019-01-16T16:30Z	0.158	false
2019-01-16T16:15Z	0.138	false
2019-01-16T16:00Z	0.104	false
2019-01-16T15:45Z	0.076	false
2019-01-16T15:30Z	0.046	false
2019-01-16T15:15Z	0.014	false
2019-01-16T15:00Z		true
2019-01-16T14:45Z		true
2019-01-16T14:30Z		true
2019-01-16T14:15Z		true
2019-01-16T14:00Z		true
2019-01-16T13:45Z		true
2019-01-16T13:30Z		true
2019-01-16T13:15Z		true
2019-01-16T13:00Z		true
2019-01-16T12:45Z		true
2019-01-16T12:30Z		true
2019-01-16T12:15Z		true
2019-01-16T12:00Z		true
2019-01-16T11:45Z		true
2019-01-16T11:30Z		true
2019-01-16T11:15Z		true
2019-01-16T11:00Z		true
2019-01-16T10:45Z	0.022	false
2019-01-16T10:30Z	0.05	false
2019-01-16T10:15Z	0.076	false
2019-01-16T10:00Z	0.124	false
2019-01-16T09:45Z	0.154	false
2019-01-16T09:30Z	0.192	false
2019-01-16T09:15Z	0.21	false
2019-01-16T09:00Z	0.244	false
2019-01-16T08:45Z	0.274	false
2019-01-16T08:30Z	0.304	false
2019-01-16T08:15Z	0.336	false
2019-01-16T08:00Z	0.368	false
2019-01-16T07:45Z	0.394	false
2019-01-16T07:30Z	0.418	false
2019-01-16T07:15Z	0.442	false
2019-01-16T07:00Z	0.466	false
2019-01-16T06:45Z	0.492	false
2019-01-16T06:30Z	0.522	false
2019-01-16T06:15Z	0.546	false
2019-01-16T06:00Z	0.554	false
2019-01-16T05:45Z	0.554	false
2019-01-16T05:30Z	0.552	false
2019-01-16T05:15Z	0.548	false
2019-01-16T05:00Z	0.542	false
2019-01-16T04:45Z	0.518	false
2019-01-16T04:30Z	0.496	false
2019-01-16T04:15Z	0.476	false
2019-01-16T04:00Z	0.442	false
2019-01-16T03:45Z	0.424	false
2019-01-16T03:30Z	0.396	false
2019-01-16T03:15Z	0.366	false
2019-01-16T03:00Z	0.342	false
2019-01-16T02:45Z	0.318	false
2019-01-16T02:30Z	0.292	false
2019-01-16T02:15Z	0.272	false
2019-01-16T02:00Z	0.24	false
2019-01-16T01:45Z	0.214	false
2019-01-16T01:30Z	0.174	false
2019-01-16T01:15Z	0.144	false
2019-01-16T01:00Z	0.126	false
2019-01-16T00:45Z	0.108	false
2019-01-16T00:30Z	0.098	false
2019-01-16T00:15Z	0.102	false
2019-01-16T00:00Z	0.112	false
2019-01-15T23:45Z	0.13	false
2019-01-15T23:30Z	0.152	false
2019-01-15T23:15Z	0.174	false
2019-01-15T23:00Z	0.2	false
2019-01-15T22:45Z	0.22	false
2019-01-15T22:30Z	0.252	false
2019-01-15T22:15Z	0.264	false
2019-01-15T22:00Z	0.294	false
2019-01-15T21:45Z	0.314	false
2019-01-15T21:30Z	0.338	false
2019-01-15T21:15Z	0.358	false
2019-01-15T21:00Z	0.378	false
2019-01-15T20:45Z	0.396	false
2019-01-15T20:30Z	0.42	false
2019-01-15T20:15Z	0.448	false
2019-01-15T20:00Z	0.464	false
2019-01-15T19:45Z	0.482	false
2019-01-15T19:30Z	0.478	false
2019-01-15T19:15Z	0.476	false
2019-01-15T19:00Z	0.46	false
2019-01-15T18:45Z	0.438	false
2019-01-15T18:30Z	0.422	false
2019-01-15T18:15Z	0.394	false
2019-01-15T18:00Z	0.372	false
2019-01-15T17:45Z	0.336	false
2019-01-15T17:30Z	0.304	false
2019-01-15T17:15Z	0.276	false
2019-01-15T17:00Z	0.24	false
2019-01-15T16:45Z	0.208	false
2019-01-15T16:30Z	0.174	false
2019-01-15T16:15Z	0.148	false
2019-01-15T16:00Z	0.11	false
2019-01-15T15:45Z	0.082	false
2019-01-15T15:30Z	0.052	false
2019-01-15T15:15Z	0.024	false
2019-01-15T15:00Z		true
2019-01-15T14:45Z		true
2019-01-15T14:30Z		true
2019-01-15T14:15Z		true
2019-01-15T14:00Z		true
2019-01-15T13:45Z		true
2019-01-15T13:30Z		true
2019-01-15T13:15Z		true
2019-01-15T13:00Z		true
2019-01-15T12:45Z		true
2019-01-15T12:30Z		true
2019-01-15T12:15Z		true
2019-01-15T12:00Z		true
2019-01-15T11:45Z		true
2019-01-15T11:30Z		true
2019-01-15T11:15Z		true
2019-01-15T11:00Z		true
2019-01-15T10:45Z		true
2019-01-15T10:30Z		true
2019-01-15T10:15Z		true
2019-01-15T10:00Z		true
2019-01-15T09:45Z		true
2019-01-15T09:30Z	0.022	false
2019-01-15T09:15Z	0.06	false
2019-01-15T09:00Z	0.094	false
2019-01-15T08:45Z	0.124	false
2019-01-15T08:30Z	0.152	false
2019-01-15T08:15Z	0.188	false
2019-01-15T08:00Z	0.228	false
2019-01-15T07:45Z	0.248	false
2019-01-15T07:30Z	0.284	false
2019-01-15T07:15Z	0.3	false
2019-01-15T07:00Z	0.33	false
2019-01-15T06:45Z	0.352	false
2019-01-15T06:30Z	0.376	false
2019-01-15T06:15Z	0.404	false
2019-01-15T06:00Z	0.43	false
2019-01-15T05:45Z	0.458	false
2019-01-15T05:30Z	0.468	false
2019-01-15T05:15Z	0.472	false
2019-01-15T05:00Z	0.466	false
2019-01-15T04:45Z	0.456	false
2019-01-15T04:30Z	0.446	false
2019-01-15T04:15Z	0.426	false
2019-01-15T04:00Z	0.406	false
2019-01-15T03:45Z	0.388	false
2019-01-15T03:30Z	0.372	false
2019-01-15T03:15Z	0.352	false
2019-01-15T03:00Z	0.334	false
2019-01-15T02:45Z	0.31	false
2019-01-15T02:30Z	0.294	false
2019-01-15T02:15Z	0.27	false
2019-01-15T02:00Z	0.242	false
2019-01-15T01:45Z	0.22	false
2019-01-15T01:30Z	0.19	false
2019-01-15T01:15Z	0.16	false
2019-01-15T01:00Z	0.124	false
2019-01-15T00:45Z	0.088	false
2019-01-15T00:30Z	0.064	false
2019-01-15T00:15Z	0.05	false
2019-01-15T00:00Z	0.048	false
2019-01-14T23:45Z	0.062	false
2019-01-14T23:30Z	0.088	false
2019-01-14T23:15Z	0.11	false
2019-01-14T23:00Z	0.136	false
2019-01-14T22:45Z	0.174	false
2019-01-14T22:30Z	0.196	false
2019-01-14T22:15Z	0.226	false
2019-01-14T22:00Z	0.262	false
2019-01-14T21:45Z	0.292	false
2019-01-14T21:30Z	0.316	false
2019-01-14T21:15Z	0.354	false
2019-01-14T21:00Z	0.376	false
2019-01-14T20:45Z	0.414	false
2019-01-14T20:30Z	0.438	false
2019-01-14T20:15Z	0.466	false
2019-01-14T20:00Z	0.488	false
2019-01-14T19:45Z	0.508	false
2019-01-14T19:30Z	0.546	false
2019-01-14T19:15Z	0.562	false
2019-01-14T19:00Z	0.586	false
2019-01-14T18:45Z	0.602	false
2019-01-14T18:30Z	0.626	false
2019-01-14T18:15Z	0.654	false
2019-01-14T18:00Z	0.688	false
2019-01-14T17:45Z	0.714	false
2019-01-14T17:30Z	0.736	false
2019-01-14T17:15Z	0.754	false
2019-01-14T17:00Z	0.75	false
2019-01-14T16:45Z	0.738	false
2019-01-14T16:30Z	0.73	false
2019-01-14T16:15Z	0.726	false
2019-01-14T16:00Z	0.704	false
2019-01-14T15:45Z	0.684	false
2019-01-14T15:30Z	0.654	false
2019-01-14T15:15Z	0.632	false
2019-01-14T15:00Z	0.616	false
2019-01-14T14:45Z	0.588	false
2019-01-14T14:30Z	0.564	false
2019-01-14T14:15Z	0.542	false
2019-01-14T14:00Z	0.512	false
2019-01-14T13:45Z	0.496	false
2019-01-14T13:30Z	0.466	false
2019-01-14T13:15Z	0.428	false
2019-01-14T13:00Z	0.4	false
2019-01-14T12:45Z	0.366	false
2019-01-14T12:30Z	0.35	false
2019-01-14T12:15Z	0.336	false
2019-01-14T12:00Z	0.342	false
2019-01-14T11:45Z	0.35	false
2019-01-14T11:30Z	0.366	false
2019-01-14T11:15Z	0.396	false
2019-01-14T11:00Z	0.42	false
2019-01-14T10:45Z	0.446	false
2019-01-14T10:30Z	0.48	false
2019-01-14T10:15Z	0.506	false
2019-01-14T10:00Z	0.53	false
2019-01-14T09:45Z	0.564	false
2019-01-14T09:30Z	0.59	false
2019-01-14T09:15Z	0.616	false
2019-01-14T09:00Z	0.65	false
2019-01-14T08:45Z	0.688	false
2019-01-14T08:30Z	0.702	false
2019-01-14T08:15Z	0.732	false
2019-01-14T08:00Z	0.756	false
2019-01-14T07:45Z	0.776	false
2019-01-14T07:30Z	0.792	false
2019-01-14T07:15Z	0.82	false
2019-01-14T07:00Z	0.838	false
2019-01-14T06:45Z	0.86	false
2019-01-14T06:30Z	0.876	false
2019-01-14T06:15Z	0.9	false
2019-01-14T06:00Z	0.918	false
2019-01-14T05:45Z	0.954	false
2019-01-14T05:30Z	0.986	false
2019-01-14T05:15Z	1.03	false
2019-01-14T05:00Z	1.06	false
2019-01-14T04:45Z	1.076	false
2019-01-14T04:30Z	1.078	false
2019-01-14T04:15Z	1.078	false
2019-01-14T04:00Z	1.058	false
2019-01-14T03:45Z	1.05	false
2019-01-14T03:30Z	1.034	false
2019-01-14T03:15Z	1.016	false
2019-01-14T03:00Z	0.988	false
2019-01-14T02:45Z	0.984	false
2019-01-14T02:30Z	0.952	false
2019-01-14T02:15Z	0.942	false
2019-01-14T02:00Z	0.926	false
2019-01-14T01:45Z	0.9	false
2019-01-14T01:30Z	0.878	false
2019-01-14T01:15Z	0.862	false
2019-01-14T01:00Z	0.836	false
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2019-01-14T00:30Z	0.8	false
2019-01-14T00:15Z	0.776	false
2019-01-14T00:00Z	0.758	false
2019-01-13T23:45Z	0.738	false
2019-01-13T23:30Z	0.714	false
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2019-01-13T20:45Z	0.524	false
2019-01-13T20:30Z	0.542	false
2019-01-13T20:15Z	0.552	false
2019-01-13T20:00Z	0.58	false
2019-01-13T19:45Z	0.59	false
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2019-01-13T19:15Z	0.626	false
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2019-01-13T18:15Z	0.704	false
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2019-01-13T17:30Z	0.712	false
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2019-01-13T17:00Z	0.692	false
2019-01-13T16:45Z	0.668	false
2019-01-13T16:30Z	0.644	false
2019-01-13T16:15Z	0.632	false
2019-01-13T16:00Z	0.612	false
2019-01-13T15:45Z	0.59	false
2019-01-13T15:30Z	0.584	false
2019-01-13T15:15Z	0.548	false
2019-01-13T15:00Z	0.52	false
2019-01-13T14:45Z	0.492	false
2019-01-13T14:30Z	0.47	false
2019-01-13T14:15Z	0.442	false
2019-01-13T14:00Z	0.422	false
2019-01-13T13:45Z	0.408	false
2019-01-13T13:30Z	0.382	false
2019-01-13T13:15Z	0.35	false
2019-01-13T13:00Z	0.338	false
2019-01-13T12:45Z	0.316	false
2019-01-13T12:30Z	0.29	false
2019-01-13T12:15Z	0.268	false
2019-01-13T12:00Z	0.24	false
2019-01-13T11:45Z	0.2	false
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2019-01-13T11:15Z	0.146	false
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2019-01-12T22:00Z	0.31	false
2019-01-12T21:45Z	0.264	false
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2019-01-12T19:45Z	0.264	false
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2019-01-12T19:00Z	0.334	false
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2019-01-12T18:30Z	0.364	false
2019-01-12T18:15Z	0.384	false
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2019-01-12T17:45Z	0.424	false
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2019-01-12T16:15Z	0.5	false
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2019-01-12T14:45Z	0.368	false
2019-01-12T14:30Z	0.346	false
2019-01-12T14:15Z	0.312	false
2019-01-12T14:00Z	0.276	false
2019-01-12T13:45Z	0.244	false
2019-01-12T13:30Z	0.208	false
2019-01-12T13:15Z	0.178	false
2019-01-12T13:00Z	0.166	false
2019-01-12T12:45Z	0.132	false
2019-01-12T12:30Z	0.104	false
2019-01-12T12:15Z	0.078	false
2019-01-12T12:00Z	0.056	false
2019-01-12T11:45Z	0.03	false
2019-01-12T11:30Z	0	false
2019-01-12T11:15Z		true
2019-01-12T11:00Z		true
2019-01-12T10:45Z		true
2019-01-12T10:30Z		true
2019-01-12T10:15Z		true
2019-01-12T10:00Z		true
2019-01-12T09:45Z		true
2019-01-12T09:30Z		true
2019-01-12T09:15Z		true
2019-01-12T09:00Z		true
2019-01-12T08:45Z		true
2019-01-12T08:30Z		true
2019-01-12T08:15Z		true
2019-01-12T08:00Z	0.03	false
2019-01-12T07:45Z	0.068	false
2019-01-12T07:30Z	0.094	false
2019-01-12T07:15Z	0.126	false
2019-01-12T07:00Z	0.154	false
2019-01-12T06:45Z	0.194	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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