River level River Little Ouse at Little Ouse

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Latest recorded level 101.81m at 7:00am Saturday 4 April 2020.

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This station's data feed was recently interrupted. Normal service resumed at 10:11am on Tuesday 31 March 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-04-04T06:00Z	101.808	false
2020-04-04T05:45Z	101.808	false
2020-04-04T05:30Z	101.815	false
2020-04-04T05:15Z	101.808	false
2020-04-04T05:00Z	101.812	false
2020-04-04T04:45Z	101.808	false
2020-04-04T04:30Z	101.806	false
2020-04-04T04:15Z	101.812	false
2020-04-04T04:00Z	101.812	false
2020-04-04T03:45Z	101.812	false
2020-04-04T03:30Z	101.812	false
2020-04-04T03:15Z	101.815	false
2020-04-04T03:00Z	101.812	false
2020-04-04T02:45Z	101.815	false
2020-04-04T02:30Z	101.817	false
2020-04-04T02:15Z	101.821	false
2020-04-04T02:00Z	101.812	false
2020-04-04T01:45Z	101.819	false
2020-04-04T01:30Z	101.821	false
2020-04-04T01:15Z	101.823	false
2020-04-04T01:00Z	101.823	false
2020-04-04T00:45Z	101.821	false
2020-04-04T00:30Z	101.832	false
2020-04-04T00:15Z	101.837	false
2020-04-04T00:00Z	101.834	false
2020-04-03T23:45Z	101.839	false
2020-04-03T23:30Z	101.832	false
2020-04-03T23:15Z	101.836	false
2020-04-03T23:00Z	101.832	false
2020-04-03T22:45Z	101.837	false
2020-04-03T22:30Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T22:15Z	101.838	false
2020-04-03T22:00Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T21:45Z	101.847	false
2020-04-03T21:30Z	101.847	false
2020-04-03T21:15Z	101.843	false
2020-04-03T21:00Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T20:45Z	101.85	false
2020-04-03T20:30Z	101.847	false
2020-04-03T20:15Z	101.851	false
2020-04-03T20:00Z	101.852	false
2020-04-03T19:45Z	101.852	false
2020-04-03T19:30Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T19:15Z	101.843	false
2020-04-03T19:00Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T18:45Z	101.854	false
2020-04-03T18:30Z	101.849	false
2020-04-03T18:15Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T18:00Z	101.84	false
2020-04-03T17:45Z	101.847	false
2020-04-03T17:30Z	101.846	false
2020-04-03T17:15Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T17:00Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T16:45Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T16:30Z	101.844	false
2020-04-03T16:15Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T16:00Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T15:45Z	101.84	false
2020-04-03T15:30Z	101.844	false
2020-04-03T15:15Z	101.84	false
2020-04-03T15:00Z	101.84	false
2020-04-03T14:45Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T14:30Z	101.84	false
2020-04-03T14:15Z	101.836	false
2020-04-03T14:00Z	101.833	false
2020-04-03T13:45Z	101.838	false
2020-04-03T13:30Z	101.838	false
2020-04-03T13:15Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T13:00Z	101.84	false
2020-04-03T12:45Z	101.836	false
2020-04-03T12:30Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T12:15Z	101.836	false
2020-04-03T12:00Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T11:45Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T11:30Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T11:15Z	101.833	false
2020-04-03T11:00Z	101.822	false
2020-04-03T10:45Z	101.818	false
2020-04-03T10:30Z	101.798	false
2020-04-03T10:15Z	101.836	false
2020-04-03T10:00Z	101.84	false
2020-04-03T09:45Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T09:30Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T09:15Z	101.842	false
2020-04-03T09:00Z	101.84	false
2020-04-03T08:45Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T08:30Z	101.85	false
2020-04-03T08:15Z	101.852	false
2020-04-03T08:00Z	101.858	false
2020-04-03T07:45Z	101.865	false
2020-04-03T07:30Z	101.88	false
2020-04-03T07:15Z	101.869	false
2020-04-03T07:00Z	101.876	false
2020-04-03T06:45Z	101.869	false
2020-04-03T06:30Z	101.876	false
2020-04-03T06:15Z	101.876	false
2020-04-03T06:00Z	101.876	false
2020-04-03T05:45Z	101.867	false
2020-04-03T05:30Z	101.872	false
2020-04-03T05:15Z	101.874	false
2020-04-03T05:00Z	101.861	false
2020-04-03T04:45Z	101.861	false
2020-04-03T04:30Z	101.861	false
2020-04-03T04:15Z	101.854	false
2020-04-03T04:00Z	101.852	false
2020-04-03T03:45Z	101.854	false
2020-04-03T03:30Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T03:15Z	101.841	false
2020-04-03T03:00Z	101.843	false
2020-04-03T02:45Z	101.843	false
2020-04-03T02:30Z	101.843	false
2020-04-03T02:15Z	101.876	false
2020-04-03T02:00Z	101.837	false
2020-04-03T01:45Z	101.837	false
2020-04-03T01:30Z	101.837	false
2020-04-03T01:15Z	101.848	false
2020-04-03T01:00Z	101.841	false
2020-04-03T00:45Z	101.843	false
2020-04-03T00:30Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T00:15Z	101.845	false
2020-04-03T00:00Z	101.852	false
2020-04-02T23:45Z	101.852	false
2020-04-02T23:30Z	101.852	false
2020-04-02T23:15Z	101.872	false
2020-04-02T23:00Z	101.854	false
2020-04-02T22:45Z	101.856	false
2020-04-02T22:30Z	101.858	false
2020-04-02T22:15Z	101.858	false
2020-04-02T22:00Z	101.86	false
2020-04-02T21:45Z	101.86	false
2020-04-02T21:30Z	101.86	false
2020-04-02T21:15Z	101.862	false
2020-04-02T21:00Z	101.865	false
2020-04-02T20:45Z	101.86	false
2020-04-02T20:30Z	101.86	false
2020-04-02T20:15Z	101.862	false
2020-04-02T20:00Z	101.867	false
2020-04-02T19:45Z	101.869	false
2020-04-02T19:30Z	101.866	false
2020-04-02T19:15Z	101.867	false
2020-04-02T19:00Z	101.871	false
2020-04-02T18:45Z	101.869	false
2020-04-02T18:30Z	101.869	false
2020-04-02T18:15Z	101.866	false
2020-04-02T18:00Z	101.871	false
2020-04-02T17:45Z	101.866	false
2020-04-02T17:30Z	101.864	false
2020-04-02T17:15Z	101.866	false
2020-04-02T17:00Z	101.862	false
2020-04-02T16:45Z	101.86	false
2020-04-02T16:30Z	101.856	false
2020-04-02T16:15Z	101.851	false
2020-04-02T16:00Z	101.845	false
2020-04-02T15:45Z	101.851	false
2020-04-02T15:30Z	101.847	false
2020-04-02T15:15Z	101.841	false
2020-04-02T15:00Z	101.842	false
2020-04-02T14:45Z	101.843	false
2020-04-02T14:30Z	101.841	false
2020-04-02T14:15Z	101.838	false
2020-04-02T14:00Z	101.841	false
2020-04-02T13:45Z	101.84	false
2020-04-02T13:30Z	101.836	false
2020-04-02T13:15Z	101.829	false
2020-04-02T13:00Z	101.829	false
2020-04-02T12:45Z	101.836	false
2020-04-02T12:30Z	101.833	false
2020-04-02T12:15Z	101.831	false
2020-04-02T12:00Z	101.829	false
2020-04-02T11:45Z	101.825	false
2020-04-02T11:30Z	101.807	false
2020-04-02T11:15Z	101.8	false
2020-04-02T11:00Z	101.803	false
2020-04-02T10:45Z	101.803	false
2020-04-02T10:30Z	101.818	false
2020-04-02T10:15Z	101.81	false
2020-04-02T10:00Z	101.796	false
2020-04-02T09:45Z	101.781	false
2020-04-02T09:30Z	101.775	false
2020-04-02T09:15Z	101.782	false
2020-04-02T09:00Z	101.808	false
2020-04-02T08:45Z	101.823	false
2020-04-02T08:30Z	101.834	false
2020-04-02T08:15Z	101.839	false
2020-04-02T08:00Z	101.839	false
2020-04-02T07:45Z	101.837	false
2020-04-02T07:30Z	101.837	false
2020-04-02T07:15Z	101.832	false
2020-04-02T07:00Z	101.83	false
2020-04-02T06:45Z	101.824	false
2020-04-02T06:30Z	101.823	false
2020-04-02T06:15Z	101.825	false
2020-04-02T06:00Z	101.819	false
2020-04-02T05:45Z	101.821	false
2020-04-02T05:30Z	101.817	false
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2020-04-02T04:45Z	101.817	false
2020-04-02T04:30Z	101.815	false
2020-04-02T04:15Z	101.815	false
2020-04-02T04:00Z	101.812	false
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2020-04-02T01:45Z	101.812	false
2020-04-02T01:30Z	101.815	false
2020-04-02T01:15Z	101.817	false
2020-04-02T01:00Z	101.815	false
2020-04-02T00:45Z	101.815	false
2020-04-02T00:30Z	101.819	false
2020-04-02T00:15Z	101.823	false
2020-04-02T00:00Z	101.819	false
2020-04-01T23:45Z	101.819	false
2020-04-01T23:30Z	101.83	false
2020-04-01T23:15Z	101.828	false
2020-04-01T23:00Z	101.825	false
2020-04-01T22:45Z	101.83	false
2020-04-01T22:30Z	101.828	false
2020-04-01T22:15Z	101.83	false
2020-04-01T22:00Z	101.834	false
2020-04-01T21:45Z	101.838	false
2020-04-01T21:30Z	101.834	false
2020-04-01T21:15Z	101.837	false
2020-04-01T21:00Z	101.834	false
2020-04-01T20:45Z	101.832	false
2020-04-01T20:30Z	101.834	false
2020-04-01T20:15Z	101.832	false
2020-04-01T20:00Z	101.83	false
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2020-04-01T19:30Z	101.838	false
2020-04-01T19:15Z	101.841	false
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2020-04-01T18:45Z	101.828	false
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2020-04-01T18:15Z	101.828	false
2020-04-01T18:00Z	101.825	false
2020-04-01T17:45Z	101.828	false
2020-04-01T17:30Z	101.832	false
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2020-04-01T17:00Z	101.829	false
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2020-04-01T15:00Z	101.825	false
2020-04-01T14:45Z	101.822	false
2020-04-01T14:30Z	101.825	false
2020-04-01T14:15Z	101.822	false
2020-04-01T14:00Z	101.822	false
2020-04-01T13:45Z	101.816	false
2020-04-01T13:30Z	101.807	false
2020-04-01T13:15Z	101.805	false
2020-04-01T13:00Z	101.805	false
2020-04-01T12:45Z	101.809	false
2020-04-01T12:30Z	101.816	false
2020-04-01T12:15Z	101.821	false
2020-04-01T12:00Z	101.821	false
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2020-04-01T11:30Z	101.821	false
2020-04-01T11:15Z	101.825	false
2020-04-01T11:00Z	101.829	false
2020-04-01T10:45Z	101.825	false
2020-04-01T10:30Z	101.825	false
2020-04-01T10:15Z	101.828	false
2020-04-01T10:00Z	101.832	false
2020-04-01T09:45Z	101.83	false
2020-04-01T09:30Z	101.821	false
2020-04-01T09:15Z	101.81	false
2020-04-01T09:00Z	101.812	false
2020-04-01T08:45Z	101.812	false
2020-04-01T08:30Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T08:15Z	101.812	false
2020-04-01T08:00Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T07:45Z	101.812	false
2020-04-01T07:30Z	101.811	false
2020-04-01T07:15Z	101.81	false
2020-04-01T07:00Z	101.813	false
2020-04-01T06:45Z	101.812	false
2020-04-01T06:30Z	101.81	false
2020-04-01T06:15Z	101.811	false
2020-04-01T06:00Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T05:45Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T05:30Z	101.813	false
2020-04-01T05:15Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T05:00Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T04:45Z	101.811	false
2020-04-01T04:30Z	101.817	false
2020-04-01T04:15Z	101.817	false
2020-04-01T04:00Z	101.806	false
2020-04-01T03:45Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T03:30Z	101.82	false
2020-04-01T03:15Z	101.813	false
2020-04-01T03:00Z	101.817	false
2020-04-01T02:45Z	101.813	false
2020-04-01T02:30Z	101.821	false
2020-04-01T02:15Z	101.811	false
2020-04-01T02:00Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T01:45Z	101.815	false
2020-04-01T01:30Z	101.811	false
2020-04-01T01:15Z	101.811	false
2020-04-01T01:00Z	101.808	false
2020-04-01T00:45Z	101.812	false
2020-04-01T00:30Z	101.812	false
2020-04-01T00:15Z	101.811	false
2020-04-01T00:00Z	101.812	false
2020-03-31T23:45Z	101.811	false
2020-03-31T23:30Z	101.817	false
2020-03-31T23:15Z	101.812	false
2020-03-31T23:00Z	101.815	false
2020-03-31T22:45Z	101.817	false
2020-03-31T22:30Z	101.812	false
2020-03-31T22:15Z	101.817	false
2020-03-31T22:00Z	101.812	false
2020-03-31T21:45Z	101.817	false
2020-03-31T21:30Z	101.819	false
2020-03-31T21:15Z	101.812	false
2020-03-31T21:00Z	101.819	false
2020-03-31T20:45Z	101.819	false
2020-03-31T20:30Z	101.815	false
2020-03-31T20:15Z	101.821	false
2020-03-31T20:00Z	101.816	false
2020-03-31T19:45Z	101.817	false
2020-03-31T19:30Z	101.819	false
2020-03-31T19:15Z	101.819	false
2020-03-31T19:00Z	101.827	false
2020-03-31T18:45Z	101.816	false
2020-03-31T18:30Z	101.814	false
2020-03-31T18:15Z	101.812	false
2020-03-31T18:00Z	101.809	false
2020-03-31T17:45Z	101.812	false
2020-03-31T17:30Z	101.809	false
2020-03-31T17:15Z	101.811	false
2020-03-31T17:00Z	101.811	false
2020-03-31T16:45Z	101.811	false
2020-03-31T16:30Z	101.813	false
2020-03-31T16:15Z	101.811	false
2020-03-31T16:00Z	101.813	false
2020-03-31T15:45Z	101.82	false
2020-03-31T15:30Z	101.811	false
2020-03-31T15:15Z	101.804	false
2020-03-31T15:00Z	101.813	false
2020-03-31T14:45Z	101.811	false
2020-03-31T14:30Z	101.804	false
2020-03-31T14:15Z	101.804	false
2020-03-31T14:00Z	101.813	false
2020-03-31T13:45Z	101.813	false
2020-03-31T13:30Z	101.809	false
2020-03-31T13:15Z	101.796	false
2020-03-31T13:00Z	101.809	false
2020-03-31T12:45Z	101.796	false
2020-03-31T12:30Z	101.8	false
2020-03-31T12:15Z	101.783	false
2020-03-31T12:00Z	101.778	false
2020-03-31T11:45Z	101.776	false
2020-03-31T11:30Z	101.803	false
2020-03-31T11:15Z	101.776	false
2020-03-31T11:00Z	101.781	false
2020-03-31T10:45Z	101.798	false
2020-03-31T10:30Z	101.792	false
2020-03-31T10:15Z	101.792	false
2020-03-31T10:00Z	101.803	false
2020-03-31T09:45Z	101.789	false
2020-03-31T09:30Z	101.776	false
2020-03-31T09:15Z	101.754	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Little Ouse
• Station ID: 6257
• River name: River Little Ouse
• Typical range: 1.64m to 2.11m
• Highest level on record: 2.60m on 14 April 1998
• Site datum: 0.00mAOD (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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