River level River Wissey at Wissey Sluice

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Latest recorded level 1.90m at 6:00pm Saturday 31 July 2021.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2021-07-31T17:00Z	1.897	false
2021-07-31T16:45Z	1.9	false
2021-07-31T16:30Z	1.903	false
2021-07-31T16:15Z	1.905	false
2021-07-31T16:00Z	1.908	false
2021-07-31T15:45Z	1.911	false
2021-07-31T15:30Z	1.914	false
2021-07-31T15:15Z	1.917	false
2021-07-31T15:00Z	1.92	false
2021-07-31T14:45Z	1.924	false
2021-07-31T14:30Z	1.927	false
2021-07-31T14:15Z	1.931	false
2021-07-31T14:00Z	1.935	false
2021-07-31T13:45Z	1.938	false
2021-07-31T13:30Z	1.942	false
2021-07-31T13:15Z	1.946	false
2021-07-31T13:00Z	1.95	false
2021-07-31T12:45Z	1.955	false
2021-07-31T12:30Z	1.96	false
2021-07-31T12:15Z	1.964	false
2021-07-31T12:00Z	1.969	false
2021-07-31T11:45Z	1.975	false
2021-07-31T11:30Z	1.982	false
2021-07-31T11:15Z	1.989	false
2021-07-31T11:00Z	1.997	false
2021-07-31T10:45Z	2.006	false
2021-07-31T10:30Z	2.017	false
2021-07-31T10:15Z	2.031	false
2021-07-31T10:00Z	2.046	false
2021-07-31T09:45Z	2.046	false
2021-07-31T09:30Z	2.046	false
2021-07-31T09:15Z	2.046	false
2021-07-31T09:00Z	2.046	false
2021-07-31T08:45Z	2.046	false
2021-07-31T08:30Z	2.046	false
2021-07-31T08:15Z	2.045	false
2021-07-31T08:00Z	2.045	false
2021-07-31T07:45Z	2.044	false
2021-07-31T07:30Z	2.043	false
2021-07-31T07:15Z	2.041	false
2021-07-31T07:00Z	2.039	false
2021-07-31T06:45Z	2.037	false
2021-07-31T06:30Z	2.036	false
2021-07-31T06:15Z	2.034	false
2021-07-31T06:00Z	2.032	false
2021-07-31T05:45Z	2.031	false
2021-07-31T05:30Z	2.029	false
2021-07-31T05:15Z	2.027	false
2021-07-31T05:00Z	2.025	false
2021-07-31T04:45Z	2.023	false
2021-07-31T04:30Z	2.021	false
2021-07-31T04:15Z	2.018	false
2021-07-31T04:00Z	2.016	false
2021-07-31T03:45Z	2.014	false
2021-07-31T03:30Z	2.012	false
2021-07-31T03:15Z	2.009	false
2021-07-31T03:00Z	2.007	false
2021-07-31T02:45Z	2.005	false
2021-07-31T02:30Z	2.002	false
2021-07-31T02:15Z	2	false
2021-07-31T02:00Z	1.997	false
2021-07-31T01:45Z	1.995	false
2021-07-31T01:30Z	1.993	false
2021-07-31T01:15Z	1.991	false
2021-07-31T01:00Z	1.989	false
2021-07-31T00:45Z	1.988	false
2021-07-31T00:30Z	1.987	false
2021-07-31T00:15Z	1.986	false
2021-07-31T00:00Z	1.985	false
2021-07-30T23:45Z	1.985	false
2021-07-30T23:30Z	1.984	false
2021-07-30T23:15Z	1.983	false
2021-07-30T23:00Z	1.982	false
2021-07-30T22:45Z	1.98	false
2021-07-30T22:30Z	1.979	false
2021-07-30T22:15Z	1.978	false
2021-07-30T22:00Z	1.977	false
2021-07-30T21:45Z	1.976	false
2021-07-30T21:30Z	1.975	false
2021-07-30T21:15Z	1.974	false
2021-07-30T21:00Z	1.973	false
2021-07-30T20:45Z	1.971	false
2021-07-30T20:30Z	1.97	false
2021-07-30T20:15Z	1.969	false
2021-07-30T20:00Z	1.968	false
2021-07-30T19:45Z	1.967	false
2021-07-30T19:30Z	1.966	false
2021-07-30T19:15Z	1.965	false
2021-07-30T19:00Z	1.964	false
2021-07-30T18:45Z	1.963	false
2021-07-30T18:30Z	1.962	false
2021-07-30T18:15Z	1.962	false
2021-07-30T18:00Z	1.961	false
2021-07-30T17:45Z	1.96	false
2021-07-30T17:30Z	1.959	false
2021-07-30T17:15Z	1.958	false
2021-07-30T17:00Z	1.957	false
2021-07-30T16:45Z	1.956	false
2021-07-30T16:30Z	1.955	false
2021-07-30T16:15Z	1.953	false
2021-07-30T16:00Z	1.951	false
2021-07-30T15:45Z	1.949	false
2021-07-30T15:30Z	1.947	false
2021-07-30T15:15Z	1.947	false
2021-07-30T15:00Z	1.946	false
2021-07-30T14:45Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T14:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T14:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T14:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T13:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T13:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T13:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T13:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T12:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T12:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T12:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T12:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T11:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T11:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T11:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T11:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T10:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T10:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T10:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T10:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T09:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T09:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T09:15Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T09:00Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T08:45Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T08:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T08:15Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T08:00Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T07:45Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T07:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T07:15Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T07:00Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T06:45Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T06:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T06:15Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T06:00Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T05:45Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T05:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T05:15Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T05:00Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T04:45Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T04:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T04:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T04:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T03:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T03:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T03:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T03:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T02:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T02:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T02:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T02:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T01:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T01:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T01:15Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T01:00Z	1.944	false
2021-07-30T00:45Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T00:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T00:15Z	1.945	false
2021-07-30T00:00Z	1.945	false
2021-07-29T23:45Z	1.945	false
2021-07-29T23:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-29T23:15Z	1.946	false
2021-07-29T23:00Z	1.946	false
2021-07-29T22:45Z	1.946	false
2021-07-29T22:30Z	1.946	false
2021-07-29T22:15Z	1.946	false
2021-07-29T22:00Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T21:45Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T21:30Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T21:15Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T21:00Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T20:45Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T20:30Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T20:15Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T20:00Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T19:45Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T19:30Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T19:15Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T19:00Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T18:45Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T18:30Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T18:15Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T18:00Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T17:45Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T17:30Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T17:15Z	1.948	false
2021-07-29T17:00Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T16:45Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T16:30Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T16:15Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T16:00Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T15:45Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T15:30Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T15:15Z	1.947	false
2021-07-29T15:00Z	1.946	false
2021-07-29T14:45Z	1.946	false
2021-07-29T14:30Z	1.945	false
2021-07-29T14:15Z	1.945	false
2021-07-29T14:00Z	1.945	false
2021-07-29T13:45Z	1.944	false
2021-07-29T13:30Z	1.944	false
2021-07-29T13:15Z	1.943	false
2021-07-29T13:00Z	1.943	false
2021-07-29T12:45Z	1.943	false
2021-07-29T12:30Z	1.942	false
2021-07-29T12:15Z	1.941	false
2021-07-29T12:00Z	1.941	false
2021-07-29T11:45Z	1.941	false
2021-07-29T11:30Z	1.94	false
2021-07-29T11:15Z	1.94	false
2021-07-29T11:00Z	1.94	false
2021-07-29T10:45Z	1.94	false
2021-07-29T10:30Z	1.939	false
2021-07-29T10:15Z	1.939	false
2021-07-29T10:00Z	1.939	false
2021-07-29T09:45Z	1.938	false
2021-07-29T09:30Z	1.938	false
2021-07-29T09:15Z	1.937	false
2021-07-29T09:00Z	1.937	false
2021-07-29T08:45Z	1.937	false
2021-07-29T08:30Z	1.936	false
2021-07-29T08:15Z	1.936	false
2021-07-29T08:00Z	1.935	false
2021-07-29T07:45Z	1.935	false
2021-07-29T07:30Z	1.935	false
2021-07-29T07:15Z	1.935	false
2021-07-29T07:00Z	1.934	false
2021-07-29T06:45Z	1.934	false
2021-07-29T06:30Z	1.934	false
2021-07-29T06:15Z	1.933	false
2021-07-29T06:00Z	1.933	false
2021-07-29T05:45Z	1.933	false
2021-07-29T05:30Z	1.933	false
2021-07-29T05:15Z	1.932	false
2021-07-29T05:00Z	1.932	false
2021-07-29T04:45Z	1.932	false
2021-07-29T04:30Z	1.932	false
2021-07-29T04:15Z	1.931	false
2021-07-29T04:00Z	1.931	false
2021-07-29T03:45Z	1.931	false
2021-07-29T03:30Z	1.93	false
2021-07-29T03:15Z	1.93	false
2021-07-29T03:00Z	1.93	false
2021-07-29T02:45Z	1.929	false
2021-07-29T02:30Z	1.929	false
2021-07-29T02:15Z	1.929	false
2021-07-29T02:00Z	1.928	false
2021-07-29T01:45Z	1.928	false
2021-07-29T01:30Z	1.928	false
2021-07-29T01:15Z	1.928	false
2021-07-29T01:00Z	1.927	false
2021-07-29T00:45Z	1.927	false
2021-07-29T00:30Z	1.927	false
2021-07-29T00:15Z	1.927	false
2021-07-29T00:00Z	1.926	false
2021-07-28T23:45Z	1.926	false
2021-07-28T23:30Z	1.926	false
2021-07-28T23:15Z	1.926	false
2021-07-28T23:00Z	1.925	false
2021-07-28T22:45Z	1.925	false
2021-07-28T22:30Z	1.925	false
2021-07-28T22:15Z	1.925	false
2021-07-28T22:00Z	1.924	false
2021-07-28T21:45Z	1.924	false
2021-07-28T21:30Z	1.924	false
2021-07-28T21:15Z	1.924	false
2021-07-28T21:00Z	1.923	false
2021-07-28T20:45Z	1.923	false
2021-07-28T20:30Z	1.923	false
2021-07-28T20:15Z	1.923	false
2021-07-28T20:00Z	1.922	false
2021-07-28T19:45Z	1.922	false
2021-07-28T19:30Z	1.922	false
2021-07-28T19:15Z	1.921	false
2021-07-28T19:00Z	1.921	false
2021-07-28T18:45Z	1.92	false
2021-07-28T18:30Z	1.919	false
2021-07-28T18:15Z	1.917	false
2021-07-28T18:00Z	1.915	false
2021-07-28T17:45Z	1.913	false
2021-07-28T17:30Z	1.911	false
2021-07-28T17:15Z	1.911	false
2021-07-28T17:00Z	1.911	false
2021-07-28T16:45Z	1.91	false
2021-07-28T16:30Z	1.91	false
2021-07-28T16:15Z	1.909	false
2021-07-28T16:00Z	1.909	false
2021-07-28T15:45Z	1.908	false
2021-07-28T15:30Z	1.907	false
2021-07-28T15:15Z	1.907	false
2021-07-28T15:00Z	1.906	false
2021-07-28T14:45Z	1.906	false
2021-07-28T14:30Z	1.905	false
2021-07-28T14:15Z	1.905	false
2021-07-28T14:00Z	1.904	false
2021-07-28T13:45Z	1.904	false
2021-07-28T13:30Z	1.903	false
2021-07-28T13:15Z	1.903	false
2021-07-28T13:00Z	1.903	false
2021-07-28T12:45Z	1.901	false
2021-07-28T12:30Z	1.901	false
2021-07-28T12:15Z	1.9	false
2021-07-28T12:00Z	1.9	false
2021-07-28T11:45Z	1.899	false
2021-07-28T11:30Z	1.899	false
2021-07-28T11:15Z	1.898	false
2021-07-28T11:00Z	1.897	false
2021-07-28T10:45Z	1.897	false
2021-07-28T10:30Z	1.896	false
2021-07-28T10:15Z	1.895	false
2021-07-28T10:00Z	1.895	false
2021-07-28T09:45Z	1.894	false
2021-07-28T09:30Z	1.893	false
2021-07-28T09:15Z	1.893	false
2021-07-28T09:00Z	1.892	false
2021-07-28T08:45Z	1.891	false
2021-07-28T08:30Z	1.891	false
2021-07-28T08:15Z	1.891	false
2021-07-28T08:00Z	1.89	false
2021-07-28T07:45Z	1.889	false
2021-07-28T07:30Z	1.889	false
2021-07-28T07:15Z	1.888	false
2021-07-28T07:00Z	1.888	false
2021-07-28T06:45Z	1.887	false
2021-07-28T06:30Z	1.887	false
2021-07-28T06:15Z	1.886	false
2021-07-28T06:00Z	1.886	false
2021-07-28T05:45Z	1.886	false
2021-07-28T05:30Z	1.885	false
2021-07-28T05:15Z	1.885	false
2021-07-28T05:00Z	1.884	false
2021-07-28T04:45Z	1.884	false
2021-07-28T04:30Z	1.884	false
2021-07-28T04:15Z	1.883	false
2021-07-28T04:00Z	1.883	false
2021-07-28T03:45Z	1.883	false
2021-07-28T03:30Z	1.882	false
2021-07-28T03:15Z	1.882	false
2021-07-28T03:00Z	1.881	false
2021-07-28T02:45Z	1.881	false
2021-07-28T02:30Z	1.881	false
2021-07-28T02:15Z	1.88	false
2021-07-28T02:00Z	1.88	false
2021-07-28T01:45Z	1.88	false
2021-07-28T01:30Z	1.879	false
2021-07-28T01:15Z	1.879	false
2021-07-28T01:00Z	1.879	false
2021-07-28T00:45Z	1.878	false
2021-07-28T00:30Z	1.878	false
2021-07-28T00:15Z	1.878	false
2021-07-28T00:00Z	1.877	false
2021-07-27T23:45Z	1.877	false
2021-07-27T23:30Z	1.877	false
2021-07-27T23:15Z	1.876	false
2021-07-27T23:00Z	1.876	false
2021-07-27T22:45Z	1.875	false
2021-07-27T22:30Z	1.875	false
2021-07-27T22:15Z	1.875	false
2021-07-27T22:00Z	1.875	false
2021-07-27T21:45Z	1.874	false
2021-07-27T21:30Z	1.874	false
2021-07-27T21:15Z	1.873	false
2021-07-27T21:00Z	1.873	false
2021-07-27T20:45Z	1.873	false
2021-07-27T20:30Z	1.872	false
2021-07-27T20:15Z	1.872	false
2021-07-27T20:00Z	1.872	false
2021-07-27T19:45Z	1.871	false
2021-07-27T19:30Z	1.871	false
2021-07-27T19:15Z	1.87	false
2021-07-27T19:00Z	1.869	false
2021-07-27T18:45Z	1.869	false
2021-07-27T18:30Z	1.869	false
2021-07-27T18:15Z	1.868	false
2021-07-27T18:00Z	1.868	false
2021-07-27T17:45Z	1.868	false
2021-07-27T17:30Z	1.867	false
2021-07-27T17:15Z	1.867	false
2021-07-27T17:00Z	1.867	false
2021-07-27T16:45Z	1.866	false
2021-07-27T16:30Z	1.866	false
2021-07-27T16:15Z	1.866	false
2021-07-27T16:00Z	1.866	false
2021-07-27T15:45Z	1.865	false
2021-07-27T15:30Z	1.865	false
2021-07-27T15:15Z	1.865	false
2021-07-27T15:00Z	1.865	false
2021-07-27T14:45Z	1.865	false
2021-07-27T14:30Z	1.865	false
2021-07-27T14:15Z	1.864	false
2021-07-27T14:00Z	1.863	false
2021-07-27T13:45Z	1.86	false
2021-07-27T13:30Z	1.857	false
2021-07-27T13:15Z	1.851	false
2021-07-27T13:00Z	1.846	false
2021-07-27T12:45Z	1.844	false
2021-07-27T12:30Z	1.845	false
2021-07-27T12:15Z	1.845	false
2021-07-27T12:00Z	1.845	false
2021-07-27T11:45Z	1.845	false
2021-07-27T11:30Z	1.845	false
2021-07-27T11:15Z	1.845	false
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2021-07-27T10:45Z	1.845	false
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Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Wissey Sluice
• Station ID: 6259
• River name: River Wissey
• Typical range: 1.62m to 2.04m
• Highest level on record: 2.38m on 03 January 2003
• 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.

• View nearby measuring stations

• View the flood information service for England
• Check the long term flood risk for an area in England.

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