River level River Thames at Kings Lock (downstream data)

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Latest recorded level 2.46m at 11:00pm Sunday 23 February 2020.

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Some monitoring stations are located near to a man-made structure which affects the river's flow characteristics, for example a weir, or lock. For these stations, we provide river levels from both the upstream and downstream sides of the structure.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-23T23:00Z	2.457	false
2020-02-23T22:45Z	2.455	false
2020-02-23T22:30Z	2.456	false
2020-02-23T22:15Z	2.461	false
2020-02-23T22:00Z	2.458	false
2020-02-23T21:45Z	2.461	false
2020-02-23T21:30Z	2.461	false
2020-02-23T21:15Z	2.462	false
2020-02-23T21:00Z	2.463	false
2020-02-23T20:45Z	2.465	false
2020-02-23T20:30Z	2.464	false
2020-02-23T20:15Z	2.463	false
2020-02-23T20:00Z	2.467	false
2020-02-23T19:45Z	2.47	false
2020-02-23T19:30Z	2.465	false
2020-02-23T19:15Z	2.467	false
2020-02-23T19:00Z	2.467	false
2020-02-23T18:45Z	2.466	false
2020-02-23T18:30Z	2.476	false
2020-02-23T18:15Z	2.477	false
2020-02-23T18:00Z	2.472	false
2020-02-23T17:45Z	2.479	false
2020-02-23T17:30Z	2.48	false
2020-02-23T17:15Z	2.475	false
2020-02-23T17:00Z	2.477	false
2020-02-23T16:45Z	2.475	false
2020-02-23T16:30Z	2.477	false
2020-02-23T16:15Z	2.48	false
2020-02-23T16:00Z	2.48	false
2020-02-23T15:45Z	2.484	false
2020-02-23T15:30Z	2.483	false
2020-02-23T15:15Z	2.487	false
2020-02-23T15:00Z	2.486	false
2020-02-23T14:45Z	2.489	false
2020-02-23T14:30Z	2.488	false
2020-02-23T14:15Z	2.488	false
2020-02-23T14:00Z	2.499	false
2020-02-23T13:45Z	2.495	false
2020-02-23T13:30Z	2.497	false
2020-02-23T13:15Z	2.502	false
2020-02-23T13:00Z	2.5	false
2020-02-23T12:45Z	2.504	false
2020-02-23T12:30Z	2.509	false
2020-02-23T12:15Z	2.504	false
2020-02-23T12:00Z	2.505	false
2020-02-23T11:45Z	2.503	false
2020-02-23T11:30Z	2.508	false
2020-02-23T11:15Z	2.519	false
2020-02-23T11:00Z	2.514	false
2020-02-23T10:45Z	2.518	false
2020-02-23T10:30Z	2.516	false
2020-02-23T10:15Z	2.522	false
2020-02-23T10:00Z	2.527	false
2020-02-23T09:45Z	2.527	false
2020-02-23T09:30Z	2.528	false
2020-02-23T09:15Z	2.526	false
2020-02-23T09:00Z	2.532	false
2020-02-23T08:45Z	2.531	false
2020-02-23T08:30Z	2.535	false
2020-02-23T08:15Z	2.533	false
2020-02-23T08:00Z	2.536	false
2020-02-23T07:45Z	2.533	false
2020-02-23T07:30Z	2.54	false
2020-02-23T07:15Z	2.538	false
2020-02-23T07:00Z	2.54	false
2020-02-23T06:45Z	2.531	false
2020-02-23T06:30Z	2.534	false
2020-02-23T06:15Z	2.538	false
2020-02-23T06:00Z	2.536	false
2020-02-23T05:45Z	2.539	false
2020-02-23T05:30Z	2.539	false
2020-02-23T05:15Z	2.54	false
2020-02-23T05:00Z	2.532	false
2020-02-23T04:45Z	2.537	false
2020-02-23T04:30Z	2.538	false
2020-02-23T04:15Z	2.538	false
2020-02-23T04:00Z	2.534	false
2020-02-23T03:45Z	2.535	false
2020-02-23T03:30Z	2.531	false
2020-02-23T03:15Z	2.531	false
2020-02-23T03:00Z	2.534	false
2020-02-23T02:45Z	2.533	false
2020-02-23T02:30Z	2.53	false
2020-02-23T02:15Z	2.525	false
2020-02-23T02:00Z	2.529	false
2020-02-23T01:45Z	2.533	false
2020-02-23T01:30Z	2.538	false
2020-02-23T01:15Z	2.536	false
2020-02-23T01:00Z	2.535	false
2020-02-23T00:45Z	2.54	false
2020-02-23T00:30Z	2.546	false
2020-02-23T00:15Z	2.546	false
2020-02-23T00:00Z	2.542	false
2020-02-22T23:45Z	2.541	false
2020-02-22T23:30Z	2.544	false
2020-02-22T23:15Z	2.546	false
2020-02-22T23:00Z	2.548	false
2020-02-22T22:45Z	2.551	false
2020-02-22T22:30Z	2.553	false
2020-02-22T22:15Z	2.552	false
2020-02-22T22:00Z	2.551	false
2020-02-22T21:45Z	2.548	false
2020-02-22T21:30Z	2.552	false
2020-02-22T21:15Z	2.551	false
2020-02-22T21:00Z	2.557	false
2020-02-22T20:45Z	2.552	false
2020-02-22T20:30Z	2.55	false
2020-02-22T20:15Z	2.559	false
2020-02-22T20:00Z	2.565	false
2020-02-22T19:45Z	2.555	false
2020-02-22T19:30Z	2.559	false
2020-02-22T19:15Z	2.557	false
2020-02-22T19:00Z	2.561	false
2020-02-22T18:45Z	2.565	false
2020-02-22T18:30Z	2.567	false
2020-02-22T18:15Z	2.561	false
2020-02-22T18:00Z	2.562	false
2020-02-22T17:45Z	2.56	false
2020-02-22T17:30Z	2.567	false
2020-02-22T17:15Z	2.567	false
2020-02-22T17:00Z	2.565	false
2020-02-22T16:45Z	2.57	false
2020-02-22T16:30Z	2.566	false
2020-02-22T16:15Z	2.571	false
2020-02-22T16:00Z	2.578	false
2020-02-22T15:45Z	2.568	false
2020-02-22T15:30Z	2.566	false
2020-02-22T15:15Z	2.572	false
2020-02-22T15:00Z	2.569	false
2020-02-22T14:45Z	2.579	false
2020-02-22T14:30Z	2.569	false
2020-02-22T14:15Z	2.574	false
2020-02-22T14:00Z	2.576	false
2020-02-22T13:45Z	2.578	false
2020-02-22T13:30Z	2.578	false
2020-02-22T13:15Z	2.582	false
2020-02-22T13:00Z	2.576	false
2020-02-22T12:45Z	2.58	false
2020-02-22T12:30Z	2.583	false
2020-02-22T12:15Z	2.575	false
2020-02-22T12:00Z	2.585	false
2020-02-22T11:45Z	2.583	false
2020-02-22T11:30Z	2.58	false
2020-02-22T11:15Z	2.577	false
2020-02-22T11:00Z	2.585	false
2020-02-22T10:45Z	2.584	false
2020-02-22T10:30Z	2.582	false
2020-02-22T10:15Z	2.591	false
2020-02-22T10:00Z	2.584	false
2020-02-22T09:45Z	2.593	false
2020-02-22T09:30Z	2.586	false
2020-02-22T09:15Z	2.585	false
2020-02-22T09:00Z	2.591	false
2020-02-22T08:45Z	2.593	false
2020-02-22T08:30Z	2.59	false
2020-02-22T08:15Z	2.591	false
2020-02-22T08:00Z	2.59	false
2020-02-22T07:45Z	2.594	false
2020-02-22T07:30Z	2.592	false
2020-02-22T07:15Z	2.591	false
2020-02-22T07:00Z	2.592	false
2020-02-22T06:45Z	2.593	false
2020-02-22T06:30Z	2.582	false
2020-02-22T06:15Z	2.593	false
2020-02-22T06:00Z	2.6	false
2020-02-22T05:45Z	2.598	false
2020-02-22T05:30Z	2.594	false
2020-02-22T05:15Z	2.593	false
2020-02-22T05:00Z	2.599	false
2020-02-22T04:45Z	2.597	false
2020-02-22T04:30Z	2.599	false
2020-02-22T04:15Z	2.599	false
2020-02-22T04:00Z	2.596	false
2020-02-22T03:45Z	2.595	false
2020-02-22T03:30Z	2.602	false
2020-02-22T03:15Z	2.597	false
2020-02-22T03:00Z	2.589	false
2020-02-22T02:45Z	2.597	false
2020-02-22T02:30Z	2.593	false
2020-02-22T02:15Z	2.598	false
2020-02-22T02:00Z	2.602	false
2020-02-22T01:45Z	2.604	false
2020-02-22T01:30Z	2.599	false
2020-02-22T01:15Z	2.599	false
2020-02-22T01:00Z	2.598	false
2020-02-22T00:45Z	2.602	false
2020-02-22T00:30Z	2.603	false
2020-02-22T00:15Z	2.6	false
2020-02-22T00:00Z	2.604	false
2020-02-21T23:45Z	2.602	false
2020-02-21T23:30Z	2.601	false
2020-02-21T23:15Z	2.606	false
2020-02-21T23:00Z	2.601	false
2020-02-21T22:45Z	2.604	false
2020-02-21T22:30Z	2.604	false
2020-02-21T22:15Z	2.603	false
2020-02-21T22:00Z	2.612	false
2020-02-21T21:45Z	2.603	false
2020-02-21T21:30Z	2.602	false
2020-02-21T21:15Z	2.602	false
2020-02-21T21:00Z	2.602	false
2020-02-21T20:45Z	2.605	false
2020-02-21T20:30Z	2.609	false
2020-02-21T20:15Z	2.609	false
2020-02-21T20:00Z	2.6	false
2020-02-21T19:45Z	2.606	false
2020-02-21T19:30Z	2.601	false
2020-02-21T19:15Z	2.599	false
2020-02-21T19:00Z	2.601	false
2020-02-21T18:45Z	2.606	false
2020-02-21T18:30Z	2.607	false
2020-02-21T18:15Z	2.607	false
2020-02-21T18:00Z	2.609	false
2020-02-21T17:45Z	2.608	false
2020-02-21T17:30Z	2.61	false
2020-02-21T17:15Z	2.616	false
2020-02-21T17:00Z	2.62	false
2020-02-21T16:45Z	2.616	false
2020-02-21T16:30Z	2.614	false
2020-02-21T16:15Z	2.608	false
2020-02-21T16:00Z	2.608	false
2020-02-21T15:45Z	2.618	false
2020-02-21T15:30Z	2.622	false
2020-02-21T15:15Z	2.622	false
2020-02-21T15:00Z	2.617	false
2020-02-21T14:45Z	2.612	false
2020-02-21T14:30Z	2.615	false
2020-02-21T14:15Z	2.613	false
2020-02-21T14:00Z	2.615	false
2020-02-21T13:45Z	2.617	false
2020-02-21T13:30Z	2.621	false
2020-02-21T13:15Z	2.615	false
2020-02-21T13:00Z	2.612	false
2020-02-21T12:45Z	2.619	false
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2020-02-21T11:00Z	2.619	false
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2020-02-21T06:30Z	2.619	false
2020-02-21T06:15Z	2.62	false
2020-02-21T06:00Z	2.62	false
2020-02-21T05:45Z	2.622	false
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2020-02-21T05:15Z	2.625	false
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2020-02-21T04:45Z	2.623	false
2020-02-21T04:30Z	2.622	false
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2020-02-21T03:00Z	2.624	false
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2020-02-19T10:15Z	2.632	false
2020-02-19T10:00Z	2.623	false
2020-02-19T09:45Z	2.634	false
2020-02-19T09:30Z	2.631	false
2020-02-19T09:15Z	2.625	false
2020-02-19T09:00Z	2.626	false
2020-02-19T08:45Z	2.628	false
2020-02-19T08:30Z	2.627	false
2020-02-19T08:15Z	2.627	false
2020-02-19T08:00Z	2.628	false
2020-02-19T07:45Z	2.627	false
2020-02-19T07:30Z	2.624	false
2020-02-19T07:15Z	2.623	false
2020-02-19T07:00Z	2.627	false
2020-02-19T06:45Z	2.623	false
2020-02-19T06:30Z	2.624	false
2020-02-19T06:15Z	2.623	false
2020-02-19T06:00Z	2.622	false
2020-02-19T05:45Z	2.625	false
2020-02-19T05:30Z	2.619	false
2020-02-19T05:15Z	2.623	false
2020-02-19T05:00Z	2.624	false
2020-02-19T04:45Z	2.623	false
2020-02-19T04:30Z	2.617	false
2020-02-19T04:15Z	2.619	false
2020-02-19T04:00Z	2.62	false
2020-02-19T03:45Z	2.624	false
2020-02-19T03:30Z	2.618	false
2020-02-19T03:15Z	2.619	false
2020-02-19T03:00Z	2.618	false
2020-02-19T02:45Z	2.623	false
2020-02-19T02:30Z	2.618	false
2020-02-19T02:15Z	2.616	false
2020-02-19T02:00Z	2.617	false
2020-02-19T01:45Z	2.62	false
2020-02-19T01:30Z	2.617	false
2020-02-19T01:15Z	2.617	false
2020-02-19T01:00Z	2.618	false
2020-02-19T00:45Z	2.62	false
2020-02-19T00:30Z	2.622	false
2020-02-19T00:15Z	2.615	false
2020-02-19T00:00Z	2.615	false
2020-02-18T23:45Z	2.621	false
2020-02-18T23:30Z	2.615	false
2020-02-18T23:15Z	2.62	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Kings Lock (downstream)
• Station ID: 7055
• River name: River Thames
• Typical range: 1.72m to 2.34m
• Highest level on record: 2.83m on 25 July 2007
• Site datum: 56.39mAOD (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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