River level River Cherwell at Banbury

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Latest recorded level 0.45m at 4:15am Monday 26 October 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-10-26T04:15Z	0.454	false
2020-10-26T04:00Z	0.454	false
2020-10-26T03:45Z	0.455	false
2020-10-26T03:30Z	0.455	false
2020-10-26T03:15Z	0.458	false
2020-10-26T03:00Z	0.458	false
2020-10-26T02:45Z	0.459	false
2020-10-26T02:30Z	0.462	false
2020-10-26T02:15Z	0.461	false
2020-10-26T02:00Z	0.463	false
2020-10-26T01:45Z	0.463	false
2020-10-26T01:30Z	0.467	false
2020-10-26T01:15Z	0.466	false
2020-10-26T01:00Z	0.467	false
2020-10-26T00:45Z	0.47	false
2020-10-26T00:30Z	0.472	false
2020-10-26T00:15Z	0.472	false
2020-10-26T00:00Z	0.47	false
2020-10-25T23:45Z	0.47	false
2020-10-25T23:30Z	0.471	false
2020-10-25T23:15Z	0.472	false
2020-10-25T23:00Z	0.473	false
2020-10-25T22:45Z	0.471	false
2020-10-25T22:30Z	0.47	false
2020-10-25T22:15Z	0.471	false
2020-10-25T22:00Z	0.472	false
2020-10-25T21:45Z	0.472	false
2020-10-25T21:30Z	0.47	false
2020-10-25T21:15Z	0.47	false
2020-10-25T21:00Z	0.471	false
2020-10-25T20:45Z	0.471	false
2020-10-25T20:30Z	0.47	false
2020-10-25T20:15Z	0.467	false
2020-10-25T20:00Z	0.467	false
2020-10-25T19:45Z	0.468	false
2020-10-25T19:30Z	0.469	false
2020-10-25T19:15Z	0.469	false
2020-10-25T19:00Z	0.469	false
2020-10-25T18:45Z	0.467	false
2020-10-25T18:30Z	0.471	false
2020-10-25T18:15Z	0.469	false
2020-10-25T18:00Z	0.471	false
2020-10-25T17:45Z	0.465	false
2020-10-25T17:30Z	0.456	false
2020-10-25T17:15Z	0.454	false
2020-10-25T17:00Z	0.452	false
2020-10-25T16:45Z	0.45	false
2020-10-25T16:30Z	0.447	false
2020-10-25T16:15Z	0.442	false
2020-10-25T16:00Z	0.439	false
2020-10-25T15:45Z	0.44	false
2020-10-25T15:30Z	0.437	false
2020-10-25T15:15Z	0.436	false
2020-10-25T15:00Z	0.436	false
2020-10-25T14:45Z	0.434	false
2020-10-25T14:30Z	0.431	false
2020-10-25T14:15Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T14:00Z	0.417	false
2020-10-25T13:45Z	0.414	false
2020-10-25T13:30Z	0.412	false
2020-10-25T13:15Z	0.41	false
2020-10-25T13:00Z	0.408	false
2020-10-25T12:45Z	0.405	false
2020-10-25T12:30Z	0.401	false
2020-10-25T12:15Z	0.398	false
2020-10-25T12:00Z	0.396	false
2020-10-25T11:45Z	0.396	false
2020-10-25T11:30Z	0.397	false
2020-10-25T11:15Z	0.397	false
2020-10-25T11:00Z	0.396	false
2020-10-25T10:45Z	0.397	false
2020-10-25T10:30Z	0.396	false
2020-10-25T10:15Z	0.394	false
2020-10-25T10:00Z	0.388	false
2020-10-25T09:45Z	0.381	false
2020-10-25T09:30Z	0.38	false
2020-10-25T09:15Z	0.379	false
2020-10-25T09:00Z	0.373	false
2020-10-25T08:45Z	0.37	false
2020-10-25T08:30Z	0.367	false
2020-10-25T08:15Z	0.361	false
2020-10-25T08:00Z	0.359	false
2020-10-25T07:45Z	0.355	false
2020-10-25T07:30Z	0.353	false
2020-10-25T07:15Z	0.348	false
2020-10-25T07:00Z	0.343	false
2020-10-25T06:45Z	0.342	false
2020-10-25T06:30Z	0.341	false
2020-10-25T06:15Z	0.34	false
2020-10-25T06:00Z	0.338	false
2020-10-25T05:45Z	0.337	false
2020-10-25T05:30Z	0.337	false
2020-10-25T05:15Z	0.335	false
2020-10-25T05:00Z	0.335	false
2020-10-25T04:45Z	0.333	false
2020-10-25T04:30Z	0.333	false
2020-10-25T04:15Z	0.332	false
2020-10-25T04:00Z	0.331	false
2020-10-25T03:45Z	0.331	false
2020-10-25T03:30Z	0.329	false
2020-10-25T03:15Z	0.329	false
2020-10-25T03:00Z	0.328	false
2020-10-25T02:45Z	0.327	false
2020-10-25T02:30Z	0.326	false
2020-10-25T02:15Z	0.326	false
2020-10-25T02:00Z	0.326	false
2020-10-25T01:45Z	0.325	false
2020-10-25T01:30Z	0.325	false
2020-10-25T01:15Z	0.325	false
2020-10-25T01:00Z	0.324	false
2020-10-25T00:45Z	0.323	false
2020-10-25T00:30Z	0.321	false
2020-10-25T00:15Z	0.321	false
2020-10-25T00:00Z	0.321	false
2020-10-24T23:45Z	0.322	false
2020-10-24T23:30Z	0.323	false
2020-10-24T23:15Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T23:00Z	0.327	false
2020-10-24T22:45Z	0.329	false
2020-10-24T22:30Z	0.331	false
2020-10-24T22:15Z	0.33	false
2020-10-24T22:00Z	0.327	false
2020-10-24T21:45Z	0.327	false
2020-10-24T21:30Z	0.328	false
2020-10-24T21:15Z	0.328	false
2020-10-24T21:00Z	0.329	false
2020-10-24T20:45Z	0.332	false
2020-10-24T20:30Z	0.335	false
2020-10-24T20:15Z	0.339	false
2020-10-24T20:00Z	0.343	false
2020-10-24T19:45Z	0.348	false
2020-10-24T19:30Z	0.346	false
2020-10-24T19:15Z	0.33	false
2020-10-24T19:00Z	0.318	false
2020-10-24T18:45Z	0.318	false
2020-10-24T18:30Z	0.317	false
2020-10-24T18:15Z	0.318	false
2020-10-24T18:00Z	0.318	false
2020-10-24T17:45Z	0.319	false
2020-10-24T17:30Z	0.319	false
2020-10-24T17:15Z	0.318	false
2020-10-24T17:00Z	0.318	false
2020-10-24T16:45Z	0.318	false
2020-10-24T16:30Z	0.319	false
2020-10-24T16:15Z	0.322	false
2020-10-24T16:00Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T15:45Z	0.326	false
2020-10-24T15:30Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T15:15Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T15:00Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T14:45Z	0.322	false
2020-10-24T14:30Z	0.323	false
2020-10-24T14:15Z	0.322	false
2020-10-24T14:00Z	0.323	false
2020-10-24T13:45Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T13:30Z	0.326	false
2020-10-24T13:15Z	0.327	false
2020-10-24T13:00Z	0.326	false
2020-10-24T12:45Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T12:30Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T12:15Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T12:00Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T11:45Z	0.326	false
2020-10-24T11:30Z	0.327	false
2020-10-24T11:15Z	0.326	false
2020-10-24T11:00Z	0.328	false
2020-10-24T10:45Z	0.33	false
2020-10-24T10:30Z	0.332	false
2020-10-24T10:15Z	0.332	false
2020-10-24T10:00Z	0.33	false
2020-10-24T09:45Z	0.329	false
2020-10-24T09:30Z	0.327	false
2020-10-24T09:15Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T09:00Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T08:45Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T08:30Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T08:15Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T08:00Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T07:45Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T07:30Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T07:15Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T07:00Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T06:45Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T06:30Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T06:15Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T06:00Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T05:45Z	0.324	false
2020-10-24T05:30Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T05:15Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T05:00Z	0.325	false
2020-10-24T04:45Z	0.326	false
2020-10-24T04:30Z	0.326	false
2020-10-24T04:15Z	0.326	false
2020-10-24T04:00Z	0.323	false
2020-10-24T03:45Z	0.316	false
2020-10-24T03:30Z	0.311	false
2020-10-24T03:15Z	0.309	false
2020-10-24T03:00Z	0.307	false
2020-10-24T02:45Z	0.307	false
2020-10-24T02:30Z	0.306	false
2020-10-24T02:15Z	0.306	false
2020-10-24T02:00Z	0.306	false
2020-10-24T01:45Z	0.305	false
2020-10-24T01:30Z	0.304	false
2020-10-24T01:15Z	0.304	false
2020-10-24T01:00Z	0.304	false
2020-10-24T00:45Z	0.303	false
2020-10-24T00:30Z	0.303	false
2020-10-24T00:15Z	0.302	false
2020-10-24T00:00Z	0.302	false
2020-10-23T23:45Z	0.302	false
2020-10-23T23:30Z	0.302	false
2020-10-23T23:15Z	0.301	false
2020-10-23T23:00Z	0.301	false
2020-10-23T22:45Z	0.301	false
2020-10-23T22:30Z	0.301	false
2020-10-23T22:15Z	0.301	false
2020-10-23T22:00Z	0.301	false
2020-10-23T21:45Z	0.301	false
2020-10-23T21:30Z	0.301	false
2020-10-23T21:15Z	0.3	false
2020-10-23T21:00Z	0.3	false
2020-10-23T20:45Z	0.3	false
2020-10-23T20:30Z	0.299	false
2020-10-23T20:15Z	0.299	false
2020-10-23T20:00Z	0.298	false
2020-10-23T19:45Z	0.298	false
2020-10-23T19:30Z	0.296	false
2020-10-23T19:15Z	0.296	false
2020-10-23T19:00Z	0.295	false
2020-10-23T18:45Z	0.295	false
2020-10-23T18:30Z	0.294	false
2020-10-23T18:15Z	0.294	false
2020-10-23T18:00Z	0.293	false
2020-10-23T17:45Z	0.293	false
2020-10-23T17:30Z	0.293	false
2020-10-23T17:15Z	0.293	false
2020-10-23T17:00Z	0.292	false
2020-10-23T16:45Z	0.29	false
2020-10-23T16:30Z	0.288	false
2020-10-23T16:15Z	0.286	false
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2020-10-23T15:15Z	0.279	false
2020-10-23T15:00Z	0.279	false
2020-10-23T14:45Z	0.276	false
2020-10-23T14:30Z	0.276	false
2020-10-23T14:15Z	0.276	false
2020-10-23T14:00Z	0.276	false
2020-10-23T13:45Z	0.275	false
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2020-10-23T11:30Z	0.269	false
2020-10-23T11:15Z	0.268	false
2020-10-23T11:00Z	0.268	false
2020-10-23T10:45Z	0.269	false
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2020-10-23T09:00Z	0.274	false
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Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Banbury
• Station ID: 7060
• River name: River Cherwell
• Typical range: 0.02m to 1.14m
• Highest level on record: 2.39m on 21 July 2007
• Site datum: 88.73mAOD (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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