River level River Thames at Abingdon Lock (downstream data)

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Latest recorded level 3.01m at 1:15pm Friday 21 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-21T13:15Z	3.005	false
2020-02-21T13:00Z	3.008	false
2020-02-21T12:45Z	3.008	false
2020-02-21T12:30Z	3.014	false
2020-02-21T12:15Z	3.007	false
2020-02-21T12:00Z	3.004	false
2020-02-21T11:45Z	3.008	false
2020-02-21T11:30Z	3.005	false
2020-02-21T11:15Z	3.01	false
2020-02-21T11:00Z	3.01	false
2020-02-21T10:45Z	3.013	false
2020-02-21T10:30Z	3.011	false
2020-02-21T10:15Z	3.013	false
2020-02-21T10:00Z	3.016	false
2020-02-21T09:45Z	3.015	false
2020-02-21T09:30Z	3.016	false
2020-02-21T09:15Z	3.016	false
2020-02-21T09:00Z	3.018	false
2020-02-21T08:45Z	3.023	false
2020-02-21T08:30Z	3.016	false
2020-02-21T08:15Z	3.021	false
2020-02-21T08:00Z	3.018	false
2020-02-21T07:45Z	3.02	false
2020-02-21T07:30Z	3.018	false
2020-02-21T07:15Z	3.023	false
2020-02-21T07:00Z	3.026	false
2020-02-21T06:45Z	3.024	false
2020-02-21T06:30Z	3.025	false
2020-02-21T06:15Z	3.025	false
2020-02-21T06:00Z	3.023	false
2020-02-21T05:45Z	3.025	false
2020-02-21T05:30Z	3.026	false
2020-02-21T05:15Z	3.027	false
2020-02-21T05:00Z	3.023	false
2020-02-21T04:45Z	3.022	false
2020-02-21T04:30Z	3.03	false
2020-02-21T04:15Z	3.027	false
2020-02-21T04:00Z	3.031	false
2020-02-21T03:45Z	3.026	false
2020-02-21T03:30Z	3.029	false
2020-02-21T03:15Z	3.032	false
2020-02-21T03:00Z	3.028	false
2020-02-21T02:45Z	3.033	false
2020-02-21T02:30Z	3.032	false
2020-02-21T02:15Z	3.033	false
2020-02-21T02:00Z	3.033	false
2020-02-21T01:45Z	3.04	false
2020-02-21T01:30Z	3.033	false
2020-02-21T01:15Z	3.034	false
2020-02-21T01:00Z	3.035	false
2020-02-21T00:45Z	3.038	false
2020-02-21T00:30Z	3.032	false
2020-02-21T00:15Z	3.03	false
2020-02-21T00:00Z	3.037	false
2020-02-20T23:45Z	3.038	false
2020-02-20T23:30Z	3.037	false
2020-02-20T23:15Z	3.035	false
2020-02-20T23:00Z	3.041	false
2020-02-20T22:45Z	3.036	false
2020-02-20T22:30Z	3.035	false
2020-02-20T22:15Z	3.046	false
2020-02-20T22:00Z	3.036	false
2020-02-20T21:45Z	3.037	false
2020-02-20T21:30Z	3.032	false
2020-02-20T21:15Z	3.045	false
2020-02-20T21:00Z	3.037	false
2020-02-20T20:45Z	3.037	false
2020-02-20T20:30Z	3.034	false
2020-02-20T20:15Z	3.037	false
2020-02-20T20:00Z	3.041	false
2020-02-20T19:45Z	3.035	false
2020-02-20T19:30Z	3.045	false
2020-02-20T19:15Z	3.046	false
2020-02-20T19:00Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T18:45Z	3.046	false
2020-02-20T18:30Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T18:15Z	3.041	false
2020-02-20T18:00Z	3.042	false
2020-02-20T17:45Z	3.039	false
2020-02-20T17:30Z	3.04	false
2020-02-20T17:15Z	3.041	false
2020-02-20T17:00Z	3.042	false
2020-02-20T16:45Z	3.042	false
2020-02-20T16:30Z	3.044	false
2020-02-20T16:15Z	3.048	false
2020-02-20T16:00Z	3.042	false
2020-02-20T15:45Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T15:30Z	3.044	false
2020-02-20T15:15Z	3.046	false
2020-02-20T15:00Z	3.044	false
2020-02-20T14:45Z	3.045	false
2020-02-20T14:30Z	3.052	false
2020-02-20T14:15Z	3.046	false
2020-02-20T14:00Z	3.048	false
2020-02-20T13:45Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T13:30Z	3.05	false
2020-02-20T13:15Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T13:00Z	3.045	false
2020-02-20T12:45Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T12:30Z	3.046	false
2020-02-20T12:15Z	3.048	false
2020-02-20T12:00Z	3.041	false
2020-02-20T11:45Z	3.039	false
2020-02-20T11:30Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T11:15Z	3.046	false
2020-02-20T11:00Z	3.044	false
2020-02-20T10:45Z	3.039	false
2020-02-20T10:30Z	3.044	false
2020-02-20T10:15Z	3.044	false
2020-02-20T10:00Z	3.042	false
2020-02-20T09:45Z	3.041	false
2020-02-20T09:30Z	3.039	false
2020-02-20T09:15Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T09:00Z	3.049	false
2020-02-20T08:45Z	3.042	false
2020-02-20T08:30Z	3.042	false
2020-02-20T08:15Z	3.043	false
2020-02-20T08:00Z	3.051	false
2020-02-20T07:45Z	3.047	false
2020-02-20T07:30Z	3.049	false
2020-02-20T07:15Z	3.047	false
2020-02-20T07:00Z	3.053	false
2020-02-20T06:45Z	3.049	false
2020-02-20T06:30Z	3.053	false
2020-02-20T06:15Z	3.05	false
2020-02-20T06:00Z	3.056	false
2020-02-20T05:45Z	3.051	false
2020-02-20T05:30Z	3.044	false
2020-02-20T05:15Z	3.048	false
2020-02-20T05:00Z	3.05	false
2020-02-20T04:45Z	3.054	false
2020-02-20T04:30Z	3.05	false
2020-02-20T04:15Z	3.049	false
2020-02-20T04:00Z	3.054	false
2020-02-20T03:45Z	3.054	false
2020-02-20T03:30Z	3.05	false
2020-02-20T03:15Z	3.05	false
2020-02-20T03:00Z	3.052	false
2020-02-20T02:45Z	3.051	false
2020-02-20T02:30Z	3.056	false
2020-02-20T02:15Z	3.055	false
2020-02-20T02:00Z	3.059	false
2020-02-20T01:45Z	3.056	false
2020-02-20T01:30Z	3.052	false
2020-02-20T01:15Z	3.053	false
2020-02-20T01:00Z	3.055	false
2020-02-20T00:45Z	3.056	false
2020-02-20T00:30Z	3.047	false
2020-02-20T00:15Z	3.061	false
2020-02-20T00:00Z	3.052	false
2020-02-19T23:45Z	3.056	false
2020-02-19T23:30Z	3.052	false
2020-02-19T23:15Z	3.062	false
2020-02-19T23:00Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T22:45Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T22:30Z	3.058	false
2020-02-19T22:15Z	3.054	false
2020-02-19T22:00Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T21:45Z	3.058	false
2020-02-19T21:30Z	3.058	false
2020-02-19T21:15Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T21:00Z	3.053	false
2020-02-19T20:45Z	3.063	false
2020-02-19T20:30Z	3.062	false
2020-02-19T20:15Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T20:00Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T19:45Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T19:30Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T19:15Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T19:00Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T18:45Z	3.066	false
2020-02-19T18:30Z	3.065	false
2020-02-19T18:15Z	3.062	false
2020-02-19T18:00Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T17:45Z	3.068	false
2020-02-19T17:30Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T17:15Z	3.063	false
2020-02-19T17:00Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T16:45Z	3.061	false
2020-02-19T16:30Z	3.065	false
2020-02-19T16:15Z	3.056	false
2020-02-19T16:00Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T15:45Z	3.064	false
2020-02-19T15:30Z	3.055	false
2020-02-19T15:15Z	3.062	false
2020-02-19T15:00Z	3.065	false
2020-02-19T14:45Z	3.064	false
2020-02-19T14:30Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T14:15Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T14:00Z	3.064	false
2020-02-19T13:45Z	3.064	false
2020-02-19T13:30Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T13:15Z	3.063	false
2020-02-19T13:00Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T12:45Z	3.068	false
2020-02-19T12:30Z	3.064	false
2020-02-19T12:15Z	3.061	false
2020-02-19T12:00Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T11:45Z	3.065	false
2020-02-19T11:30Z	3.07	false
2020-02-19T11:15Z	3.065	false
2020-02-19T11:00Z	3.062	false
2020-02-19T10:45Z	3.051	false
2020-02-19T10:30Z	3.061	false
2020-02-19T10:15Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T10:00Z	3.065	false
2020-02-19T09:45Z	3.063	false
2020-02-19T09:30Z	3.055	false
2020-02-19T09:15Z	3.056	false
2020-02-19T09:00Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T08:45Z	3.058	false
2020-02-19T08:30Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T08:15Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T08:00Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T07:45Z	3.056	false
2020-02-19T07:30Z	3.058	false
2020-02-19T07:15Z	3.051	false
2020-02-19T07:00Z	3.06	false
2020-02-19T06:45Z	3.055	false
2020-02-19T06:30Z	3.054	false
2020-02-19T06:15Z	3.053	false
2020-02-19T06:00Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T05:45Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T05:30Z	3.055	false
2020-02-19T05:15Z	3.058	false
2020-02-19T05:00Z	3.059	false
2020-02-19T04:45Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T04:30Z	3.049	false
2020-02-19T04:15Z	3.052	false
2020-02-19T04:00Z	3.057	false
2020-02-19T03:45Z	3.052	false
2020-02-19T03:30Z	3.053	false
2020-02-19T03:15Z	3.051	false
2020-02-19T03:00Z	3.053	false
2020-02-19T02:45Z	3.054	false
2020-02-19T02:30Z	3.05	false
2020-02-19T02:15Z	3.053	false
2020-02-19T02:00Z	3.05	false
2020-02-19T01:45Z	3.046	false
2020-02-19T01:30Z	3.044	false
2020-02-19T01:15Z	3.046	false
2020-02-19T01:00Z	3.041	false
2020-02-19T00:45Z	3.04	false
2020-02-19T00:30Z	3.044	false
2020-02-19T00:15Z	3.04	false
2020-02-19T00:00Z	3.035	false
2020-02-18T23:45Z	3.039	false
2020-02-18T23:30Z	3.031	false
2020-02-18T23:15Z	3.039	false
2020-02-18T23:00Z	3.023	false
2020-02-18T22:45Z	3.027	false
2020-02-18T22:30Z	3.019	false
2020-02-18T22:15Z	3.024	false
2020-02-18T22:00Z	3.019	false
2020-02-18T21:45Z	3.022	false
2020-02-18T21:30Z	3.019	false
2020-02-18T21:15Z	3.018	false
2020-02-18T21:00Z	3.016	false
2020-02-18T20:45Z	3.019	false
2020-02-18T20:30Z	3.01	false
2020-02-18T20:15Z	3.008	false
2020-02-18T20:00Z	3.004	false
2020-02-18T19:45Z	3.005	false
2020-02-18T19:30Z	3.009	false
2020-02-18T19:15Z	3.012	false
2020-02-18T19:00Z	3.004	false
2020-02-18T18:45Z	2.999	false
2020-02-18T18:30Z	3.002	false
2020-02-18T18:15Z	3.003	false
2020-02-18T18:00Z	3.003	false
2020-02-18T17:45Z	2.997	false
2020-02-18T17:30Z	2.991	false
2020-02-18T17:15Z	2.997	false
2020-02-18T17:00Z	2.99	false
2020-02-18T16:45Z	2.986	false
2020-02-18T16:30Z	2.989	false
2020-02-18T16:15Z	2.99	false
2020-02-18T16:00Z	2.982	false
2020-02-18T15:45Z	2.986	false
2020-02-18T15:30Z	2.98	false
2020-02-18T15:15Z	2.982	false
2020-02-18T15:00Z	2.985	false
2020-02-18T14:45Z	2.981	false
2020-02-18T14:30Z	2.978	false
2020-02-18T14:15Z	2.975	false
2020-02-18T14:00Z	2.979	false
2020-02-18T13:45Z	2.973	false
2020-02-18T13:30Z	2.974	false
2020-02-18T13:15Z	2.975	false
2020-02-18T13:00Z	2.965	false
2020-02-18T12:45Z	2.974	false
2020-02-18T12:30Z	2.967	false
2020-02-18T12:15Z	2.958	false
2020-02-18T12:00Z	2.958	false
2020-02-18T11:45Z	2.955	false
2020-02-18T11:30Z	2.958	false
2020-02-18T11:15Z	2.951	false
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2020-02-18T10:45Z	2.944	false
2020-02-18T10:30Z	2.947	false
2020-02-18T10:15Z	2.942	false
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2020-02-18T09:45Z	2.935	false
2020-02-18T09:30Z	2.936	false
2020-02-18T09:15Z	2.921	false
2020-02-18T09:00Z	2.906	false
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2020-02-18T08:30Z	2.896	false
2020-02-18T08:15Z	2.904	false
2020-02-18T08:00Z	2.901	false
2020-02-18T07:45Z	2.907	false
2020-02-18T07:30Z	2.903	false
2020-02-18T07:15Z	2.898	false
2020-02-18T07:00Z	2.893	false
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2020-02-18T06:30Z	2.889	false
2020-02-18T06:15Z	2.889	false
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2020-02-17T23:00Z	2.828	false
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2020-02-17T22:30Z	2.828	false
2020-02-17T22:15Z	2.83	false
2020-02-17T22:00Z	2.833	false
2020-02-17T21:45Z	2.823	false
2020-02-17T21:30Z	2.826	false
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2020-02-17T00:30Z	2.639	false
2020-02-17T00:15Z	2.634	false
2020-02-17T00:00Z	2.629	false
2020-02-16T23:45Z	2.628	false
2020-02-16T23:30Z	2.633	false
2020-02-16T23:15Z	2.633	false
2020-02-16T23:00Z	2.621	false
2020-02-16T22:45Z	2.621	false
2020-02-16T22:30Z	2.624	false
2020-02-16T22:15Z	2.627	false
2020-02-16T22:00Z	2.625	false
2020-02-16T21:45Z	2.612	false
2020-02-16T21:30Z	2.613	false
2020-02-16T21:15Z	2.631	false
2020-02-16T21:00Z	2.612	false
2020-02-16T20:45Z	2.609	false
2020-02-16T20:30Z	2.603	false
2020-02-16T20:15Z	2.611	false
2020-02-16T20:00Z	2.62	false
2020-02-16T19:45Z	2.614	false
2020-02-16T19:30Z	2.608	false
2020-02-16T19:15Z	2.61	false
2020-02-16T19:00Z	2.606	false
2020-02-16T18:45Z	2.607	false
2020-02-16T18:30Z	2.6	false
2020-02-16T18:15Z	2.606	false
2020-02-16T18:00Z	2.602	false
2020-02-16T17:45Z	2.602	false
2020-02-16T17:30Z	2.605	false
2020-02-16T17:15Z	2.606	false
2020-02-16T17:00Z	2.596	false
2020-02-16T16:45Z	2.599	false
2020-02-16T16:30Z	2.592	false
2020-02-16T16:15Z	2.602	false
2020-02-16T16:00Z	2.598	false
2020-02-16T15:45Z	2.601	false
2020-02-16T15:30Z	2.595	false
2020-02-16T15:15Z	2.593	false
2020-02-16T15:00Z	2.595	false
2020-02-16T14:45Z	2.591	false
2020-02-16T14:30Z	2.597	false
2020-02-16T14:15Z	2.59	false
2020-02-16T14:00Z	2.592	false
2020-02-16T13:45Z	2.589	false
2020-02-16T13:30Z	2.591	false
2020-02-16T13:15Z	2.586	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Abingdon Lock (downstream)
• Station ID: 7073
• River name: River Thames
• Typical range: 1.59m to 2.62m
• Highest level on record: 3.62m on 09 January 2014
• Site datum: 47.69mAOD (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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