River level River Thames at Whitchurch Lock (upstream data)

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Latest recorded level 0.27m at 9:15pm Monday 24 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-24T21:15Z	0.266	false
2020-02-24T21:00Z	0.271	false
2020-02-24T20:45Z	0.269	false
2020-02-24T20:30Z	0.267	false
2020-02-24T20:15Z	0.275	false
2020-02-24T20:00Z	0.276	false
2020-02-24T19:45Z	0.271	false
2020-02-24T19:30Z	0.276	false
2020-02-24T19:15Z	0.271	false
2020-02-24T19:00Z	0.268	false
2020-02-24T18:45Z	0.27	false
2020-02-24T18:30Z	0.275	false
2020-02-24T18:15Z	0.268	false
2020-02-24T18:00Z	0.277	false
2020-02-24T17:45Z	0.271	false
2020-02-24T17:30Z	0.274	false
2020-02-24T17:15Z	0.272	false
2020-02-24T17:00Z	0.276	false
2020-02-24T16:45Z	0.285	false
2020-02-24T16:30Z	0.278	false
2020-02-24T16:15Z	0.283	false
2020-02-24T16:00Z	0.287	false
2020-02-24T15:45Z	0.291	false
2020-02-24T15:30Z	0.286	false
2020-02-24T15:15Z	0.286	false
2020-02-24T15:00Z	0.295	false
2020-02-24T14:45Z	0.292	false
2020-02-24T14:30Z	0.285	false
2020-02-24T14:15Z	0.292	false
2020-02-24T14:00Z	0.285	false
2020-02-24T13:45Z	0.287	false
2020-02-24T13:30Z	0.292	false
2020-02-24T13:15Z	0.299	false
2020-02-24T13:00Z	0.298	false
2020-02-24T12:45Z	0.292	false
2020-02-24T12:30Z	0.291	false
2020-02-24T12:15Z	0.292	false
2020-02-24T12:00Z	0.291	false
2020-02-24T11:45Z	0.295	false
2020-02-24T11:30Z	0.289	false
2020-02-24T11:15Z	0.296	false
2020-02-24T11:00Z	0.294	false
2020-02-24T10:45Z	0.301	false
2020-02-24T10:30Z	0.297	false
2020-02-24T10:15Z	0.299	false
2020-02-24T10:00Z	0.302	false
2020-02-24T09:45Z	0.298	false
2020-02-24T09:30Z	0.297	false
2020-02-24T09:15Z	0.3	false
2020-02-24T09:00Z	0.298	false
2020-02-24T08:45Z	0.294	false
2020-02-24T08:30Z	0.3	false
2020-02-24T08:15Z	0.307	false
2020-02-24T08:00Z	0.308	false
2020-02-24T07:45Z	0.311	false
2020-02-24T07:30Z	0.302	false
2020-02-24T07:15Z	0.304	false
2020-02-24T07:00Z	0.309	false
2020-02-24T06:45Z	0.306	false
2020-02-24T06:30Z	0.31	false
2020-02-24T06:15Z	0.317	false
2020-02-24T06:00Z	0.313	false
2020-02-24T05:45Z	0.307	false
2020-02-24T05:30Z	0.313	false
2020-02-24T05:15Z	0.313	false
2020-02-24T05:00Z	0.312	false
2020-02-24T04:45Z	0.31	false
2020-02-24T04:30Z	0.315	false
2020-02-24T04:15Z	0.318	false
2020-02-24T04:00Z	0.319	false
2020-02-24T03:45Z	0.317	false
2020-02-24T03:30Z	0.321	false
2020-02-24T03:15Z	0.315	false
2020-02-24T03:00Z	0.321	false
2020-02-24T02:45Z	0.321	false
2020-02-24T02:30Z	0.321	false
2020-02-24T02:15Z	0.322	false
2020-02-24T02:00Z	0.32	false
2020-02-24T01:45Z	0.32	false
2020-02-24T01:30Z	0.322	false
2020-02-24T01:15Z	0.322	false
2020-02-24T01:00Z	0.323	false
2020-02-24T00:45Z	0.328	false
2020-02-24T00:30Z	0.327	false
2020-02-24T00:15Z	0.333	false
2020-02-24T00:00Z	0.332	false
2020-02-23T23:45Z	0.329	false
2020-02-23T23:30Z	0.324	false
2020-02-23T23:15Z	0.327	false
2020-02-23T23:00Z	0.331	false
2020-02-23T22:45Z	0.336	false
2020-02-23T22:30Z	0.336	false
2020-02-23T22:15Z	0.339	false
2020-02-23T22:00Z	0.336	false
2020-02-23T21:45Z	0.336	false
2020-02-23T21:30Z	0.337	false
2020-02-23T21:15Z	0.337	false
2020-02-23T21:00Z	0.343	false
2020-02-23T20:45Z	0.345	false
2020-02-23T20:30Z	0.35	false
2020-02-23T20:15Z	0.344	false
2020-02-23T20:00Z	0.346	false
2020-02-23T19:45Z	0.342	false
2020-02-23T19:30Z	0.347	false
2020-02-23T19:15Z	0.348	false
2020-02-23T19:00Z	0.346	false
2020-02-23T18:45Z	0.353	false
2020-02-23T18:30Z	0.345	false
2020-02-23T18:15Z	0.35	false
2020-02-23T18:00Z	0.355	false
2020-02-23T17:45Z	0.349	false
2020-02-23T17:30Z	0.352	false
2020-02-23T17:15Z	0.356	false
2020-02-23T17:00Z	0.357	false
2020-02-23T16:45Z	0.354	false
2020-02-23T16:30Z	0.357	false
2020-02-23T16:15Z	0.357	false
2020-02-23T16:00Z	0.36	false
2020-02-23T15:45Z	0.355	false
2020-02-23T15:30Z	0.355	false
2020-02-23T15:15Z	0.361	false
2020-02-23T15:00Z	0.358	false
2020-02-23T14:45Z	0.354	false
2020-02-23T14:30Z	0.364	false
2020-02-23T14:15Z	0.367	false
2020-02-23T14:00Z	0.366	false
2020-02-23T13:45Z	0.366	false
2020-02-23T13:30Z	0.365	false
2020-02-23T13:15Z	0.37	false
2020-02-23T13:00Z	0.357	false
2020-02-23T12:45Z	0.368	false
2020-02-23T12:30Z	0.367	false
2020-02-23T12:15Z	0.366	false
2020-02-23T12:00Z	0.362	false
2020-02-23T11:45Z	0.359	false
2020-02-23T11:30Z	0.368	false
2020-02-23T11:15Z	0.368	false
2020-02-23T11:00Z	0.363	false
2020-02-23T10:45Z	0.372	false
2020-02-23T10:30Z	0.364	false
2020-02-23T10:15Z	0.371	false
2020-02-23T10:00Z	0.379	false
2020-02-23T09:45Z	0.371	false
2020-02-23T09:30Z	0.368	false
2020-02-23T09:15Z	0.371	false
2020-02-23T09:00Z	0.375	false
2020-02-23T08:45Z	0.37	false
2020-02-23T08:30Z	0.369	false
2020-02-23T08:15Z	0.369	false
2020-02-23T08:00Z	0.374	false
2020-02-23T07:45Z	0.381	false
2020-02-23T07:30Z	0.379	false
2020-02-23T07:15Z	0.379	false
2020-02-23T07:00Z	0.381	false
2020-02-23T06:45Z	0.376	false
2020-02-23T06:30Z	0.38	false
2020-02-23T06:15Z	0.379	false
2020-02-23T06:00Z	0.379	false
2020-02-23T05:45Z	0.38	false
2020-02-23T05:30Z	0.383	false
2020-02-23T05:15Z	0.39	false
2020-02-23T05:00Z	0.381	false
2020-02-23T04:45Z	0.386	false
2020-02-23T04:30Z	0.385	false
2020-02-23T04:15Z	0.388	false
2020-02-23T04:00Z	0.385	false
2020-02-23T03:45Z	0.387	false
2020-02-23T03:30Z	0.396	false
2020-02-23T03:15Z	0.39	false
2020-02-23T03:00Z	0.396	false
2020-02-23T02:45Z	0.395	false
2020-02-23T02:30Z	0.395	false
2020-02-23T02:15Z	0.392	false
2020-02-23T02:00Z	0.398	false
2020-02-23T01:45Z	0.401	false
2020-02-23T01:30Z	0.395	false
2020-02-23T01:15Z	0.395	false
2020-02-23T01:00Z	0.397	false
2020-02-23T00:45Z	0.397	false
2020-02-23T00:30Z	0.398	false
2020-02-23T00:15Z	0.404	false
2020-02-23T00:00Z	0.406	false
2020-02-22T23:45Z	0.403	false
2020-02-22T23:30Z	0.404	false
2020-02-22T23:15Z	0.399	false
2020-02-22T23:00Z	0.404	false
2020-02-22T22:45Z	0.403	false
2020-02-22T22:30Z	0.406	false
2020-02-22T22:15Z	0.404	false
2020-02-22T22:00Z	0.404	false
2020-02-22T21:45Z	0.406	false
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2020-02-22T20:45Z	0.406	false
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2020-02-22T20:15Z	0.415	false
2020-02-22T20:00Z	0.406	false
2020-02-22T19:45Z	0.416	false
2020-02-22T19:30Z	0.405	false
2020-02-22T19:15Z	0.412	false
2020-02-22T19:00Z	0.413	false
2020-02-22T18:45Z	0.411	false
2020-02-22T18:30Z	0.414	false
2020-02-22T18:15Z	0.418	false
2020-02-22T18:00Z	0.409	false
2020-02-22T17:45Z	0.413	false
2020-02-22T17:30Z	0.405	false
2020-02-22T17:15Z	0.412	false
2020-02-22T17:00Z	0.419	false
2020-02-22T16:45Z	0.42	false
2020-02-22T16:30Z	0.415	false
2020-02-22T16:15Z	0.415	false
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2020-02-22T15:45Z	0.415	false
2020-02-22T15:30Z	0.42	false
2020-02-22T15:15Z	0.413	false
2020-02-22T15:00Z	0.426	false
2020-02-22T14:45Z	0.426	false
2020-02-22T14:30Z	0.425	false
2020-02-22T14:15Z	0.43	false
2020-02-22T14:00Z	0.427	false
2020-02-22T13:45Z	0.427	false
2020-02-22T13:30Z	0.43	false
2020-02-22T13:15Z	0.426	false
2020-02-22T13:00Z	0.434	false
2020-02-22T12:45Z	0.424	false
2020-02-22T12:30Z	0.428	false
2020-02-22T12:15Z	0.439	false
2020-02-22T12:00Z	0.431	false
2020-02-22T11:45Z	0.428	false
2020-02-22T11:30Z	0.43	false
2020-02-22T11:15Z	0.43	false
2020-02-22T11:00Z	0.432	false
2020-02-22T10:45Z	0.437	false
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2020-02-20T07:30Z	0.5	false
2020-02-20T07:15Z	0.498	false
2020-02-20T07:00Z	0.495	false
2020-02-20T06:45Z	0.5	false
2020-02-20T06:30Z	0.501	false
2020-02-20T06:15Z	0.503	false
2020-02-20T06:00Z	0.499	false
2020-02-20T05:45Z	0.502	false
2020-02-20T05:30Z	0.504	false
2020-02-20T05:15Z	0.499	false
2020-02-20T05:00Z	0.504	false
2020-02-20T04:45Z	0.506	false
2020-02-20T04:30Z	0.497	false
2020-02-20T04:15Z	0.5	false
2020-02-20T04:00Z	0.499	false
2020-02-20T03:45Z	0.499	false
2020-02-20T03:30Z	0.508	false
2020-02-20T03:15Z	0.499	false
2020-02-20T03:00Z	0.503	false
2020-02-20T02:45Z	0.506	false
2020-02-20T02:30Z	0.503	false
2020-02-20T02:15Z	0.504	false
2020-02-20T02:00Z	0.503	false
2020-02-20T01:45Z	0.504	false
2020-02-20T01:30Z	0.501	false
2020-02-20T01:15Z	0.5	false
2020-02-20T01:00Z	0.496	false
2020-02-20T00:45Z	0.505	false
2020-02-20T00:30Z	0.504	false
2020-02-20T00:15Z	0.503	false
2020-02-20T00:00Z	0.51	false
2020-02-19T23:45Z	0.506	false
2020-02-19T23:30Z	0.504	false
2020-02-19T23:15Z	0.5	false
2020-02-19T23:00Z	0.501	false
2020-02-19T22:45Z	0.502	false
2020-02-19T22:30Z	0.507	false
2020-02-19T22:15Z	0.506	false
2020-02-19T22:00Z	0.505	false
2020-02-19T21:45Z	0.504	false
2020-02-19T21:30Z	0.502	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Whitchurch Lock (upstream)
• Station ID: 7102
• River name: River Thames
• Typical range: 0.01m to 0.23m
• Highest level on record: 0.98m on 04 January 2003
• Site datum: 39.71mAOD (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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