River level River Thames at Whitchurch Lock (upstream data)

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Latest recorded level 0.09m at 9:00pm Tuesday 7 July 2020.

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Why are there 2 sets of data for this station?

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
2020-07-07T20:00Z	0.092	false
2020-07-07T19:45Z	0.092	false
2020-07-07T19:30Z	0.093	false
2020-07-07T19:15Z	0.093	false
2020-07-07T19:00Z	0.092	false
2020-07-07T18:45Z	0.092	false
2020-07-07T18:30Z	0.092	false
2020-07-07T18:15Z	0.093	false
2020-07-07T18:00Z	0.097	false
2020-07-07T17:45Z	0.095	false
2020-07-07T17:30Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T17:15Z	0.091	false
2020-07-07T17:00Z	0.096	false
2020-07-07T16:45Z	0.091	false
2020-07-07T16:30Z	0.093	false
2020-07-07T16:15Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T16:00Z	0.096	false
2020-07-07T15:45Z	0.094	false
2020-07-07T15:30Z	0.092	false
2020-07-07T15:15Z	0.095	false
2020-07-07T15:00Z	0.093	false
2020-07-07T14:45Z	0.096	false
2020-07-07T14:30Z	0.092	false
2020-07-07T14:15Z	0.095	false
2020-07-07T14:00Z	0.095	false
2020-07-07T13:45Z	0.094	false
2020-07-07T13:30Z	0.095	false
2020-07-07T13:15Z	0.092	false
2020-07-07T13:00Z	0.096	false
2020-07-07T12:45Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T12:30Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T12:15Z	0.095	false
2020-07-07T12:00Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T11:45Z	0.1	false
2020-07-07T11:30Z	0.106	false
2020-07-07T11:15Z	0.104	false
2020-07-07T11:00Z	0.097	false
2020-07-07T10:45Z	0.1	false
2020-07-07T10:30Z	0.093	false
2020-07-07T10:15Z	0.097	false
2020-07-07T10:00Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T09:45Z	0.096	false
2020-07-07T09:30Z	0.094	false
2020-07-07T09:15Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T09:00Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T08:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T08:30Z	0.101	false
2020-07-07T08:15Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T08:00Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T07:45Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T07:30Z	0.11	false
2020-07-07T07:15Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T07:00Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T06:45Z	0.097	false
2020-07-07T06:30Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T06:15Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T06:00Z	0.099	false
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2020-07-07T05:30Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T05:15Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T05:00Z	0.097	false
2020-07-07T04:45Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T04:30Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T04:15Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T04:00Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T03:45Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T03:30Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T03:15Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T03:00Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T02:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T02:30Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T02:15Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T02:00Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T01:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T01:30Z	0.098	false
2020-07-07T01:15Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T01:00Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T00:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T00:30Z	0.1	false
2020-07-07T00:15Z	0.099	false
2020-07-07T00:00Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T23:45Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T23:30Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T23:15Z	0.099	false
2020-07-06T23:00Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T22:45Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T22:30Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T22:15Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T22:00Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T21:45Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T21:30Z	0.099	false
2020-07-06T21:15Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T21:00Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T20:45Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T20:30Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T20:15Z	0.099	false
2020-07-06T20:00Z	0.101	false
2020-07-06T19:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-06T19:15Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T19:00Z	0.107	false
2020-07-06T18:45Z	0.101	false
2020-07-06T18:30Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T18:15Z	0.101	false
2020-07-06T18:00Z	0.101	false
2020-07-06T17:45Z	0.101	false
2020-07-06T17:30Z	0.101	false
2020-07-06T17:15Z	0.104	false
2020-07-06T17:00Z	0.1	false
2020-07-06T16:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-06T16:30Z	0.101	false
2020-07-06T16:15Z	0.106	false
2020-07-06T16:00Z	0.105	false
2020-07-06T15:45Z	0.105	false
2020-07-06T15:30Z	0.103	false
2020-07-06T15:15Z	0.103	false
2020-07-06T15:00Z	0.109	false
2020-07-06T14:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-06T14:30Z	0.1	false
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2020-07-06T14:00Z	0.109	false
2020-07-06T13:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-06T13:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-06T13:15Z	0.107	false
2020-07-06T13:00Z	0.106	false
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2020-07-06T11:45Z	0.108	false
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2020-07-06T11:15Z	0.111	false
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2020-07-06T10:45Z	0.111	false
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2020-07-06T08:00Z	0.104	false
2020-07-06T07:45Z	0.112	false
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2020-07-06T06:45Z	0.106	false
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2020-07-06T05:00Z	0.105	false
2020-07-06T04:45Z	0.106	false
2020-07-06T04:30Z	0.104	false
2020-07-06T04:15Z	0.104	false
2020-07-06T04:00Z	0.106	false
2020-07-06T03:45Z	0.106	false
2020-07-06T03:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-06T03:15Z	0.104	false
2020-07-06T03:00Z	0.105	false
2020-07-06T02:45Z	0.106	false
2020-07-06T02:30Z	0.105	false
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2020-07-06T00:30Z	0.108	false
2020-07-06T00:15Z	0.107	false
2020-07-06T00:00Z	0.107	false
2020-07-05T23:45Z	0.104	false
2020-07-05T23:30Z	0.106	false
2020-07-05T23:15Z	0.106	false
2020-07-05T23:00Z	0.108	false
2020-07-05T22:45Z	0.107	false
2020-07-05T22:30Z	0.106	false
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2020-07-05T21:45Z	0.108	false
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2020-07-05T19:00Z	0.113	false
2020-07-05T18:45Z	0.105	false
2020-07-05T18:30Z	0.108	false
2020-07-05T18:15Z	0.1	false
2020-07-05T18:00Z	0.1	false
2020-07-05T17:45Z	0.106	false
2020-07-05T17:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-05T17:15Z	0.103	false
2020-07-05T17:00Z	0.11	false
2020-07-05T16:45Z	0.103	false
2020-07-05T16:30Z	0.111	false
2020-07-05T16:15Z	0.13	false
2020-07-05T16:00Z	0.104	false
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2020-07-05T15:15Z	0.096	false
2020-07-05T15:00Z	0.098	false
2020-07-05T14:45Z	0.106	false
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2020-07-05T14:15Z	0.107	false
2020-07-05T14:00Z	0.109	false
2020-07-05T13:45Z	0.097	false
2020-07-05T13:30Z	0.102	false
2020-07-05T13:15Z	0.113	false
2020-07-05T13:00Z	0.101	false
2020-07-05T12:45Z	0.102	false
2020-07-05T12:30Z	0.099	false
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2020-07-05T12:00Z	0.101	false
2020-07-05T11:45Z	0.099	false
2020-07-05T11:30Z	0.061	false
2020-07-05T11:15Z	0.102	false
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2020-07-03T05:30Z	0.085	false
2020-07-03T05:15Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T05:00Z	0.085	false
2020-07-03T04:45Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T04:30Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T04:15Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T04:00Z	0.087	false
2020-07-03T03:45Z	0.085	false
2020-07-03T03:30Z	0.087	false
2020-07-03T03:15Z	0.087	false
2020-07-03T03:00Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T02:45Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T02:30Z	0.087	false
2020-07-03T02:15Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T02:00Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T01:45Z	0.087	false
2020-07-03T01:30Z	0.087	false
2020-07-03T01:15Z	0.087	false
2020-07-03T01:00Z	0.086	false
2020-07-03T00:45Z	0.089	false
2020-07-03T00:30Z	0.088	false
2020-07-03T00:15Z	0.087	false
2020-07-03T00:00Z	0.088	false
2020-07-02T23:45Z	0.088	false
2020-07-02T23:30Z	0.089	false
2020-07-02T23:15Z	0.089	false
2020-07-02T23:00Z	0.09	false
2020-07-02T22:45Z	0.09	false
2020-07-02T22:30Z	0.092	false
2020-07-02T22:15Z	0.09	false
2020-07-02T22:00Z	0.092	false
2020-07-02T21:45Z	0.091	false
2020-07-02T21:30Z	0.091	false
2020-07-02T21:15Z	0.091	false
2020-07-02T21:00Z	0.092	false
2020-07-02T20:45Z	0.092	false
2020-07-02T20:30Z	0.093	false
2020-07-02T20:15Z	0.093	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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