River level River Blackwater at Blackwater Bridge

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Latest recorded level 1.36m at 8:00am Saturday 6 March 2021.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2021-03-06T08:00Z	1.362	false
2021-03-06T07:45Z	1.37	false
2021-03-06T07:30Z	1.375	false
2021-03-06T07:15Z	1.384	false
2021-03-06T07:00Z	1.4	false
2021-03-06T06:45Z	1.409	false
2021-03-06T06:30Z	1.405	false
2021-03-06T06:15Z	1.397	false
2021-03-06T06:00Z	1.399	false
2021-03-06T05:45Z	1.401	false
2021-03-06T05:30Z	1.409	false
2021-03-06T05:15Z	1.424	false
2021-03-06T05:00Z	1.433	false
2021-03-06T04:45Z	1.434	false
2021-03-06T04:30Z	1.428	false
2021-03-06T04:15Z	1.433	false
2021-03-06T04:00Z	1.43	false
2021-03-06T03:45Z	1.429	false
2021-03-06T03:30Z	1.423	false
2021-03-06T03:15Z	1.421	false
2021-03-06T03:00Z	1.419	false
2021-03-06T02:45Z	1.419	false
2021-03-06T02:30Z	1.421	false
2021-03-06T02:15Z	1.426	false
2021-03-06T02:00Z	1.44	false
2021-03-06T01:45Z	1.457	false
2021-03-06T01:30Z	1.469	false
2021-03-06T01:15Z	1.467	false
2021-03-06T01:00Z	1.464	false
2021-03-06T00:45Z	1.466	false
2021-03-06T00:30Z	1.478	false
2021-03-06T00:15Z	1.484	false
2021-03-06T00:00Z	1.472	false
2021-03-05T23:45Z	1.453	false
2021-03-05T23:30Z	1.446	false
2021-03-05T23:15Z	1.455	false
2021-03-05T23:00Z	1.463	false
2021-03-05T22:45Z	1.453	false
2021-03-05T22:30Z	1.44	false
2021-03-05T22:15Z	1.44	false
2021-03-05T22:00Z	1.437	false
2021-03-05T21:45Z	1.424	false
2021-03-05T21:30Z	1.411	false
2021-03-05T21:15Z	1.411	false
2021-03-05T21:00Z	1.415	false
2021-03-05T20:45Z	1.414	false
2021-03-05T20:30Z	1.398	false
2021-03-05T20:15Z	1.386	false
2021-03-05T20:00Z	1.389	false
2021-03-05T19:45Z	1.389	false
2021-03-05T19:30Z	1.376	false
2021-03-05T19:15Z	1.356	false
2021-03-05T19:00Z	1.353	false
2021-03-05T18:45Z	1.358	false
2021-03-05T18:30Z	1.352	false
2021-03-05T18:15Z	1.333	false
2021-03-05T18:00Z	1.321	false
2021-03-05T17:45Z	1.321	false
2021-03-05T17:30Z	1.323	false
2021-03-05T17:15Z	1.311	false
2021-03-05T17:00Z	1.295	false
2021-03-05T16:45Z	1.298	false
2021-03-05T16:30Z	1.305	false
2021-03-05T16:15Z	1.305	false
2021-03-05T16:00Z	1.291	false
2021-03-05T15:45Z	1.276	false
2021-03-05T15:30Z	1.273	false
2021-03-05T15:15Z	1.278	false
2021-03-05T15:00Z	1.279	false
2021-03-05T14:45Z	1.273	false
2021-03-05T14:30Z	1.269	false
2021-03-05T14:15Z	1.274	false
2021-03-05T14:00Z	1.283	false
2021-03-05T13:45Z	1.286	false
2021-03-05T13:30Z	1.274	false
2021-03-05T13:15Z	1.269	false
2021-03-05T13:00Z	1.276	false
2021-03-05T12:45Z	1.286	false
2021-03-05T12:30Z	1.292	false
2021-03-05T12:15Z	1.294	false
2021-03-05T12:00Z	1.299	false
2021-03-05T11:45Z	1.313	false
2021-03-05T11:30Z	1.314	false
2021-03-05T11:15Z	1.308	false
2021-03-05T11:00Z	1.298	false
2021-03-05T10:45Z	1.298	false
2021-03-05T10:30Z	1.303	false
2021-03-05T10:15Z	1.291	false
2021-03-05T10:00Z	1.261	false
2021-03-05T09:45Z	1.22	false
2021-03-05T09:30Z	1.159	false
2021-03-05T09:15Z	1.115	false
2021-03-05T09:00Z	1.121	false
2021-03-05T08:45Z	1.129	false
2021-03-05T08:30Z	1.126	false
2021-03-05T08:15Z	1.15	false
2021-03-05T08:00Z	1.189	false
2021-03-05T07:45Z	1.269	false
2021-03-05T07:30Z	1.331	false
2021-03-05T07:15Z	1.363	false
2021-03-05T07:00Z	1.368	false
2021-03-05T06:45Z	1.373	false
2021-03-05T06:30Z	1.379	false
2021-03-05T06:15Z	1.375	false
2021-03-05T06:00Z	1.365	false
2021-03-05T05:45Z	1.35	false
2021-03-05T05:30Z	1.338	false
2021-03-05T05:15Z	1.333	false
2021-03-05T05:00Z	1.336	false
2021-03-05T04:45Z	1.339	false
2021-03-05T04:30Z	1.337	false
2021-03-05T04:15Z	1.331	false
2021-03-05T04:00Z	1.319	false
2021-03-05T03:45Z	1.314	false
2021-03-05T03:30Z	1.311	false
2021-03-05T03:15Z	1.317	false
2021-03-05T03:00Z	1.326	false
2021-03-05T02:45Z	1.324	false
2021-03-05T02:30Z	1.309	false
2021-03-05T02:15Z	1.303	false
2021-03-05T02:00Z	1.305	false
2021-03-05T01:45Z	1.314	false
2021-03-05T01:30Z	1.321	false
2021-03-05T01:15Z	1.313	false
2021-03-05T01:00Z	1.303	false
2021-03-05T00:45Z	1.305	false
2021-03-05T00:30Z	1.317	false
2021-03-05T00:15Z	1.327	false
2021-03-05T00:00Z	1.32	false
2021-03-04T23:45Z	1.31	false
2021-03-04T23:30Z	1.311	false
2021-03-04T23:15Z	1.32	false
2021-03-04T23:00Z	1.326	false
2021-03-04T22:45Z	1.318	false
2021-03-04T22:30Z	1.305	false
2021-03-04T22:15Z	1.308	false
2021-03-04T22:00Z	1.313	false
2021-03-04T21:45Z	1.308	false
2021-03-04T21:30Z	1.29	false
2021-03-04T21:15Z	1.278	false
2021-03-04T21:00Z	1.279	false
2021-03-04T20:45Z	1.275	false
2021-03-04T20:30Z	1.264	false
2021-03-04T20:15Z	1.259	false
2021-03-04T20:00Z	1.266	false
2021-03-04T19:45Z	1.266	false
2021-03-04T19:30Z	1.252	false
2021-03-04T19:15Z	1.243	false
2021-03-04T19:00Z	1.247	false
2021-03-04T18:45Z	1.255	false
2021-03-04T18:30Z	1.25	false
2021-03-04T18:15Z	1.234	false
2021-03-04T18:00Z	1.232	false
2021-03-04T17:45Z	1.239	false
2021-03-04T17:30Z	1.241	false
2021-03-04T17:15Z	1.23	false
2021-03-04T17:00Z	1.219	false
2021-03-04T16:45Z	1.224	false
2021-03-04T16:30Z	1.229	false
2021-03-04T16:15Z	1.221	false
2021-03-04T16:00Z	1.209	false
2021-03-04T15:45Z	1.211	false
2021-03-04T15:30Z	1.222	false
2021-03-04T15:15Z	1.226	false
2021-03-04T15:00Z	1.217	false
2021-03-04T14:45Z	1.207	false
2021-03-04T14:30Z	1.21	false
2021-03-04T14:15Z	1.218	false
2021-03-04T14:00Z	1.22	false
2021-03-04T13:45Z	1.211	false
2021-03-04T13:30Z	1.21	false
2021-03-04T13:15Z	1.223	false
2021-03-04T13:00Z	1.231	false
2021-03-04T12:45Z	1.226	false
2021-03-04T12:30Z	1.223	false
2021-03-04T12:15Z	1.228	false
2021-03-04T12:00Z	1.232	false
2021-03-04T11:45Z	1.231	false
2021-03-04T11:30Z	1.229	false
2021-03-04T11:15Z	1.229	false
2021-03-04T11:00Z	1.23	false
2021-03-04T10:45Z	1.225	false
2021-03-04T10:30Z	1.216	false
2021-03-04T10:15Z	1.217	false
2021-03-04T10:00Z	1.238	false
2021-03-04T09:45Z	1.244	false
2021-03-04T09:30Z	1.238	false
2021-03-04T09:15Z	1.232	false
2021-03-04T09:00Z	1.238	false
2021-03-04T08:45Z	1.255	false
2021-03-04T08:30Z	1.255	false
2021-03-04T08:15Z	1.241	false
2021-03-04T08:00Z	1.239	false
2021-03-04T07:45Z	1.244	false
2021-03-04T07:30Z	1.251	false
2021-03-04T07:15Z	1.248	false
2021-03-04T07:00Z	1.233	false
2021-03-04T06:45Z	1.224	false
2021-03-04T06:30Z	1.222	false
2021-03-04T06:15Z	1.22	false
2021-03-04T06:00Z	1.223	false
2021-03-04T05:45Z	1.23	false
2021-03-04T05:30Z	1.224	false
2021-03-04T05:15Z	1.209	false
2021-03-04T05:00Z	1.201	false
2021-03-04T04:45Z	1.198	false
2021-03-04T04:30Z	1.197	false
2021-03-04T04:15Z	1.201	false
2021-03-04T04:00Z	1.205	false
2021-03-04T03:45Z	1.198	false
2021-03-04T03:30Z	1.185	false
2021-03-04T03:15Z	1.179	false
2021-03-04T03:00Z	1.176	false
2021-03-04T02:45Z	1.179	false
2021-03-04T02:30Z	1.187	false
2021-03-04T02:15Z	1.188	false
2021-03-04T02:00Z	1.178	false
2021-03-04T01:45Z	1.176	false
2021-03-04T01:30Z	1.182	false
2021-03-04T01:15Z	1.188	false
2021-03-04T01:00Z	1.189	false
2021-03-04T00:45Z	1.181	false
2021-03-04T00:30Z	1.178	false
2021-03-04T00:15Z	1.182	false
2021-03-04T00:00Z	1.182	false
2021-03-03T23:45Z	1.173	false
2021-03-03T23:30Z	1.166	false
2021-03-03T23:15Z	1.169	false
2021-03-03T23:00Z	1.174	false
2021-03-03T22:45Z	1.174	false
2021-03-03T22:30Z	1.167	false
2021-03-03T22:15Z	1.16	false
2021-03-03T22:00Z	1.165	false
2021-03-03T21:45Z	1.169	false
2021-03-03T21:30Z	1.169	false
2021-03-03T21:15Z	1.165	false
2021-03-03T21:00Z	1.166	false
2021-03-03T20:45Z	1.17	false
2021-03-03T20:30Z	1.166	false
2021-03-03T20:15Z	1.162	false
2021-03-03T20:00Z	1.168	false
2021-03-03T19:45Z	1.177	false
2021-03-03T19:30Z	1.177	false
2021-03-03T19:15Z	1.165	false
2021-03-03T19:00Z	1.163	false
2021-03-03T18:45Z	1.169	false
2021-03-03T18:30Z	1.177	false
2021-03-03T18:15Z	1.174	false
2021-03-03T18:00Z	1.165	false
2021-03-03T17:45Z	1.164	false
2021-03-03T17:30Z	1.17	false
2021-03-03T17:15Z	1.174	false
2021-03-03T17:00Z	1.171	false
2021-03-03T16:45Z	1.165	false
2021-03-03T16:30Z	1.17	false
2021-03-03T16:15Z	1.178	false
2021-03-03T16:00Z	1.169	false
2021-03-03T15:45Z	1.159	false
2021-03-03T15:30Z	1.157	false
2021-03-03T15:15Z	1.16	false
2021-03-03T15:00Z	1.159	false
2021-03-03T14:45Z	1.15	false
2021-03-03T14:30Z	1.144	false
2021-03-03T14:15Z	1.143	false
2021-03-03T14:00Z	1.142	false
2021-03-03T13:45Z	1.135	false
2021-03-03T13:30Z	1.122	false
2021-03-03T13:15Z	1.116	false
2021-03-03T13:00Z	1.125	false
2021-03-03T12:45Z	1.131	false
2021-03-03T12:30Z	1.143	false
2021-03-03T12:15Z	1.145	false
2021-03-03T12:00Z	1.146	false
2021-03-03T11:45Z	1.156	false
2021-03-03T11:30Z	1.182	false
2021-03-03T11:15Z	1.19	false
2021-03-03T11:00Z	1.196	false
2021-03-03T10:45Z	1.211	false
2021-03-03T10:30Z	1.225	false
2021-03-03T10:15Z	1.228	false
2021-03-03T10:00Z	1.227	false
2021-03-03T09:45Z	1.234	false
2021-03-03T09:30Z	1.251	false
2021-03-03T09:15Z	1.265	false
2021-03-03T09:00Z	1.258	false
2021-03-03T08:45Z	1.246	false
2021-03-03T08:30Z	1.244	false
2021-03-03T08:15Z	1.257	false
2021-03-03T08:00Z	1.269	false
2021-03-03T07:45Z	1.267	false
2021-03-03T07:30Z	1.262	false
2021-03-03T07:15Z	1.258	false
2021-03-03T07:00Z	1.263	false
2021-03-03T06:45Z	1.266	false
2021-03-03T06:30Z	1.268	false
2021-03-03T06:15Z	1.264	false
2021-03-03T06:00Z	1.253	false
2021-03-03T05:45Z	1.253	false
2021-03-03T05:30Z	1.254	false
2021-03-03T05:15Z	1.256	false
2021-03-03T05:00Z	1.262	false
2021-03-03T04:45Z	1.267	false
2021-03-03T04:30Z	1.267	false
2021-03-03T04:15Z	1.258	false
2021-03-03T04:00Z	1.25	false
2021-03-03T03:45Z	1.252	false
2021-03-03T03:30Z	1.255	false
2021-03-03T03:15Z	1.262	false
2021-03-03T03:00Z	1.273	false
2021-03-03T02:45Z	1.273	false
2021-03-03T02:30Z	1.266	false
2021-03-03T02:15Z	1.263	false
2021-03-03T02:00Z	1.264	false
2021-03-03T01:45Z	1.275	false
2021-03-03T01:30Z	1.291	false
2021-03-03T01:15Z	1.301	false
2021-03-03T01:00Z	1.301	false
2021-03-03T00:45Z	1.297	false
2021-03-03T00:30Z	1.304	false
2021-03-03T00:15Z	1.312	false
2021-03-03T00:00Z	1.313	false
2021-03-02T23:45Z	1.303	false
2021-03-02T23:30Z	1.296	false
2021-03-02T23:15Z	1.298	false
2021-03-02T23:00Z	1.301	false
2021-03-02T22:45Z	1.297	false
2021-03-02T22:30Z	1.287	false
2021-03-02T22:15Z	1.281	false
2021-03-02T22:00Z	1.287	false
2021-03-02T21:45Z	1.3	false
2021-03-02T21:30Z	1.301	false
2021-03-02T21:15Z	1.293	false
2021-03-02T21:00Z	1.291	false
2021-03-02T20:45Z	1.296	false
2021-03-02T20:30Z	1.294	false
2021-03-02T20:15Z	1.282	false
2021-03-02T20:00Z	1.275	false
2021-03-02T19:45Z	1.271	false
2021-03-02T19:30Z	1.261	false
2021-03-02T19:15Z	1.248	false
2021-03-02T19:00Z	1.242	false
2021-03-02T18:45Z	1.244	false
2021-03-02T18:30Z	1.236	false
2021-03-02T18:15Z	1.213	false
2021-03-02T18:00Z	1.197	false
2021-03-02T17:45Z	1.195	false
2021-03-02T17:30Z	1.194	false
2021-03-02T17:15Z	1.185	false
2021-03-02T17:00Z	1.173	false
2021-03-02T16:45Z	1.162	false
2021-03-02T16:30Z	1.166	false
2021-03-02T16:15Z	1.167	false
2021-03-02T16:00Z	1.165	false
2021-03-02T15:45Z	1.155	false
2021-03-02T15:30Z	1.153	false
2021-03-02T15:15Z	1.159	false
2021-03-02T15:00Z	1.159	false
2021-03-02T14:45Z	1.152	false
2021-03-02T14:30Z	1.149	false
2021-03-02T14:15Z	1.153	false
2021-03-02T14:00Z	1.152	false
2021-03-02T13:45Z	1.144	false
2021-03-02T13:30Z	1.137	false
2021-03-02T13:15Z	1.141	false
2021-03-02T13:00Z	1.147	false
2021-03-02T12:45Z	1.151	false
2021-03-02T12:30Z	1.156	false
2021-03-02T12:15Z	1.164	false
2021-03-02T12:00Z	1.182	false
2021-03-02T11:45Z	1.193	false
2021-03-02T11:30Z	1.198	false
2021-03-02T11:15Z	1.197	false
2021-03-02T11:00Z	1.206	false
2021-03-02T10:45Z	1.22	false
2021-03-02T10:30Z	1.234	false
2021-03-02T10:15Z	1.235	false
2021-03-02T10:00Z	1.24	false
2021-03-02T09:45Z	1.257	false
2021-03-02T09:30Z	1.273	false
2021-03-02T09:15Z	1.272	false
2021-03-02T09:00Z	1.264	false
2021-03-02T08:45Z	1.266	false
2021-03-02T08:30Z	1.28	false
2021-03-02T08:15Z	1.295	false
2021-03-02T08:00Z	1.291	false
2021-03-02T07:45Z	1.276	false
2021-03-02T07:30Z	1.269	false
2021-03-02T07:15Z	1.271	false
2021-03-02T07:00Z	1.279	false
2021-03-02T06:45Z	1.288	false
2021-03-02T06:30Z	1.289	false
2021-03-02T06:15Z	1.278	false
2021-03-02T06:00Z	1.271	false
2021-03-02T05:45Z	1.271	false
2021-03-02T05:30Z	1.273	false
2021-03-02T05:15Z	1.28	false
2021-03-02T05:00Z	1.29	false
2021-03-02T04:45Z	1.286	false
2021-03-02T04:30Z	1.274	false
2021-03-02T04:15Z	1.271	false
2021-03-02T04:00Z	1.266	false
2021-03-02T03:45Z	1.266	false
2021-03-02T03:30Z	1.273	false
2021-03-02T03:15Z	1.284	false
2021-03-02T03:00Z	1.284	false
2021-03-02T02:45Z	1.272	false
2021-03-02T02:30Z	1.264	false
2021-03-02T02:15Z	1.264	false
2021-03-02T02:00Z	1.27	false
2021-03-02T01:45Z	1.281	false
2021-03-02T01:30Z	1.291	false
2021-03-02T01:15Z	1.291	false
2021-03-02T01:00Z	1.284	false
2021-03-02T00:45Z	1.278	false
2021-03-02T00:30Z	1.289	false
2021-03-02T00:15Z	1.3	false
2021-03-02T00:00Z	1.299	false
2021-03-01T23:45Z	1.286	false
2021-03-01T23:30Z	1.284	false
2021-03-01T23:15Z	1.289	false
2021-03-01T23:00Z	1.291	false
2021-03-01T22:45Z	1.286	false
2021-03-01T22:30Z	1.284	false
2021-03-01T22:15Z	1.293	false
2021-03-01T22:00Z	1.299	false
2021-03-01T21:45Z	1.296	false
2021-03-01T21:30Z	1.294	false
2021-03-01T21:15Z	1.297	false
2021-03-01T21:00Z	1.306	false
2021-03-01T20:45Z	1.304	false
2021-03-01T20:30Z	1.295	false
2021-03-01T20:15Z	1.283	false
2021-03-01T20:00Z	1.281	false
2021-03-01T19:45Z	1.278	false
2021-03-01T19:30Z	1.264	false
2021-03-01T19:15Z	1.249	false
2021-03-01T19:00Z	1.248	false
2021-03-01T18:45Z	1.243	false
2021-03-01T18:30Z	1.226	false
2021-03-01T18:15Z	1.208	false
2021-03-01T18:00Z	1.201	false
2021-03-01T17:45Z	1.196	false
2021-03-01T17:30Z	1.187	false
2021-03-01T17:15Z	1.167	false
2021-03-01T17:00Z	1.149	false
2021-03-01T16:45Z	1.147	false
2021-03-01T16:30Z	1.149	false
2021-03-01T16:15Z	1.142	false
2021-03-01T16:00Z	1.128	false
2021-03-01T15:45Z	1.119	false
2021-03-01T15:30Z	1.122	false
2021-03-01T15:15Z	1.121	false
2021-03-01T15:00Z	1.113	false
2021-03-01T14:45Z	1.102	false
2021-03-01T14:30Z	1.1	false
2021-03-01T14:15Z	1.102	false
2021-03-01T14:00Z	1.105	false
2021-03-01T13:45Z	1.105	false
2021-03-01T13:30Z	1.11	false
2021-03-01T13:15Z	1.116	false
2021-03-01T13:00Z	1.117	false
2021-03-01T12:45Z	1.114	false
2021-03-01T12:30Z	1.108	false
2021-03-01T12:15Z	1.104	false
2021-03-01T12:00Z	1.123	false
2021-03-01T11:45Z	1.13	false
2021-03-01T11:30Z	1.127	false
2021-03-01T11:15Z	1.122	false
2021-03-01T11:00Z	1.152	false
2021-03-01T10:45Z	1.171	false
2021-03-01T10:30Z	1.188	false
2021-03-01T10:15Z	1.191	false
2021-03-01T10:00Z	1.198	false
2021-03-01T09:45Z	1.211	false
2021-03-01T09:30Z	1.226	false
2021-03-01T09:15Z	1.227	false
2021-03-01T09:00Z	1.223	false
2021-03-01T08:45Z	1.219	false
2021-03-01T08:30Z	1.215	false
2021-03-01T08:15Z	1.227	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Blackwater Bridge
• Station ID: 7142
• River name: River Blackwater
• Typical range: 1.05m to 2.00m
• Highest level on record: 2.62m on 05 January 1998
• Site datum: 56.00mAOD (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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