River level River Mole at Gatwick Airport

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Latest recorded level 0.47m at 6:30am Thursday 1 October 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-10-01T05:30Z	0.47	false
2020-10-01T05:15Z	0.477	false
2020-10-01T05:00Z	0.484	false
2020-10-01T04:45Z	0.492	false
2020-10-01T04:30Z	0.499	false
2020-10-01T04:15Z	0.506	false
2020-10-01T04:00Z	0.513	false
2020-10-01T03:45Z	0.521	false
2020-10-01T03:30Z	0.529	false
2020-10-01T03:15Z	0.536	false
2020-10-01T03:00Z	0.544	false
2020-10-01T02:45Z	0.551	false
2020-10-01T02:30Z	0.558	false
2020-10-01T02:15Z	0.565	false
2020-10-01T02:00Z	0.572	false
2020-10-01T01:45Z	0.58	false
2020-10-01T01:30Z	0.587	false
2020-10-01T01:15Z	0.592	false
2020-10-01T01:00Z	0.597	false
2020-10-01T00:45Z	0.601	false
2020-10-01T00:30Z	0.602	false
2020-10-01T00:15Z	0.599	false
2020-10-01T00:00Z	0.592	false
2020-09-30T23:45Z	0.58	false
2020-09-30T23:30Z	0.565	false
2020-09-30T23:15Z	0.553	false
2020-09-30T23:00Z	0.541	false
2020-09-30T22:45Z	0.527	false
2020-09-30T22:30Z	0.506	false
2020-09-30T22:15Z	0.481	false
2020-09-30T22:00Z	0.458	false
2020-09-30T21:45Z	0.426	false
2020-09-30T21:30Z	0.417	false
2020-09-30T21:15Z	0.426	false
2020-09-30T21:00Z	0.443	false
2020-09-30T20:45Z	0.463	false
2020-09-30T20:30Z	0.48	false
2020-09-30T20:15Z	0.494	false
2020-09-30T20:00Z	0.5	false
2020-09-30T19:45Z	0.505	false
2020-09-30T19:30Z	0.499	false
2020-09-30T19:15Z	0.474	false
2020-09-30T19:00Z	0.431	false
2020-09-30T18:45Z	0.388	false
2020-09-30T18:30Z	0.343	false
2020-09-30T18:15Z	0.274	false
2020-09-30T18:00Z	0.201	false
2020-09-30T17:45Z	0.176	false
2020-09-30T17:30Z	0.17	false
2020-09-30T17:15Z	0.161	false
2020-09-30T17:00Z	0.154	false
2020-09-30T16:45Z	0.147	false
2020-09-30T16:30Z	0.144	false
2020-09-30T16:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T16:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T15:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T15:30Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T15:15Z	0.144	false
2020-09-30T15:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T14:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T14:30Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T14:15Z	0.144	false
2020-09-30T14:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T13:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T13:30Z	0.144	false
2020-09-30T13:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T13:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-30T12:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T12:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T12:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T12:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T11:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T11:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T11:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T11:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T10:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T10:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T10:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T10:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T09:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T09:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T09:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T09:00Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T08:45Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T08:30Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T08:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T08:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T07:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T07:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T07:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T07:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T06:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T06:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T06:15Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T06:00Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T05:45Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T05:30Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T05:15Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T05:00Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T04:45Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T04:30Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T04:15Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T04:00Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T03:45Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T03:30Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T03:15Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T03:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T02:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T02:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T02:15Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T02:00Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T01:45Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T01:30Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T01:15Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T01:00Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T00:45Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T00:30Z	0.141	false
2020-09-30T00:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-30T00:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T23:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T23:30Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T23:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T23:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T22:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T22:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T22:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T22:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T21:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T21:30Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T21:15Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T21:00Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T20:45Z	0.145	false
2020-09-29T20:30Z	0.145	false
2020-09-29T20:15Z	0.145	false
2020-09-29T20:00Z	0.145	false
2020-09-29T19:45Z	0.146	false
2020-09-29T19:30Z	0.146	false
2020-09-29T19:15Z	0.147	false
2020-09-29T19:00Z	0.147	false
2020-09-29T18:45Z	0.148	false
2020-09-29T18:30Z	0.148	false
2020-09-29T18:15Z	0.149	false
2020-09-29T18:00Z	0.149	false
2020-09-29T17:45Z	0.15	false
2020-09-29T17:30Z	0.15	false
2020-09-29T17:15Z	0.151	false
2020-09-29T17:00Z	0.152	false
2020-09-29T16:45Z	0.153	false
2020-09-29T16:30Z	0.154	false
2020-09-29T16:15Z	0.154	false
2020-09-29T16:00Z	0.155	false
2020-09-29T15:45Z	0.155	false
2020-09-29T15:30Z	0.155	false
2020-09-29T15:15Z	0.154	false
2020-09-29T15:00Z	0.154	false
2020-09-29T14:45Z	0.153	false
2020-09-29T14:30Z	0.151	false
2020-09-29T14:15Z	0.15	false
2020-09-29T14:00Z	0.148	false
2020-09-29T13:45Z	0.146	false
2020-09-29T13:30Z	0.145	false
2020-09-29T13:15Z	0.145	false
2020-09-29T13:00Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T12:45Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T12:30Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T12:15Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T12:00Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T11:45Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T11:30Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T11:15Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T11:00Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T10:45Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T10:30Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T10:15Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T10:00Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T09:45Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T09:30Z	0.144	false
2020-09-29T09:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T09:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T08:45Z	0.143	false
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2020-09-29T08:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T08:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T07:45Z	0.143	false
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2020-09-29T07:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T06:45Z	0.143	false
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2020-09-29T06:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T06:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T05:45Z	0.144	false
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2020-09-29T04:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T04:30Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T04:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T04:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T03:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T03:30Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T03:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T03:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T02:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T02:30Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T02:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T02:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T01:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-29T01:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T01:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T01:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T00:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T00:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T00:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-29T00:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T23:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T23:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T23:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T23:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T22:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T22:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T22:15Z	0.143	false
2020-09-28T22:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-28T21:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T21:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T21:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T21:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T20:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-28T20:30Z	0.143	false
2020-09-28T20:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T20:00Z	0.143	false
2020-09-28T19:45Z	0.143	false
2020-09-28T19:30Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T19:15Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T19:00Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T18:45Z	0.142	false
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2020-09-28T17:45Z	0.142	false
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2020-09-28T14:45Z	0.143	false
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2020-09-28T12:45Z	0.143	false
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2020-09-28T07:45Z	0.143	false
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2020-09-28T05:45Z	0.142	false
2020-09-28T05:30Z	0.142	false
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2020-09-26T14:45Z	0.172	false
2020-09-26T14:30Z	0.172	false
2020-09-26T14:15Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T14:00Z	0.173	false
2020-09-26T13:45Z	0.174	false
2020-09-26T13:30Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T13:15Z	0.176	false
2020-09-26T13:00Z	0.176	false
2020-09-26T12:45Z	0.175	false
2020-09-26T12:30Z	0.176	false
2020-09-26T12:15Z	0.178	false
2020-09-26T12:00Z	0.178	false
2020-09-26T11:45Z	0.178	false
2020-09-26T11:30Z	0.179	false
2020-09-26T11:15Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T11:00Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T10:45Z	0.182	false
2020-09-26T10:30Z	0.18	false
2020-09-26T10:15Z	0.182	false
2020-09-26T10:00Z	0.182	false
2020-09-26T09:45Z	0.183	false
2020-09-26T09:30Z	0.184	false
2020-09-26T09:15Z	0.186	false
2020-09-26T09:00Z	0.186	false
2020-09-26T08:45Z	0.187	false
2020-09-26T08:30Z	0.188	false
2020-09-26T08:15Z	0.189	false
2020-09-26T08:00Z	0.189	false
2020-09-26T07:45Z	0.19	false
2020-09-26T07:30Z	0.19	false
2020-09-26T07:15Z	0.191	false
2020-09-26T07:00Z	0.192	false
2020-09-26T06:45Z	0.192	false
2020-09-26T06:30Z	0.193	false
2020-09-26T06:15Z	0.193	false
2020-09-26T06:00Z	0.194	false
2020-09-26T05:45Z	0.194	false
2020-09-26T05:30Z	0.195	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Gatwick Airport
• Station ID: 7250
• River name: River Mole
• Typical range: 0.18m to 2.10m
• Highest level on record: 2.54m on 24 December 2013
• Site datum: 56.70mAOD (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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