River level River Mole at Gatwick Airport

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Latest recorded level 0.39m at 9:30pm Wednesday 29 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-29T21:30Z	0.394	false
2020-01-29T21:15Z	0.395	false
2020-01-29T21:00Z	0.395	false
2020-01-29T20:45Z	0.396	false
2020-01-29T20:30Z	0.397	false
2020-01-29T20:15Z	0.397	false
2020-01-29T20:00Z	0.398	false
2020-01-29T19:45Z	0.399	false
2020-01-29T19:30Z	0.399	false
2020-01-29T19:15Z	0.399	false
2020-01-29T19:00Z	0.4	false
2020-01-29T18:45Z	0.401	false
2020-01-29T18:30Z	0.402	false
2020-01-29T18:15Z	0.402	false
2020-01-29T18:00Z	0.403	false
2020-01-29T17:45Z	0.403	false
2020-01-29T17:30Z	0.404	false
2020-01-29T17:15Z	0.405	false
2020-01-29T17:00Z	0.406	false
2020-01-29T16:45Z	0.406	false
2020-01-29T16:30Z	0.407	false
2020-01-29T16:15Z	0.408	false
2020-01-29T16:00Z	0.408	false
2020-01-29T15:45Z	0.409	false
2020-01-29T15:30Z	0.41	false
2020-01-29T15:15Z	0.411	false
2020-01-29T15:00Z	0.412	false
2020-01-29T14:45Z	0.413	false
2020-01-29T14:30Z	0.414	false
2020-01-29T14:15Z	0.415	false
2020-01-29T14:00Z	0.416	false
2020-01-29T13:45Z	0.417	false
2020-01-29T13:30Z	0.418	false
2020-01-29T13:15Z	0.419	false
2020-01-29T13:00Z	0.42	false
2020-01-29T12:45Z	0.421	false
2020-01-29T12:30Z	0.423	false
2020-01-29T12:15Z	0.424	false
2020-01-29T12:00Z	0.425	false
2020-01-29T11:45Z	0.426	false
2020-01-29T11:30Z	0.428	false
2020-01-29T11:15Z	0.429	false
2020-01-29T11:00Z	0.431	false
2020-01-29T10:45Z	0.432	false
2020-01-29T10:30Z	0.433	false
2020-01-29T10:15Z	0.435	false
2020-01-29T10:00Z	0.436	false
2020-01-29T09:45Z	0.437	false
2020-01-29T09:30Z	0.438	false
2020-01-29T09:15Z	0.44	false
2020-01-29T09:00Z	0.442	false
2020-01-29T08:45Z	0.443	false
2020-01-29T08:30Z	0.444	false
2020-01-29T08:15Z	0.446	false
2020-01-29T08:00Z	0.448	false
2020-01-29T07:45Z	0.449	false
2020-01-29T07:30Z	0.45	false
2020-01-29T07:15Z	0.451	false
2020-01-29T07:00Z	0.453	false
2020-01-29T06:45Z	0.454	false
2020-01-29T06:30Z	0.455	false
2020-01-29T06:15Z	0.457	false
2020-01-29T06:00Z	0.458	false
2020-01-29T05:45Z	0.459	false
2020-01-29T05:30Z	0.461	false
2020-01-29T05:15Z	0.462	false
2020-01-29T05:00Z	0.464	false
2020-01-29T04:45Z	0.466	false
2020-01-29T04:30Z	0.467	false
2020-01-29T04:15Z	0.469	false
2020-01-29T04:00Z	0.47	false
2020-01-29T03:45Z	0.472	false
2020-01-29T03:30Z	0.474	false
2020-01-29T03:15Z	0.475	false
2020-01-29T03:00Z	0.477	false
2020-01-29T02:45Z	0.479	false
2020-01-29T02:30Z	0.48	false
2020-01-29T02:15Z	0.482	false
2020-01-29T02:00Z	0.484	false
2020-01-29T01:45Z	0.485	false
2020-01-29T01:30Z	0.487	false
2020-01-29T01:15Z	0.489	false
2020-01-29T01:00Z	0.491	false
2020-01-29T00:45Z	0.493	false
2020-01-29T00:30Z	0.494	false
2020-01-29T00:15Z	0.496	false
2020-01-29T00:00Z	0.499	false
2020-01-28T23:45Z	0.501	false
2020-01-28T23:30Z	0.503	false
2020-01-28T23:15Z	0.505	false
2020-01-28T23:00Z	0.507	false
2020-01-28T22:45Z	0.509	false
2020-01-28T22:30Z	0.512	false
2020-01-28T22:15Z	0.514	false
2020-01-28T22:00Z	0.517	false
2020-01-28T21:45Z	0.519	false
2020-01-28T21:30Z	0.521	false
2020-01-28T21:15Z	0.524	false
2020-01-28T21:00Z	0.526	false
2020-01-28T20:45Z	0.528	false
2020-01-28T20:30Z	0.531	false
2020-01-28T20:15Z	0.534	false
2020-01-28T20:00Z	0.536	false
2020-01-28T19:45Z	0.539	false
2020-01-28T19:30Z	0.542	false
2020-01-28T19:15Z	0.545	false
2020-01-28T19:00Z	0.548	false
2020-01-28T18:45Z	0.551	false
2020-01-28T18:30Z	0.554	false
2020-01-28T18:15Z	0.557	false
2020-01-28T18:00Z	0.56	false
2020-01-28T17:45Z	0.563	false
2020-01-28T17:30Z	0.566	false
2020-01-28T17:15Z	0.569	false
2020-01-28T17:00Z	0.572	false
2020-01-28T16:45Z	0.575	false
2020-01-28T16:30Z	0.578	false
2020-01-28T16:15Z	0.581	false
2020-01-28T16:00Z	0.585	false
2020-01-28T15:45Z	0.588	false
2020-01-28T15:30Z	0.592	false
2020-01-28T15:15Z	0.595	false
2020-01-28T15:00Z	0.599	false
2020-01-28T14:45Z	0.603	false
2020-01-28T14:30Z	0.607	false
2020-01-28T14:15Z	0.61	false
2020-01-28T14:00Z	0.614	false
2020-01-28T13:45Z	0.618	false
2020-01-28T13:30Z	0.621	false
2020-01-28T13:15Z	0.625	false
2020-01-28T13:00Z	0.629	false
2020-01-28T12:45Z	0.633	false
2020-01-28T12:30Z	0.637	false
2020-01-28T12:15Z	0.641	false
2020-01-28T12:00Z	0.644	false
2020-01-28T11:45Z	0.647	false
2020-01-28T11:30Z	0.65	false
2020-01-28T11:15Z	0.653	false
2020-01-28T11:00Z	0.657	false
2020-01-28T10:45Z	0.661	false
2020-01-28T10:30Z	0.664	false
2020-01-28T10:15Z	0.667	false
2020-01-28T10:00Z	0.67	false
2020-01-28T09:45Z	0.673	false
2020-01-28T09:30Z	0.676	false
2020-01-28T09:15Z	0.679	false
2020-01-28T09:00Z	0.683	false
2020-01-28T08:45Z	0.685	false
2020-01-28T08:30Z	0.688	false
2020-01-28T08:15Z	0.691	false
2020-01-28T08:00Z	0.694	false
2020-01-28T07:45Z	0.697	false
2020-01-28T07:30Z	0.699	false
2020-01-28T07:15Z	0.702	false
2020-01-28T07:00Z	0.704	false
2020-01-28T06:45Z	0.706	false
2020-01-28T06:30Z	0.708	false
2020-01-28T06:15Z	0.71	false
2020-01-28T06:00Z	0.712	false
2020-01-28T05:45Z	0.713	false
2020-01-28T05:30Z	0.715	false
2020-01-28T05:15Z	0.717	false
2020-01-28T05:00Z	0.72	false
2020-01-28T04:45Z	0.722	false
2020-01-28T04:30Z	0.724	false
2020-01-28T04:15Z	0.727	false
2020-01-28T04:00Z	0.73	false
2020-01-28T03:45Z	0.733	false
2020-01-28T03:30Z	0.736	false
2020-01-28T03:15Z	0.74	false
2020-01-28T03:00Z	0.743	false
2020-01-28T02:45Z	0.747	false
2020-01-28T02:30Z	0.751	false
2020-01-28T02:15Z	0.755	false
2020-01-28T02:00Z	0.759	false
2020-01-28T01:45Z	0.763	false
2020-01-28T01:30Z	0.769	false
2020-01-28T01:15Z	0.774	false
2020-01-28T01:00Z	0.781	false
2020-01-28T00:45Z	0.787	false
2020-01-28T00:30Z	0.793	false
2020-01-28T00:15Z	0.799	false
2020-01-28T00:00Z	0.805	false
2020-01-27T23:45Z	0.811	false
2020-01-27T23:30Z	0.817	false
2020-01-27T23:15Z	0.824	false
2020-01-27T23:00Z	0.829	false
2020-01-27T22:45Z	0.834	false
2020-01-27T22:30Z	0.839	false
2020-01-27T22:15Z	0.844	false
2020-01-27T22:00Z	0.848	false
2020-01-27T21:45Z	0.851	false
2020-01-27T21:30Z	0.853	false
2020-01-27T21:15Z	0.854	false
2020-01-27T21:00Z	0.851	false
2020-01-27T20:45Z	0.847	false
2020-01-27T20:30Z	0.841	false
2020-01-27T20:15Z	0.835	false
2020-01-27T20:00Z	0.826	false
2020-01-27T19:45Z	0.814	false
2020-01-27T19:30Z	0.798	false
2020-01-27T19:15Z	0.784	false
2020-01-27T19:00Z	0.773	false
2020-01-27T18:45Z	0.761	false
2020-01-27T18:30Z	0.748	false
2020-01-27T18:15Z	0.733	false
2020-01-27T18:00Z	0.718	false
2020-01-27T17:45Z	0.703	false
2020-01-27T17:30Z	0.689	false
2020-01-27T17:15Z	0.677	false
2020-01-27T17:00Z	0.664	false
2020-01-27T16:45Z	0.645	false
2020-01-27T16:30Z	0.614	false
2020-01-27T16:15Z	0.564	false
2020-01-27T16:00Z	0.5	false
2020-01-27T15:45Z	0.473	false
2020-01-27T15:30Z	0.471	false
2020-01-27T15:15Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T15:00Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T14:45Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T14:30Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T14:15Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T14:00Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T13:45Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T13:30Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T13:15Z	0.468	false
2020-01-27T13:00Z	0.469	false
2020-01-27T12:45Z	0.471	false
2020-01-27T12:30Z	0.472	false
2020-01-27T12:15Z	0.474	false
2020-01-27T12:00Z	0.475	false
2020-01-27T11:45Z	0.477	false
2020-01-27T11:30Z	0.479	false
2020-01-27T11:15Z	0.481	false
2020-01-27T11:00Z	0.483	false
2020-01-27T10:45Z	0.484	false
2020-01-27T10:30Z	0.486	false
2020-01-27T10:15Z	0.488	false
2020-01-27T10:00Z	0.491	false
2020-01-27T09:45Z	0.493	false
2020-01-27T09:30Z	0.495	false
2020-01-27T09:15Z	0.498	false
2020-01-27T09:00Z	0.5	false
2020-01-27T08:45Z	0.502	false
2020-01-27T08:30Z	0.505	false
2020-01-27T08:15Z	0.507	false
2020-01-27T08:00Z	0.51	false
2020-01-27T07:45Z	0.513	false
2020-01-27T07:30Z	0.516	false
2020-01-27T07:15Z	0.519	false
2020-01-27T07:00Z	0.522	false
2020-01-27T06:45Z	0.526	false
2020-01-27T06:30Z	0.529	false
2020-01-27T06:15Z	0.533	false
2020-01-27T06:00Z	0.537	false
2020-01-27T05:45Z	0.542	false
2020-01-27T05:30Z	0.547	false
2020-01-27T05:15Z	0.552	false
2020-01-27T05:00Z	0.557	false
2020-01-27T04:45Z	0.562	false
2020-01-27T04:30Z	0.567	false
2020-01-27T04:15Z	0.572	false
2020-01-27T04:00Z	0.578	false
2020-01-27T03:45Z	0.583	false
2020-01-27T03:30Z	0.588	false
2020-01-27T03:15Z	0.594	false
2020-01-27T03:00Z	0.599	false
2020-01-27T02:45Z	0.606	false
2020-01-27T02:30Z	0.612	false
2020-01-27T02:15Z	0.619	false
2020-01-27T02:00Z	0.625	false
2020-01-27T01:45Z	0.629	false
2020-01-27T01:30Z	0.633	false
2020-01-27T01:15Z	0.635	false
2020-01-27T01:00Z	0.636	false
2020-01-27T00:45Z	0.634	false
2020-01-27T00:30Z	0.63	false
2020-01-27T00:15Z	0.624	false
2020-01-27T00:00Z	0.616	false
2020-01-26T23:45Z	0.608	false
2020-01-26T23:30Z	0.6	false
2020-01-26T23:15Z	0.593	false
2020-01-26T23:00Z	0.586	false
2020-01-26T22:45Z	0.577	false
2020-01-26T22:30Z	0.567	false
2020-01-26T22:15Z	0.556	false
2020-01-26T22:00Z	0.543	false
2020-01-26T21:45Z	0.53	false
2020-01-26T21:30Z	0.518	false
2020-01-26T21:15Z	0.509	false
2020-01-26T21:00Z	0.503	false
2020-01-26T20:45Z	0.497	false
2020-01-26T20:30Z	0.491	false
2020-01-26T20:15Z	0.489	false
2020-01-26T20:00Z	0.494	false
2020-01-26T19:45Z	0.497	false
2020-01-26T19:30Z	0.49	false
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2020-01-26T19:00Z	0.433	false
2020-01-26T18:45Z	0.406	false
2020-01-26T18:30Z	0.395	false
2020-01-26T18:15Z	0.383	false
2020-01-26T18:00Z	0.365	false
2020-01-26T17:45Z	0.342	false
2020-01-26T17:30Z	0.32	false
2020-01-26T17:15Z	0.3	false
2020-01-26T17:00Z	0.295	false
2020-01-26T16:45Z	0.297	false
2020-01-26T16:30Z	0.293	false
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2020-01-26T15:15Z	0.293	false
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2020-01-26T13:45Z	0.293	false
2020-01-26T13:30Z	0.293	false
2020-01-26T13:15Z	0.293	false
2020-01-26T13:00Z	0.293	false
2020-01-26T12:45Z	0.294	false
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2020-01-25T13:00Z	0.302	false
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2020-01-25T11:45Z	0.302	false
2020-01-25T11:30Z	0.302	false
2020-01-25T11:15Z	0.303	false
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2020-01-25T06:30Z	0.305	false
2020-01-25T06:15Z	0.306	false
2020-01-25T06:00Z	0.306	false
2020-01-25T05:45Z	0.306	false
2020-01-25T05:30Z	0.306	false
2020-01-25T05:30Z	0.306	false
2020-01-25T05:15Z	0.306	false
2020-01-25T05:00Z	0.306	false
2020-01-25T04:45Z	0.306	false
2020-01-25T04:30Z	0.307	false
2020-01-25T04:15Z	0.307	false
2020-01-25T04:00Z	0.307	false
2020-01-25T03:45Z	0.307	false
2020-01-25T03:30Z	0.307	false
2020-01-25T03:15Z	0.307	false
2020-01-25T03:00Z	0.307	false
2020-01-25T02:45Z	0.308	false
2020-01-25T02:30Z	0.308	false
2020-01-25T02:15Z	0.308	false
2020-01-25T02:00Z	0.308	false
2020-01-25T01:45Z	0.308	false
2020-01-25T01:30Z	0.308	false
2020-01-25T01:15Z	0.308	false
2020-01-25T01:00Z	0.308	false
2020-01-25T00:45Z	0.309	false
2020-01-25T00:30Z	0.309	false
2020-01-25T00:15Z	0.309	false
2020-01-25T00:00Z	0.309	false
2020-01-24T23:45Z	0.309	false
2020-01-24T23:30Z	0.309	false
2020-01-24T23:15Z	0.309	false
2020-01-24T23:00Z	0.309	false
2020-01-24T22:45Z	0.31	false
2020-01-24T22:30Z	0.309	false
2020-01-24T22:15Z	0.309	false
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2020-01-24T21:30Z	0.31	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
• View your property's long term risk of flooding

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