River level River Mole at Gatwick Airport

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Latest recorded level 0.13m at 8:15pm Wednesday 15 July 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-07-15T19:15Z	0.134	false
2020-07-15T19:00Z	0.134	false
2020-07-15T18:45Z	0.135	false
2020-07-15T18:30Z	0.135	false
2020-07-15T18:15Z	0.135	false
2020-07-15T18:00Z	0.135	false
2020-07-15T17:45Z	0.136	false
2020-07-15T17:30Z	0.136	false
2020-07-15T17:15Z	0.136	false
2020-07-15T17:00Z	0.137	false
2020-07-15T16:45Z	0.137	false
2020-07-15T16:30Z	0.137	false
2020-07-15T16:15Z	0.138	false
2020-07-15T16:00Z	0.138	false
2020-07-15T15:45Z	0.138	false
2020-07-15T15:30Z	0.139	false
2020-07-15T15:15Z	0.139	false
2020-07-15T15:00Z	0.14	false
2020-07-15T14:45Z	0.141	false
2020-07-15T14:30Z	0.141	false
2020-07-15T14:15Z	0.141	false
2020-07-15T14:00Z	0.141	false
2020-07-15T13:45Z	0.142	false
2020-07-15T13:30Z	0.142	false
2020-07-15T13:15Z	0.143	false
2020-07-15T13:00Z	0.143	false
2020-07-15T12:45Z	0.143	false
2020-07-15T12:30Z	0.144	false
2020-07-15T12:15Z	0.144	false
2020-07-15T12:00Z	0.144	false
2020-07-15T11:45Z	0.145	false
2020-07-15T11:30Z	0.145	false
2020-07-15T11:15Z	0.146	false
2020-07-15T11:00Z	0.146	false
2020-07-15T10:45Z	0.146	false
2020-07-15T10:30Z	0.147	false
2020-07-15T10:15Z	0.148	false
2020-07-15T10:00Z	0.148	false
2020-07-15T09:45Z	0.148	false
2020-07-15T09:30Z	0.149	false
2020-07-15T09:15Z	0.15	false
2020-07-15T09:00Z	0.15	false
2020-07-15T08:45Z	0.15	false
2020-07-15T08:30Z	0.151	false
2020-07-15T08:15Z	0.151	false
2020-07-15T08:00Z	0.152	false
2020-07-15T07:45Z	0.153	false
2020-07-15T07:30Z	0.153	false
2020-07-15T07:15Z	0.154	false
2020-07-15T07:00Z	0.154	false
2020-07-15T06:45Z	0.155	false
2020-07-15T06:30Z	0.155	false
2020-07-15T06:15Z	0.156	false
2020-07-15T06:00Z	0.157	false
2020-07-15T05:45Z	0.158	false
2020-07-15T05:30Z	0.159	false
2020-07-15T05:15Z	0.159	false
2020-07-15T05:00Z	0.16	false
2020-07-15T04:45Z	0.161	false
2020-07-15T04:30Z	0.162	false
2020-07-15T04:15Z	0.162	false
2020-07-15T04:00Z	0.163	false
2020-07-15T03:45Z	0.164	false
2020-07-15T03:30Z	0.165	false
2020-07-15T03:15Z	0.165	false
2020-07-15T03:00Z	0.166	false
2020-07-15T02:45Z	0.167	false
2020-07-15T02:30Z	0.168	false
2020-07-15T02:15Z	0.169	false
2020-07-15T02:00Z	0.17	false
2020-07-15T01:45Z	0.17	false
2020-07-15T01:30Z	0.171	false
2020-07-15T01:15Z	0.172	false
2020-07-15T01:00Z	0.173	false
2020-07-15T00:45Z	0.175	false
2020-07-15T00:30Z	0.176	false
2020-07-15T00:15Z	0.177	false
2020-07-15T00:00Z	0.178	false
2020-07-14T23:45Z	0.179	false
2020-07-14T23:30Z	0.18	false
2020-07-14T23:15Z	0.181	false
2020-07-14T23:00Z	0.183	false
2020-07-14T22:45Z	0.184	false
2020-07-14T22:30Z	0.185	false
2020-07-14T22:15Z	0.186	false
2020-07-14T22:00Z	0.187	false
2020-07-14T21:45Z	0.187	false
2020-07-14T21:30Z	0.188	false
2020-07-14T21:15Z	0.189	false
2020-07-14T21:00Z	0.19	false
2020-07-14T20:45Z	0.191	false
2020-07-14T20:30Z	0.192	false
2020-07-14T20:15Z	0.193	false
2020-07-14T20:00Z	0.195	false
2020-07-14T19:45Z	0.195	false
2020-07-14T19:30Z	0.197	false
2020-07-14T19:15Z	0.198	false
2020-07-14T19:00Z	0.199	false
2020-07-14T18:45Z	0.201	false
2020-07-14T18:30Z	0.202	false
2020-07-14T18:15Z	0.203	false
2020-07-14T18:00Z	0.204	false
2020-07-14T17:45Z	0.206	false
2020-07-14T17:30Z	0.208	false
2020-07-14T17:15Z	0.209	false
2020-07-14T17:00Z	0.211	false
2020-07-14T16:45Z	0.213	false
2020-07-14T16:30Z	0.214	false
2020-07-14T16:15Z	0.216	false
2020-07-14T16:00Z	0.218	false
2020-07-14T15:45Z	0.22	false
2020-07-14T15:30Z	0.221	false
2020-07-14T15:15Z	0.224	false
2020-07-14T15:00Z	0.226	false
2020-07-14T14:45Z	0.228	false
2020-07-14T14:30Z	0.23	false
2020-07-14T14:15Z	0.232	false
2020-07-14T14:00Z	0.235	false
2020-07-14T13:45Z	0.237	false
2020-07-14T13:30Z	0.239	false
2020-07-14T13:15Z	0.241	false
2020-07-14T13:00Z	0.243	false
2020-07-14T12:45Z	0.245	false
2020-07-14T12:30Z	0.247	false
2020-07-14T12:15Z	0.25	false
2020-07-14T12:00Z	0.252	false
2020-07-14T11:45Z	0.254	false
2020-07-14T11:30Z	0.256	false
2020-07-14T11:15Z	0.259	false
2020-07-14T11:00Z	0.261	false
2020-07-14T10:45Z	0.263	false
2020-07-14T10:30Z	0.265	false
2020-07-14T10:15Z	0.268	false
2020-07-14T10:00Z	0.271	false
2020-07-14T09:45Z	0.273	false
2020-07-14T09:30Z	0.276	false
2020-07-14T09:15Z	0.279	false
2020-07-14T09:00Z	0.281	false
2020-07-14T08:45Z	0.284	false
2020-07-14T08:30Z	0.287	false
2020-07-14T08:15Z	0.289	false
2020-07-14T08:00Z	0.291	false
2020-07-14T07:45Z	0.293	false
2020-07-14T07:30Z	0.295	false
2020-07-14T07:15Z	0.296	false
2020-07-14T07:00Z	0.297	false
2020-07-14T06:45Z	0.298	false
2020-07-14T06:30Z	0.297	false
2020-07-14T06:15Z	0.295	false
2020-07-14T06:00Z	0.293	false
2020-07-14T05:45Z	0.289	false
2020-07-14T05:30Z	0.283	false
2020-07-14T05:15Z	0.276	false
2020-07-14T05:00Z	0.267	false
2020-07-14T04:45Z	0.261	false
2020-07-14T04:30Z	0.261	false
2020-07-14T04:15Z	0.268	false
2020-07-14T04:00Z	0.279	false
2020-07-14T03:45Z	0.293	false
2020-07-14T03:30Z	0.309	false
2020-07-14T03:15Z	0.326	false
2020-07-14T03:00Z	0.345	false
2020-07-14T02:45Z	0.363	false
2020-07-14T02:30Z	0.378	false
2020-07-14T02:15Z	0.386	false
2020-07-14T02:00Z	0.378	false
2020-07-14T01:45Z	0.344	false
2020-07-14T01:30Z	0.26	false
2020-07-14T01:15Z	0.152	false
2020-07-14T01:00Z	0.112	false
2020-07-14T00:45Z	0.109	false
2020-07-14T00:30Z	0.108	false
2020-07-14T00:15Z	0.107	false
2020-07-14T00:00Z	0.106	false
2020-07-13T23:45Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T23:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T23:15Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T23:00Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T22:45Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T22:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T22:15Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T22:00Z	0.104	false
2020-07-13T21:45Z	0.104	false
2020-07-13T21:30Z	0.104	false
2020-07-13T21:15Z	0.104	false
2020-07-13T21:00Z	0.104	false
2020-07-13T20:45Z	0.104	false
2020-07-13T20:30Z	0.104	false
2020-07-13T20:15Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T20:00Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T19:45Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T19:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T19:15Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T19:00Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T18:45Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T18:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T18:15Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T18:00Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T17:45Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T17:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T17:15Z	0.104	false
2020-07-13T17:00Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T16:45Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T16:30Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T16:15Z	0.105	false
2020-07-13T16:00Z	0.106	false
2020-07-13T15:45Z	0.106	false
2020-07-13T15:30Z	0.106	false
2020-07-13T15:15Z	0.106	false
2020-07-13T15:00Z	0.106	false
2020-07-13T14:45Z	0.106	false
2020-07-13T14:30Z	0.106	false
2020-07-13T14:15Z	0.107	false
2020-07-13T14:00Z	0.107	false
2020-07-13T13:45Z	0.107	false
2020-07-13T13:30Z	0.107	false
2020-07-13T13:15Z	0.107	false
2020-07-13T13:00Z	0.107	false
2020-07-13T12:45Z	0.108	false
2020-07-13T12:30Z	0.108	false
2020-07-13T12:15Z	0.108	false
2020-07-13T12:00Z	0.109	false
2020-07-13T11:45Z	0.109	false
2020-07-13T11:30Z	0.109	false
2020-07-13T11:15Z	0.109	false
2020-07-13T11:00Z	0.11	false
2020-07-13T10:45Z	0.11	false
2020-07-13T10:30Z	0.11	false
2020-07-13T10:15Z	0.11	false
2020-07-13T10:00Z	0.11	false
2020-07-13T09:45Z	0.111	false
2020-07-13T09:30Z	0.111	false
2020-07-13T09:15Z	0.111	false
2020-07-13T09:00Z	0.111	false
2020-07-13T08:45Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T08:30Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T08:15Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T08:00Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T07:45Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T07:30Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T07:15Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T07:00Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T06:45Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T06:30Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T06:15Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T06:00Z	0.112	false
2020-07-13T05:45Z	0.113	false
2020-07-13T05:30Z	0.113	false
2020-07-13T05:15Z	0.113	false
2020-07-13T05:00Z	0.113	false
2020-07-13T04:45Z	0.113	false
2020-07-13T04:30Z	0.113	false
2020-07-13T04:15Z	0.113	false
2020-07-13T04:00Z	0.113	false
2020-07-13T03:45Z	0.114	false
2020-07-13T03:30Z	0.114	false
2020-07-13T03:15Z	0.114	false
2020-07-13T03:00Z	0.115	false
2020-07-13T02:45Z	0.115	false
2020-07-13T02:30Z	0.115	false
2020-07-13T02:15Z	0.116	false
2020-07-13T02:00Z	0.116	false
2020-07-13T01:45Z	0.116	false
2020-07-13T01:30Z	0.117	false
2020-07-13T01:15Z	0.117	false
2020-07-13T01:00Z	0.117	false
2020-07-13T00:45Z	0.117	false
2020-07-13T00:30Z	0.117	false
2020-07-13T00:15Z	0.117	false
2020-07-13T00:00Z	0.117	false
2020-07-12T23:45Z	0.117	false
2020-07-12T23:30Z	0.116	false
2020-07-12T23:15Z	0.116	false
2020-07-12T23:00Z	0.115	false
2020-07-12T22:45Z	0.115	false
2020-07-12T22:30Z	0.115	false
2020-07-12T22:15Z	0.115	false
2020-07-12T22:00Z	0.114	false
2020-07-12T21:45Z	0.114	false
2020-07-12T21:30Z	0.114	false
2020-07-12T21:15Z	0.113	false
2020-07-12T21:00Z	0.113	false
2020-07-12T20:45Z	0.113	false
2020-07-12T20:30Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T20:15Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T20:00Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T19:45Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T19:30Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T19:15Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T19:00Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T18:45Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T18:30Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T18:15Z	0.111	false
2020-07-12T18:00Z	0.11	false
2020-07-12T17:45Z	0.11	false
2020-07-12T17:30Z	0.11	false
2020-07-12T17:15Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T17:00Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T16:45Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T16:30Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T16:15Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T16:00Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T15:45Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T15:30Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T15:15Z	0.109	false
2020-07-12T15:00Z	0.11	false
2020-07-12T14:45Z	0.11	false
2020-07-12T14:30Z	0.11	false
2020-07-12T14:15Z	0.111	false
2020-07-12T14:00Z	0.111	false
2020-07-12T13:45Z	0.111	false
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2020-07-12T12:45Z	0.112	false
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2020-07-12T11:00Z	0.112	false
2020-07-12T10:45Z	0.113	false
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2020-07-11T04:00Z	0.126	false
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2020-07-11T03:30Z	0.126	false
2020-07-11T03:15Z	0.126	false
2020-07-11T03:00Z	0.126	false
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2020-07-11T02:30Z	0.126	false
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2020-07-11T02:00Z	0.127	false
2020-07-11T01:45Z	0.127	false
2020-07-11T01:30Z	0.127	false
2020-07-11T01:15Z	0.127	false
2020-07-11T01:00Z	0.127	false
2020-07-11T00:45Z	0.127	false
2020-07-11T00:30Z	0.127	false
2020-07-11T00:15Z	0.127	false
2020-07-11T00:00Z	0.127	false
2020-07-10T23:45Z	0.127	false
2020-07-10T23:30Z	0.127	false
2020-07-10T23:15Z	0.128	false
2020-07-10T23:00Z	0.127	false
2020-07-10T22:45Z	0.127	false
2020-07-10T22:30Z	0.127	false
2020-07-10T22:15Z	0.128	false
2020-07-10T22:00Z	0.128	false
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2020-07-10T21:30Z	0.128	false
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2020-07-10T20:45Z	0.128	false
2020-07-10T20:30Z	0.128	false
2020-07-10T20:15Z	0.128	false
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2020-07-10T19:30Z	0.128	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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