River level River Lee at Luton, Stockingstone Road

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Latest recorded level 0.26m at 2:30pm Monday 17 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-17T14:30Z	0.263	false
2020-02-17T14:15Z	0.262	false
2020-02-17T14:00Z	0.262	false
2020-02-17T13:45Z	0.263	false
2020-02-17T13:30Z	0.264	false
2020-02-17T13:15Z	0.265	false
2020-02-17T13:00Z	0.265	false
2020-02-17T12:45Z	0.266	false
2020-02-17T12:30Z	0.266	false
2020-02-17T12:15Z	0.266	false
2020-02-17T12:00Z	0.267	false
2020-02-17T11:45Z	0.268	false
2020-02-17T11:30Z	0.268	false
2020-02-17T11:15Z	0.268	false
2020-02-17T11:00Z	0.27	false
2020-02-17T10:45Z	0.269	false
2020-02-17T10:30Z	0.271	false
2020-02-17T10:15Z	0.271	false
2020-02-17T10:00Z	0.272	false
2020-02-17T09:45Z	0.273	false
2020-02-17T09:30Z	0.275	false
2020-02-17T09:15Z	0.274	false
2020-02-17T09:00Z	0.275	false
2020-02-17T08:45Z	0.275	false
2020-02-17T08:30Z	0.276	false
2020-02-17T08:15Z	0.276	false
2020-02-17T08:00Z	0.277	false
2020-02-17T07:45Z	0.277	false
2020-02-17T07:30Z	0.278	false
2020-02-17T07:15Z	0.279	false
2020-02-17T07:00Z	0.28	false
2020-02-17T06:45Z	0.281	false
2020-02-17T06:30Z	0.282	false
2020-02-17T06:15Z	0.281	false
2020-02-17T06:00Z	0.282	false
2020-02-17T05:45Z	0.284	false
2020-02-17T05:30Z	0.285	false
2020-02-17T05:15Z	0.286	false
2020-02-17T05:00Z	0.288	false
2020-02-17T04:45Z	0.289	false
2020-02-17T04:30Z	0.29	false
2020-02-17T04:15Z	0.292	false
2020-02-17T04:00Z	0.293	false
2020-02-17T03:45Z	0.295	false
2020-02-17T03:30Z	0.297	false
2020-02-17T03:15Z	0.299	false
2020-02-17T03:00Z	0.301	false
2020-02-17T02:45Z	0.303	false
2020-02-17T02:30Z	0.306	false
2020-02-17T02:15Z	0.308	false
2020-02-17T02:00Z	0.312	false
2020-02-17T01:45Z	0.317	false
2020-02-17T01:30Z	0.32	false
2020-02-17T01:15Z	0.325	false
2020-02-17T01:00Z	0.325	false
2020-02-17T00:45Z	0.332	false
2020-02-17T00:30Z	0.334	false
2020-02-17T00:15Z	0.341	false
2020-02-17T00:00Z	0.346	false
2020-02-16T23:45Z	0.351	false
2020-02-16T23:30Z	0.354	false
2020-02-16T23:15Z	0.357	false
2020-02-16T23:00Z	0.358	false
2020-02-16T22:45Z	0.361	false
2020-02-16T22:30Z	0.36	false
2020-02-16T22:15Z	0.36	false
2020-02-16T22:00Z	0.35	false
2020-02-16T21:45Z	0.34	false
2020-02-16T21:30Z	0.331	false
2020-02-16T21:15Z	0.33	false
2020-02-16T21:00Z	0.334	false
2020-02-16T20:45Z	0.34	false
2020-02-16T20:30Z	0.337	false
2020-02-16T20:15Z	0.344	false
2020-02-16T20:00Z	0.353	false
2020-02-16T19:45Z	0.361	false
2020-02-16T19:30Z	0.371	false
2020-02-16T19:15Z	0.383	false
2020-02-16T19:00Z	0.395	false
2020-02-16T18:45Z	0.411	false
2020-02-16T18:30Z	0.427	false
2020-02-16T18:15Z	0.444	false
2020-02-16T18:00Z	0.464	false
2020-02-16T17:45Z	0.482	false
2020-02-16T17:30Z	0.504	false
2020-02-16T17:15Z	0.524	false
2020-02-16T17:00Z	0.546	false
2020-02-16T16:45Z	0.567	false
2020-02-16T16:30Z	0.584	false
2020-02-16T16:15Z	0.599	false
2020-02-16T16:00Z	0.616	false
2020-02-16T15:45Z	0.629	false
2020-02-16T15:30Z	0.638	false
2020-02-16T15:15Z	0.637	false
2020-02-16T15:00Z	0.634	false
2020-02-16T14:45Z	0.622	false
2020-02-16T14:30Z	0.607	false
2020-02-16T14:15Z	0.585	false
2020-02-16T14:00Z	0.569	false
2020-02-16T13:45Z	0.553	false
2020-02-16T13:30Z	0.538	false
2020-02-16T13:15Z	0.525	false
2020-02-16T13:00Z	0.519	false
2020-02-16T12:45Z	0.512	false
2020-02-16T12:30Z	0.5	false
2020-02-16T12:15Z	0.491	false
2020-02-16T12:00Z	0.494	false
2020-02-16T11:45Z	0.503	false
2020-02-16T11:30Z	0.502	false
2020-02-16T11:15Z	0.521	false
2020-02-16T11:00Z	0.53	false
2020-02-16T10:45Z	0.547	false
2020-02-16T10:30Z	0.566	false
2020-02-16T10:15Z	0.583	false
2020-02-16T10:00Z	0.596	false
2020-02-16T09:45Z	0.605	false
2020-02-16T09:30Z	0.608	false
2020-02-16T09:15Z	0.609	false
2020-02-16T09:00Z	0.611	false
2020-02-16T08:45Z	0.605	false
2020-02-16T08:30Z	0.602	false
2020-02-16T08:15Z	0.595	false
2020-02-16T08:00Z	0.575	false
2020-02-16T07:45Z	0.552	false
2020-02-16T07:30Z	0.529	false
2020-02-16T07:15Z	0.509	false
2020-02-16T07:00Z	0.487	false
2020-02-16T06:45Z	0.462	false
2020-02-16T06:30Z	0.449	false
2020-02-16T06:15Z	0.433	false
2020-02-16T06:00Z	0.42	false
2020-02-16T05:45Z	0.409	false
2020-02-16T05:30Z	0.398	false
2020-02-16T05:15Z	0.38	false
2020-02-16T05:00Z	0.349	false
2020-02-16T04:45Z	0.325	false
2020-02-16T04:30Z	0.307	false
2020-02-16T04:15Z	0.291	false
2020-02-16T04:00Z	0.28	false
2020-02-16T03:45Z	0.268	false
2020-02-16T03:30Z	0.26	false
2020-02-16T03:15Z	0.26	false
2020-02-16T03:00Z	0.259	false
2020-02-16T02:45Z	0.261	false
2020-02-16T02:30Z	0.265	false
2020-02-16T02:15Z	0.266	false
2020-02-16T02:00Z	0.268	false
2020-02-16T01:45Z	0.27	false
2020-02-16T01:30Z	0.271	false
2020-02-16T01:15Z	0.274	false
2020-02-16T01:00Z	0.276	false
2020-02-16T00:45Z	0.279	false
2020-02-16T00:30Z	0.282	false
2020-02-16T00:15Z	0.287	false
2020-02-16T00:00Z	0.288	false
2020-02-15T23:45Z	0.292	false
2020-02-15T23:30Z	0.299	false
2020-02-15T23:15Z	0.305	false
2020-02-15T23:00Z	0.31	false
2020-02-15T22:45Z	0.318	false
2020-02-15T22:30Z	0.327	false
2020-02-15T22:15Z	0.336	false
2020-02-15T22:00Z	0.345	false
2020-02-15T21:45Z	0.357	false
2020-02-15T21:30Z	0.371	false
2020-02-15T21:15Z	0.383	false
2020-02-15T21:00Z	0.398	false
2020-02-15T20:45Z	0.415	false
2020-02-15T20:30Z	0.429	false
2020-02-15T20:15Z	0.447	false
2020-02-15T20:00Z	0.463	false
2020-02-15T19:45Z	0.48	false
2020-02-15T19:30Z	0.495	false
2020-02-15T19:15Z	0.511	false
2020-02-15T19:00Z	0.525	false
2020-02-15T18:45Z	0.533	false
2020-02-15T18:30Z	0.542	false
2020-02-15T18:15Z	0.542	false
2020-02-15T18:00Z	0.535	false
2020-02-15T17:45Z	0.524	false
2020-02-15T17:30Z	0.509	false
2020-02-15T17:15Z	0.494	false
2020-02-15T17:00Z	0.48	false
2020-02-15T16:45Z	0.454	false
2020-02-15T16:30Z	0.419	false
2020-02-15T16:15Z	0.379	false
2020-02-15T16:00Z	0.343	false
2020-02-15T15:45Z	0.323	false
2020-02-15T15:30Z	0.295	false
2020-02-15T15:15Z	0.275	false
2020-02-15T15:00Z	0.257	false
2020-02-15T14:45Z	0.242	false
2020-02-15T14:30Z	0.234	false
2020-02-15T14:15Z	0.231	false
2020-02-15T14:00Z	0.228	false
2020-02-15T13:45Z	0.223	false
2020-02-15T13:30Z	0.22	false
2020-02-15T13:15Z	0.22	false
2020-02-15T13:00Z	0.216	false
2020-02-15T12:45Z	0.217	false
2020-02-15T12:30Z	0.217	false
2020-02-15T12:15Z	0.218	false
2020-02-15T12:00Z	0.217	false
2020-02-15T11:45Z	0.218	false
2020-02-15T11:30Z	0.22	false
2020-02-15T11:15Z	0.22	false
2020-02-15T11:00Z	0.221	false
2020-02-15T10:45Z	0.222	false
2020-02-15T10:30Z	0.222	false
2020-02-15T10:15Z	0.222	false
2020-02-15T10:00Z	0.222	false
2020-02-15T09:45Z	0.223	false
2020-02-15T09:30Z	0.223	false
2020-02-15T09:15Z	0.223	false
2020-02-15T09:00Z	0.223	false
2020-02-15T08:45Z	0.224	false
2020-02-15T08:30Z	0.225	false
2020-02-15T08:15Z	0.226	false
2020-02-15T08:00Z	0.228	false
2020-02-15T07:45Z	0.23	false
2020-02-15T07:30Z	0.232	false
2020-02-15T07:15Z	0.234	false
2020-02-15T07:00Z	0.238	false
2020-02-15T06:45Z	0.241	false
2020-02-15T06:30Z	0.245	false
2020-02-15T06:15Z	0.247	false
2020-02-15T06:00Z	0.251	false
2020-02-15T05:45Z	0.256	false
2020-02-15T05:30Z	0.261	false
2020-02-15T05:15Z	0.268	false
2020-02-15T05:00Z	0.275	false
2020-02-15T04:45Z	0.281	false
2020-02-15T04:30Z	0.289	false
2020-02-15T04:15Z	0.295	false
2020-02-15T04:00Z	0.301	false
2020-02-15T03:45Z	0.309	false
2020-02-15T03:30Z	0.314	false
2020-02-15T03:15Z	0.314	false
2020-02-15T03:00Z	0.317	false
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2020-02-15T02:30Z	0.318	false
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2020-02-15T01:15Z	0.306	false
2020-02-15T01:00Z	0.299	false
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2020-02-15T00:15Z	0.287	false
2020-02-15T00:00Z	0.279	false
2020-02-14T23:45Z	0.273	false
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2020-02-14T22:15Z	0.226	false
2020-02-14T22:00Z	0.217	false
2020-02-14T21:45Z	0.212	false
2020-02-14T21:30Z	0.207	false
2020-02-14T21:15Z	0.2	false
2020-02-14T21:00Z	0.198	false
2020-02-14T20:45Z	0.198	false
2020-02-14T20:30Z	0.197	false
2020-02-14T20:15Z	0.198	false
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2020-02-14T15:15Z	0.196	false
2020-02-14T15:00Z	0.197	false
2020-02-14T14:45Z	0.196	false
2020-02-14T14:30Z	0.196	false
2020-02-14T14:15Z	0.196	false
2020-02-14T14:00Z	0.196	false
2020-02-14T13:45Z	0.196	false
2020-02-14T13:30Z	0.196	false
2020-02-14T13:15Z	0.197	false
2020-02-14T13:00Z	0.197	false
2020-02-14T12:45Z	0.197	false
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Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Luton, Stockingstone Road
• Station ID: 7330
• River name: River Lee
• Typical range: 0.01m to 2.50m
• Highest level on record: 1.29m on 28 May 2007
• Site datum: 107.24mAOD (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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