River level River Nidd at Birstwith

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Latest recorded level 0.84m at 4:00am Thursday 20 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-20T04:00Z	0.836	false
2020-02-20T03:45Z	0.835	false
2020-02-20T03:30Z	0.833	false
2020-02-20T03:15Z	0.833	false
2020-02-20T03:00Z	0.833	false
2020-02-20T02:45Z	0.827	false
2020-02-20T02:30Z	0.825	false
2020-02-20T02:15Z	0.821	false
2020-02-20T02:00Z	0.817	false
2020-02-20T01:45Z	0.812	false
2020-02-20T01:30Z	0.807	false
2020-02-20T01:15Z	0.801	false
2020-02-20T01:00Z	0.797	false
2020-02-20T00:45Z	0.793	false
2020-02-20T00:30Z	0.785	false
2020-02-20T00:15Z	0.778	false
2020-02-20T00:00Z	0.768	false
2020-02-19T23:45Z	0.762	false
2020-02-19T23:30Z	0.751	false
2020-02-19T23:15Z	0.74	false
2020-02-19T23:00Z	0.73	false
2020-02-19T22:45Z	0.724	false
2020-02-19T22:30Z	0.712	false
2020-02-19T22:15Z	0.705	false
2020-02-19T22:00Z	0.695	false
2020-02-19T21:45Z	0.686	false
2020-02-19T21:30Z	0.679	false
2020-02-19T21:15Z	0.674	false
2020-02-19T21:00Z	0.664	false
2020-02-19T20:45Z	0.657	false
2020-02-19T20:30Z	0.652	false
2020-02-19T20:15Z	0.645	false
2020-02-19T20:00Z	0.64	false
2020-02-19T19:45Z	0.637	false
2020-02-19T19:30Z	0.632	false
2020-02-19T19:15Z	0.629	false
2020-02-19T19:00Z	0.629	false
2020-02-19T18:45Z	0.626	false
2020-02-19T18:30Z	0.623	false
2020-02-19T18:15Z	0.622	false
2020-02-19T18:00Z	0.621	false
2020-02-19T17:45Z	0.622	false
2020-02-19T17:30Z	0.621	false
2020-02-19T17:15Z	0.621	false
2020-02-19T17:00Z	0.621	false
2020-02-19T16:45Z	0.62	false
2020-02-19T16:30Z	0.623	false
2020-02-19T16:15Z	0.622	false
2020-02-19T16:00Z	0.623	false
2020-02-19T15:45Z	0.626	false
2020-02-19T15:30Z	0.626	false
2020-02-19T15:15Z	0.63	false
2020-02-19T15:00Z	0.629	false
2020-02-19T14:45Z	0.631	false
2020-02-19T14:30Z	0.633	false
2020-02-19T14:15Z	0.632	false
2020-02-19T14:00Z	0.633	false
2020-02-19T13:45Z	0.634	false
2020-02-19T13:30Z	0.638	false
2020-02-19T13:15Z	0.641	false
2020-02-19T13:00Z	0.644	false
2020-02-19T12:45Z	0.644	false
2020-02-19T12:30Z	0.645	false
2020-02-19T12:15Z	0.649	false
2020-02-19T12:00Z	0.651	false
2020-02-19T11:45Z	0.654	false
2020-02-19T11:30Z	0.655	false
2020-02-19T11:15Z	0.661	false
2020-02-19T11:00Z	0.662	false
2020-02-19T10:45Z	0.663	false
2020-02-19T10:30Z	0.667	false
2020-02-19T10:15Z	0.668	false
2020-02-19T10:00Z	0.669	false
2020-02-19T09:45Z	0.67	false
2020-02-19T09:30Z	0.671	false
2020-02-19T09:15Z	0.677	false
2020-02-19T09:00Z	0.679	false
2020-02-19T08:45Z	0.683	false
2020-02-19T08:30Z	0.686	false
2020-02-19T08:15Z	0.686	false
2020-02-19T08:00Z	0.687	false
2020-02-19T07:45Z	0.692	false
2020-02-19T07:30Z	0.692	false
2020-02-19T07:15Z	0.699	false
2020-02-19T07:00Z	0.697	false
2020-02-19T06:45Z	0.699	false
2020-02-19T06:30Z	0.7	false
2020-02-19T06:15Z	0.699	false
2020-02-19T06:00Z	0.705	false
2020-02-19T05:45Z	0.71	false
2020-02-19T05:30Z	0.711	false
2020-02-19T05:15Z	0.715	false
2020-02-19T05:00Z	0.717	false
2020-02-19T04:45Z	0.719	false
2020-02-19T04:30Z	0.722	false
2020-02-19T04:15Z	0.726	false
2020-02-19T04:00Z	0.729	false
2020-02-19T03:45Z	0.725	false
2020-02-19T03:30Z	0.732	false
2020-02-19T03:15Z	0.735	false
2020-02-19T03:00Z	0.74	false
2020-02-19T02:45Z	0.747	false
2020-02-19T02:30Z	0.752	false
2020-02-19T02:15Z	0.757	false
2020-02-19T02:00Z	0.759	false
2020-02-19T01:45Z	0.765	false
2020-02-19T01:30Z	0.767	false
2020-02-19T01:15Z	0.771	false
2020-02-19T01:00Z	0.771	false
2020-02-19T00:45Z	0.777	false
2020-02-19T00:30Z	0.771	false
2020-02-19T00:15Z	0.77	false
2020-02-19T00:00Z	0.775	false
2020-02-18T23:45Z	0.781	false
2020-02-18T23:30Z	0.787	false
2020-02-18T23:15Z	0.787	false
2020-02-18T23:00Z	0.79	false
2020-02-18T22:45Z	0.797	false
2020-02-18T22:30Z	0.794	false
2020-02-18T22:15Z	0.801	false
2020-02-18T22:00Z	0.802	false
2020-02-18T21:45Z	0.807	false
2020-02-18T21:30Z	0.81	false
2020-02-18T21:15Z	0.813	false
2020-02-18T21:00Z	0.819	false
2020-02-18T20:45Z	0.819	false
2020-02-18T20:30Z	0.826	false
2020-02-18T20:15Z	0.829	false
2020-02-18T20:00Z	0.833	false
2020-02-18T19:45Z	0.831	false
2020-02-18T19:30Z	0.833	false
2020-02-18T19:15Z	0.839	false
2020-02-18T19:00Z	0.838	false
2020-02-18T18:45Z	0.841	false
2020-02-18T18:30Z	0.847	false
2020-02-18T18:15Z	0.841	false
2020-02-18T18:00Z	0.834	false
2020-02-18T17:45Z	0.814	false
2020-02-18T17:30Z	0.784	false
2020-02-18T17:15Z	0.753	false
2020-02-18T17:00Z	0.727	false
2020-02-18T16:45Z	0.702	false
2020-02-18T16:30Z	0.684	false
2020-02-18T16:15Z	0.673	false
2020-02-18T16:00Z	0.667	false
2020-02-18T15:45Z	0.661	false
2020-02-18T15:30Z	0.656	false
2020-02-18T15:15Z	0.649	false
2020-02-18T15:00Z	0.646	false
2020-02-18T14:45Z	0.648	false
2020-02-18T14:30Z	0.65	false
2020-02-18T14:15Z	0.649	false
2020-02-18T14:00Z	0.649	false
2020-02-18T13:45Z	0.649	false
2020-02-18T13:30Z	0.651	false
2020-02-18T13:15Z	0.652	false
2020-02-18T13:00Z	0.65	false
2020-02-18T12:45Z	0.653	false
2020-02-18T12:30Z	0.653	false
2020-02-18T12:15Z	0.66	false
2020-02-18T12:00Z	0.66	false
2020-02-18T11:45Z	0.659	false
2020-02-18T11:30Z	0.663	false
2020-02-18T11:15Z	0.663	false
2020-02-18T11:00Z	0.665	false
2020-02-18T10:45Z	0.666	false
2020-02-18T10:30Z	0.668	false
2020-02-18T10:15Z	0.668	false
2020-02-18T10:00Z	0.668	false
2020-02-18T09:45Z	0.67	false
2020-02-18T09:30Z	0.673	false
2020-02-18T09:15Z	0.674	false
2020-02-18T09:00Z	0.677	false
2020-02-18T08:45Z	0.678	false
2020-02-18T08:30Z	0.679	false
2020-02-18T08:15Z	0.679	false
2020-02-18T08:00Z	0.684	false
2020-02-18T07:45Z	0.686	false
2020-02-18T07:30Z	0.686	false
2020-02-18T07:15Z	0.687	false
2020-02-18T07:00Z	0.688	false
2020-02-18T06:45Z	0.691	false
2020-02-18T06:30Z	0.69	false
2020-02-18T06:15Z	0.688	false
2020-02-18T06:00Z	0.693	false
2020-02-18T05:45Z	0.69	false
2020-02-18T05:30Z	0.694	false
2020-02-18T05:15Z	0.697	false
2020-02-18T05:00Z	0.7	false
2020-02-18T04:45Z	0.703	false
2020-02-18T04:30Z	0.704	false
2020-02-18T04:15Z	0.705	false
2020-02-18T04:00Z	0.705	false
2020-02-18T03:45Z	0.705	false
2020-02-18T03:30Z	0.707	false
2020-02-18T03:15Z	0.713	false
2020-02-18T03:00Z	0.716	false
2020-02-18T02:45Z	0.723	false
2020-02-18T02:30Z	0.73	false
2020-02-18T02:15Z	0.74	false
2020-02-18T02:00Z	0.75	false
2020-02-18T01:45Z	0.755	false
2020-02-18T01:30Z	0.755	false
2020-02-18T01:15Z	0.754	false
2020-02-18T01:00Z	0.755	false
2020-02-18T00:45Z	0.756	false
2020-02-18T00:30Z	0.754	false
2020-02-18T00:15Z	0.753	false
2020-02-18T00:00Z	0.751	false
2020-02-17T23:45Z	0.745	false
2020-02-17T23:30Z	0.753	false
2020-02-17T23:15Z	0.756	false
2020-02-17T23:00Z	0.755	false
2020-02-17T22:45Z	0.753	false
2020-02-17T22:30Z	0.755	false
2020-02-17T22:15Z	0.76	false
2020-02-17T22:00Z	0.761	false
2020-02-17T21:45Z	0.762	false
2020-02-17T21:30Z	0.767	false
2020-02-17T21:15Z	0.772	false
2020-02-17T21:00Z	0.773	false
2020-02-17T20:45Z	0.777	false
2020-02-17T20:30Z	0.783	false
2020-02-17T20:15Z	0.781	false
2020-02-17T20:00Z	0.784	false
2020-02-17T19:45Z	0.789	false
2020-02-17T19:30Z	0.794	false
2020-02-17T19:15Z	0.798	false
2020-02-17T19:00Z	0.799	false
2020-02-17T18:45Z	0.797	false
2020-02-17T18:30Z	0.803	false
2020-02-17T18:15Z	0.802	false
2020-02-17T18:00Z	0.811	false
2020-02-17T17:45Z	0.811	false
2020-02-17T17:30Z	0.818	false
2020-02-17T17:15Z	0.824	false
2020-02-17T17:00Z	0.827	false
2020-02-17T16:45Z	0.827	false
2020-02-17T16:30Z	0.831	false
2020-02-17T16:15Z	0.834	false
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2020-02-17T15:30Z	0.847	false
2020-02-17T15:15Z	0.865	false
2020-02-17T15:00Z	0.876	false
2020-02-17T14:45Z	0.888	false
2020-02-17T14:30Z	0.889	false
2020-02-17T14:15Z	0.893	false
2020-02-17T14:00Z	0.887	false
2020-02-17T13:45Z	0.881	false
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2020-02-17T12:45Z	0.896	false
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2020-02-17T12:15Z	0.906	false
2020-02-17T12:00Z	0.904	false
2020-02-17T11:45Z	0.91	false
2020-02-17T11:30Z	0.914	false
2020-02-17T11:15Z	0.923	false
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2020-02-17T10:45Z	0.941	false
2020-02-17T10:30Z	0.949	false
2020-02-17T10:15Z	0.951	false
2020-02-17T10:00Z	0.955	false
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2020-02-17T09:00Z	0.993	false
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2020-02-17T06:30Z	1.022	false
2020-02-17T06:15Z	1.028	false
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2020-02-17T05:30Z	1.052	false
2020-02-17T05:15Z	1.049	false
2020-02-17T05:00Z	1.054	false
2020-02-17T04:45Z	1.054	false
2020-02-17T04:30Z	1.069	false
2020-02-17T04:15Z	1.074	false
2020-02-17T04:00Z	1.086	false
2020-02-17T03:45Z	1.094	false
2020-02-17T03:30Z	1.109	false
2020-02-17T03:15Z	1.111	false
2020-02-17T03:00Z	1.116	false
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2020-02-17T02:15Z	1.15	false
2020-02-17T02:00Z	1.159	false
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2020-02-15T10:30Z	0.754	false
2020-02-15T10:15Z	0.753	false
2020-02-15T10:00Z	0.751	false
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2020-02-15T09:30Z	0.751	false
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2020-02-15T08:45Z	0.747	false
2020-02-15T08:30Z	0.745	false
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2020-02-15T05:30Z	0.733	false
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2020-02-15T03:15Z	0.716	false
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2020-02-15T00:30Z	0.695	false
2020-02-15T00:15Z	0.692	false
2020-02-15T00:00Z	0.69	false
2020-02-14T23:45Z	0.686	false
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2020-02-14T22:15Z	0.671	false
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2020-02-14T21:30Z	0.661	false
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Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Birstwith
• Station ID: 8021
• River name: River Nidd
• Typical range: 0.11m to 2.00m
• Highest level on record: 3.66m on 31 October 2000
• Site datum: 67.20mAOD (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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