River level River Wear at Chester-Le-Street

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Latest recorded level 0.55m at 7:15pm Friday 25 September 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-09-25T18:15Z	0.551	false
2020-09-25T18:00Z	0.548	false
2020-09-25T17:45Z	0.548	false
2020-09-25T17:30Z	0.544	false
2020-09-25T17:15Z	0.545	false
2020-09-25T17:00Z	0.539	false
2020-09-25T16:45Z	0.545	false
2020-09-25T16:30Z	0.54	false
2020-09-25T16:15Z	0.538	false
2020-09-25T16:00Z	0.54	false
2020-09-25T15:45Z	0.535	false
2020-09-25T15:30Z	0.535	false
2020-09-25T15:15Z	0.532	false
2020-09-25T15:00Z	0.529	false
2020-09-25T14:45Z	0.53	false
2020-09-25T14:30Z	0.528	false
2020-09-25T14:15Z	0.528	false
2020-09-25T14:00Z	0.532	false
2020-09-25T13:45Z	0.525	false
2020-09-25T13:30Z	0.525	false
2020-09-25T13:15Z	0.516	false
2020-09-25T13:00Z	0.523	false
2020-09-25T12:45Z	0.524	false
2020-09-25T12:30Z	0.523	false
2020-09-25T12:15Z	0.518	false
2020-09-25T12:00Z	0.518	false
2020-09-25T11:45Z	0.519	false
2020-09-25T11:30Z	0.523	false
2020-09-25T11:15Z	0.519	false
2020-09-25T11:00Z	0.521	false
2020-09-25T10:45Z	0.519	false
2020-09-25T10:30Z	0.52	false
2020-09-25T10:15Z	0.521	false
2020-09-25T10:00Z	0.522	false
2020-09-25T09:45Z	0.522	false
2020-09-25T09:30Z	0.522	false
2020-09-25T09:15Z	0.523	false
2020-09-25T09:00Z	0.523	false
2020-09-25T08:45Z	0.523	false
2020-09-25T08:30Z	0.525	false
2020-09-25T08:15Z	0.527	false
2020-09-25T08:00Z	0.528	false
2020-09-25T07:45Z	0.53	false
2020-09-25T07:30Z	0.531	false
2020-09-25T07:15Z	0.533	false
2020-09-25T07:00Z	0.533	false
2020-09-25T06:45Z	0.536	false
2020-09-25T06:30Z	0.535	false
2020-09-25T06:15Z	0.538	false
2020-09-25T06:00Z	0.537	false
2020-09-25T05:45Z	0.537	false
2020-09-25T05:30Z	0.538	false
2020-09-25T05:15Z	0.54	false
2020-09-25T05:00Z	0.541	false
2020-09-25T04:45Z	0.544	false
2020-09-25T04:30Z	0.543	false
2020-09-25T04:15Z	0.546	false
2020-09-25T04:00Z	0.549	false
2020-09-25T03:45Z	0.549	false
2020-09-25T03:30Z	0.551	false
2020-09-25T03:15Z	0.551	false
2020-09-25T03:00Z	0.552	false
2020-09-25T02:45Z	0.553	false
2020-09-25T02:30Z	0.555	false
2020-09-25T02:15Z	0.557	false
2020-09-25T02:00Z	0.558	false
2020-09-25T01:45Z	0.558	false
2020-09-25T01:30Z	0.56	false
2020-09-25T01:15Z	0.558	false
2020-09-25T01:00Z	0.56	false
2020-09-25T00:45Z	0.561	false
2020-09-25T00:30Z	0.563	false
2020-09-25T00:15Z	0.562	false
2020-09-25T00:00Z	0.564	false
2020-09-24T23:45Z	0.566	false
2020-09-24T23:30Z	0.569	false
2020-09-24T23:15Z	0.572	false
2020-09-24T23:00Z	0.575	false
2020-09-24T22:45Z	0.577	false
2020-09-24T22:30Z	0.581	false
2020-09-24T22:15Z	0.581	false
2020-09-24T22:00Z	0.585	false
2020-09-24T21:45Z	0.59	false
2020-09-24T21:30Z	0.592	false
2020-09-24T21:15Z	0.596	false
2020-09-24T21:00Z	0.598	false
2020-09-24T20:45Z	0.601	false
2020-09-24T20:30Z	0.603	false
2020-09-24T20:15Z	0.607	false
2020-09-24T20:00Z	0.612	false
2020-09-24T19:45Z	0.615	false
2020-09-24T19:30Z	0.621	false
2020-09-24T19:15Z	0.622	false
2020-09-24T19:00Z	0.625	false
2020-09-24T18:45Z	0.63	false
2020-09-24T18:30Z	0.633	false
2020-09-24T18:15Z	0.637	false
2020-09-24T18:00Z	0.639	false
2020-09-24T17:45Z	0.646	false
2020-09-24T17:30Z	0.649	false
2020-09-24T17:15Z	0.654	false
2020-09-24T17:00Z	0.657	false
2020-09-24T16:45Z	0.66	false
2020-09-24T16:30Z	0.663	false
2020-09-24T16:15Z	0.67	false
2020-09-24T16:00Z	0.673	false
2020-09-24T15:45Z	0.678	false
2020-09-24T15:30Z	0.681	false
2020-09-24T15:15Z	0.686	false
2020-09-24T15:00Z	0.689	false
2020-09-24T14:45Z	0.69	false
2020-09-24T14:30Z	0.693	false
2020-09-24T14:15Z	0.696	false
2020-09-24T14:00Z	0.7	false
2020-09-24T13:45Z	0.701	false
2020-09-24T13:30Z	0.699	false
2020-09-24T13:15Z	0.698	false
2020-09-24T13:00Z	0.699	false
2020-09-24T12:45Z	0.696	false
2020-09-24T12:30Z	0.69	false
2020-09-24T12:15Z	0.689	false
2020-09-24T12:00Z	0.679	false
2020-09-24T11:45Z	0.671	false
2020-09-24T11:30Z	0.659	false
2020-09-24T11:15Z	0.644	false
2020-09-24T11:00Z	0.629	false
2020-09-24T10:45Z	0.608	false
2020-09-24T10:30Z	0.59	false
2020-09-24T10:15Z	0.567	false
2020-09-24T10:00Z	0.548	false
2020-09-24T09:45Z	0.53	false
2020-09-24T09:30Z	0.517	false
2020-09-24T09:15Z	0.507	false
2020-09-24T09:00Z	0.502	false
2020-09-24T08:45Z	0.498	false
2020-09-24T08:30Z	0.497	false
2020-09-24T08:15Z	0.495	false
2020-09-24T08:00Z	0.495	false
2020-09-24T07:45Z	0.496	false
2020-09-24T07:30Z	0.494	false
2020-09-24T07:15Z	0.493	false
2020-09-24T07:00Z	0.494	false
2020-09-24T06:45Z	0.495	false
2020-09-24T06:30Z	0.494	false
2020-09-24T06:15Z	0.495	false
2020-09-24T06:00Z	0.495	false
2020-09-24T05:45Z	0.495	false
2020-09-24T05:30Z	0.494	false
2020-09-24T05:15Z	0.493	false
2020-09-24T05:00Z	0.494	false
2020-09-24T04:45Z	0.493	false
2020-09-24T04:30Z	0.493	false
2020-09-24T04:15Z	0.492	false
2020-09-24T04:00Z	0.491	false
2020-09-24T03:45Z	0.491	false
2020-09-24T03:30Z	0.49	false
2020-09-24T03:15Z	0.49	false
2020-09-24T03:00Z	0.491	false
2020-09-24T02:45Z	0.491	false
2020-09-24T02:30Z	0.492	false
2020-09-24T02:15Z	0.493	false
2020-09-24T02:00Z	0.494	false
2020-09-24T01:45Z	0.496	false
2020-09-24T01:30Z	0.497	false
2020-09-24T01:15Z	0.499	false
2020-09-24T01:00Z	0.499	false
2020-09-24T00:45Z	0.499	false
2020-09-24T00:30Z	0.502	false
2020-09-24T00:15Z	0.501	false
2020-09-24T00:00Z	0.501	false
2020-09-23T23:45Z	0.503	false
2020-09-23T23:30Z	0.502	false
2020-09-23T23:15Z	0.501	false
2020-09-23T23:00Z	0.502	false
2020-09-23T22:45Z	0.501	false
2020-09-23T22:30Z	0.5	false
2020-09-23T22:15Z	0.498	false
2020-09-23T22:00Z	0.498	false
2020-09-23T21:45Z	0.495	false
2020-09-23T21:30Z	0.496	false
2020-09-23T21:15Z	0.492	false
2020-09-23T21:00Z	0.492	false
2020-09-23T20:45Z	0.491	false
2020-09-23T20:30Z	0.49	false
2020-09-23T20:15Z	0.489	false
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2020-09-23T19:45Z	0.485	false
2020-09-23T19:30Z	0.483	false
2020-09-23T19:15Z	0.48	false
2020-09-23T19:00Z	0.475	false
2020-09-23T18:45Z	0.47	false
2020-09-23T18:30Z	0.465	false
2020-09-23T18:15Z	0.459	false
2020-09-23T18:00Z	0.453	false
2020-09-23T17:45Z	0.445	false
2020-09-23T17:30Z	0.438	false
2020-09-23T17:15Z	0.431	false
2020-09-23T17:00Z	0.424	false
2020-09-23T16:45Z	0.42	false
2020-09-23T16:30Z	0.416	false
2020-09-23T16:15Z	0.411	false
2020-09-23T16:00Z	0.408	false
2020-09-23T15:45Z	0.404	false
2020-09-23T15:30Z	0.403	false
2020-09-23T15:15Z	0.401	false
2020-09-23T15:00Z	0.4	false
2020-09-23T14:45Z	0.398	false
2020-09-23T14:30Z	0.397	false
2020-09-23T14:15Z	0.394	false
2020-09-23T14:00Z	0.391	false
2020-09-23T13:45Z	0.388	false
2020-09-23T13:30Z	0.384	false
2020-09-23T13:15Z	0.379	false
2020-09-23T13:00Z	0.377	false
2020-09-23T12:45Z	0.372	false
2020-09-23T12:30Z	0.366	false
2020-09-23T12:15Z	0.363	false
2020-09-23T12:00Z	0.361	false
2020-09-23T11:45Z	0.356	false
2020-09-23T11:30Z	0.355	false
2020-09-23T11:15Z	0.351	false
2020-09-23T11:00Z	0.347	false
2020-09-23T10:45Z	0.342	false
2020-09-23T10:30Z	0.342	false
2020-09-23T10:15Z	0.338	false
2020-09-23T10:00Z	0.334	false
2020-09-23T09:45Z	0.332	false
2020-09-23T09:30Z	0.327	false
2020-09-23T09:15Z	0.327	false
2020-09-23T09:00Z	0.326	false
2020-09-23T08:45Z	0.324	false
2020-09-23T08:30Z	0.323	false
2020-09-23T08:15Z	0.322	false
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2020-09-21T03:00Z	0.323	false
2020-09-21T02:45Z	0.319	false
2020-09-21T02:30Z	0.32	false
2020-09-21T02:15Z	0.322	false
2020-09-21T02:00Z	0.319	false
2020-09-21T01:45Z	0.321	false
2020-09-21T01:30Z	0.319	false
2020-09-21T01:15Z	0.32	false
2020-09-21T01:00Z	0.322	false
2020-09-21T00:45Z	0.321	false
2020-09-21T00:30Z	0.321	false
2020-09-21T00:15Z	0.319	false
2020-09-21T00:00Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T23:45Z	0.321	false
2020-09-20T23:30Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T23:15Z	0.32	false
2020-09-20T23:00Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T22:45Z	0.316	false
2020-09-20T22:30Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T22:15Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T22:00Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T21:45Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T21:30Z	0.32	false
2020-09-20T21:15Z	0.32	false
2020-09-20T21:00Z	0.322	false
2020-09-20T20:45Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T20:30Z	0.32	false
2020-09-20T20:15Z	0.316	false
2020-09-20T20:00Z	0.317	false
2020-09-20T19:45Z	0.318	false
2020-09-20T19:30Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T19:15Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T19:00Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T18:45Z	0.319	false
2020-09-20T18:30Z	0.321	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Chester-Le-Street
• Station ID: 8046
• River name: River Wear
• Typical range: 0.29m to 3.00m
• Highest level on record: 4.06m on 18 July 2009
• Site datum: 5.46mAOD (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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