River level River Wear at Chester-Le-Street

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Latest recorded level 0.50m at 8:45am Wednesday 22 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-22T08:45Z	0.502	false
2020-01-22T08:30Z	0.503	false
2020-01-22T08:15Z	0.503	false
2020-01-22T08:00Z	0.504	false
2020-01-22T07:45Z	0.504	false
2020-01-22T07:30Z	0.506	false
2020-01-22T07:15Z	0.505	false
2020-01-22T07:00Z	0.505	false
2020-01-22T06:45Z	0.505	false
2020-01-22T06:30Z	0.506	false
2020-01-22T06:15Z	0.504	false
2020-01-22T06:00Z	0.506	false
2020-01-22T05:45Z	0.506	false
2020-01-22T05:30Z	0.507	false
2020-01-22T05:15Z	0.507	false
2020-01-22T05:00Z	0.507	false
2020-01-22T04:45Z	0.507	false
2020-01-22T04:30Z	0.508	false
2020-01-22T04:15Z	0.508	false
2020-01-22T04:00Z	0.507	false
2020-01-22T03:45Z	0.508	false
2020-01-22T03:30Z	0.509	false
2020-01-22T03:15Z	0.508	false
2020-01-22T03:00Z	0.509	false
2020-01-22T02:45Z	0.508	false
2020-01-22T02:30Z	0.509	false
2020-01-22T02:15Z	0.51	false
2020-01-22T02:00Z	0.51	false
2020-01-22T01:45Z	0.51	false
2020-01-22T01:30Z	0.509	false
2020-01-22T01:15Z	0.51	false
2020-01-22T01:00Z	0.51	false
2020-01-22T00:45Z	0.511	false
2020-01-22T00:30Z	0.512	false
2020-01-22T00:15Z	0.512	false
2020-01-22T00:00Z	0.512	false
2020-01-21T23:45Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T23:30Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T23:15Z	0.513	false
2020-01-21T23:00Z	0.513	false
2020-01-21T22:45Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T22:30Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T22:15Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T22:00Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T21:45Z	0.518	false
2020-01-21T21:30Z	0.519	false
2020-01-21T21:15Z	0.519	false
2020-01-21T21:00Z	0.519	false
2020-01-21T20:45Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T20:30Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T20:15Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T20:00Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T19:45Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T19:30Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T19:15Z	0.519	false
2020-01-21T19:00Z	0.521	false
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2020-01-21T17:45Z	0.521	false
2020-01-21T17:30Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T17:15Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T17:00Z	0.519	false
2020-01-21T16:45Z	0.519	false
2020-01-21T16:30Z	0.518	false
2020-01-21T16:15Z	0.518	false
2020-01-21T16:00Z	0.517	false
2020-01-21T15:45Z	0.516	false
2020-01-21T15:30Z	0.517	false
2020-01-21T15:15Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T15:00Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T14:45Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T14:30Z	0.513	false
2020-01-21T14:15Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T14:00Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T13:45Z	0.513	false
2020-01-21T13:30Z	0.513	false
2020-01-21T13:15Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T13:00Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T12:45Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T12:30Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T12:15Z	0.514	false
2020-01-21T12:00Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T11:45Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T11:30Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T11:15Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T11:00Z	0.516	false
2020-01-21T10:45Z	0.516	false
2020-01-21T10:30Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T10:15Z	0.515	false
2020-01-21T10:00Z	0.516	false
2020-01-21T09:45Z	0.517	false
2020-01-21T09:30Z	0.516	false
2020-01-21T09:15Z	0.517	false
2020-01-21T09:00Z	0.517	false
2020-01-21T08:45Z	0.517	false
2020-01-21T08:30Z	0.517	false
2020-01-21T08:15Z	0.518	false
2020-01-21T08:00Z	0.519	false
2020-01-21T07:45Z	0.519	false
2020-01-21T07:30Z	0.518	false
2020-01-21T07:15Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T07:00Z	0.52	false
2020-01-21T06:45Z	0.521	false
2020-01-21T06:30Z	0.521	false
2020-01-21T06:15Z	0.522	false
2020-01-21T06:00Z	0.521	false
2020-01-21T05:45Z	0.523	false
2020-01-21T05:30Z	0.522	false
2020-01-21T05:15Z	0.523	false
2020-01-21T05:00Z	0.524	false
2020-01-21T04:45Z	0.524	false
2020-01-21T04:30Z	0.526	false
2020-01-21T04:15Z	0.525	false
2020-01-21T04:00Z	0.527	false
2020-01-21T03:45Z	0.527	false
2020-01-21T03:30Z	0.527	false
2020-01-21T03:15Z	0.528	false
2020-01-21T03:00Z	0.529	false
2020-01-21T02:45Z	0.53	false
2020-01-21T02:30Z	0.531	false
2020-01-21T02:15Z	0.53	false
2020-01-21T02:00Z	0.529	false
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2020-01-21T01:30Z	0.533	false
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2020-01-21T00:45Z	0.534	false
2020-01-21T00:30Z	0.533	false
2020-01-21T00:15Z	0.533	false
2020-01-21T00:00Z	0.531	false
2020-01-20T23:45Z	0.533	false
2020-01-20T23:30Z	0.533	false
2020-01-20T23:15Z	0.533	false
2020-01-20T23:00Z	0.533	false
2020-01-20T22:45Z	0.534	false
2020-01-20T22:30Z	0.534	false
2020-01-20T22:15Z	0.536	false
2020-01-20T22:00Z	0.535	false
2020-01-20T21:45Z	0.535	false
2020-01-20T21:30Z	0.537	false
2020-01-20T21:15Z	0.537	false
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2020-01-20T20:45Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T20:30Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T20:15Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T20:00Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T19:45Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T19:30Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T19:15Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T19:00Z	0.543	false
2020-01-20T18:45Z	0.544	false
2020-01-20T18:30Z	0.544	false
2020-01-20T18:15Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T18:00Z	0.543	false
2020-01-20T17:45Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T17:30Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T17:15Z	0.543	false
2020-01-20T17:00Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T16:45Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T16:30Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T16:15Z	0.541	false
2020-01-20T16:00Z	0.541	false
2020-01-20T15:45Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T15:30Z	0.539	false
2020-01-20T15:15Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T15:00Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T14:45Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T14:30Z	0.54	false
2020-01-20T14:15Z	0.539	false
2020-01-20T14:00Z	0.539	false
2020-01-20T13:45Z	0.539	false
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2020-01-20T13:00Z	0.541	false
2020-01-20T12:45Z	0.54	false
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2020-01-20T08:00Z	0.541	false
2020-01-20T07:45Z	0.541	false
2020-01-20T07:30Z	0.541	false
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2020-01-20T07:00Z	0.542	false
2020-01-20T06:45Z	0.543	false
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2020-01-20T06:15Z	0.544	false
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2020-01-20T05:45Z	0.544	false
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2020-01-20T01:00Z	0.551	false
2020-01-20T00:45Z	0.551	false
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2020-01-17T18:45Z	0.8	false
2020-01-17T18:30Z	0.8	false
2020-01-17T18:15Z	0.802	false
2020-01-17T18:00Z	0.804	false
2020-01-17T17:45Z	0.806	false
2020-01-17T17:30Z	0.81	false
2020-01-17T17:15Z	0.813	false
2020-01-17T17:00Z	0.816	false
2020-01-17T16:45Z	0.819	false
2020-01-17T16:30Z	0.822	false
2020-01-17T16:15Z	0.826	false
2020-01-17T16:00Z	0.828	false
2020-01-17T15:45Z	0.831	false
2020-01-17T15:30Z	0.836	false
2020-01-17T15:15Z	0.838	false
2020-01-17T15:00Z	0.843	false
2020-01-17T14:45Z	0.847	false
2020-01-17T14:30Z	0.854	false
2020-01-17T14:15Z	0.856	false
2020-01-17T14:00Z	0.86	false
2020-01-17T13:45Z	0.864	false
2020-01-17T13:30Z	0.869	false
2020-01-17T13:15Z	0.875	false
2020-01-17T13:00Z	0.878	false
2020-01-17T12:45Z	0.883	false
2020-01-17T12:30Z	0.891	false
2020-01-17T12:15Z	0.896	false
2020-01-17T12:00Z	0.901	false
2020-01-17T11:45Z	0.905	false
2020-01-17T11:30Z	0.913	false
2020-01-17T11:15Z	0.921	false
2020-01-17T11:00Z	0.923	false
2020-01-17T10:45Z	0.934	false
2020-01-17T10:30Z	0.939	false
2020-01-17T10:15Z	0.94	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
• View your property's long term risk of flooding

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