River level River Ouse at York Foss Barrier

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Latest recorded level 5.53m at 6:30am Sunday 16 May 2021.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2021-05-16T05:30Z	5.528	false
2021-05-16T05:15Z	5.527	false
2021-05-16T05:00Z	5.525	false
2021-05-16T04:45Z	5.523	false
2021-05-16T04:30Z	5.522	false
2021-05-16T04:15Z	5.522	false
2021-05-16T04:00Z	5.519	false
2021-05-16T03:45Z	5.518	false
2021-05-16T03:30Z	5.519	false
2021-05-16T03:15Z	5.517	false
2021-05-16T03:00Z	5.516	false
2021-05-16T02:45Z	5.516	false
2021-05-16T02:30Z	5.514	false
2021-05-16T02:15Z	5.515	false
2021-05-16T02:00Z	5.514	false
2021-05-16T01:45Z	5.514	false
2021-05-16T01:30Z	5.512	false
2021-05-16T01:15Z	5.511	false
2021-05-16T01:00Z	5.51	false
2021-05-16T00:45Z	5.509	false
2021-05-16T00:30Z	5.507	false
2021-05-16T00:15Z	5.509	false
2021-05-16T00:00Z	5.506	false
2021-05-15T23:45Z	5.504	false
2021-05-15T23:30Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T23:15Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T23:00Z	5.501	false
2021-05-15T22:45Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T22:30Z	5.501	false
2021-05-15T22:15Z	5.502	false
2021-05-15T22:00Z	5.502	false
2021-05-15T21:45Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T21:30Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T21:15Z	5.502	false
2021-05-15T21:00Z	5.504	false
2021-05-15T20:45Z	5.502	false
2021-05-15T20:30Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T20:15Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T20:00Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T19:45Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T19:30Z	5.504	false
2021-05-15T19:15Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T19:00Z	5.503	false
2021-05-15T18:45Z	5.504	false
2021-05-15T18:30Z	5.504	false
2021-05-15T18:15Z	5.505	false
2021-05-15T18:00Z	5.504	false
2021-05-15T17:45Z	5.506	false
2021-05-15T17:30Z	5.505	false
2021-05-15T17:15Z	5.507	false
2021-05-15T17:00Z	5.506	false
2021-05-15T16:45Z	5.506	false
2021-05-15T16:30Z	5.508	false
2021-05-15T16:15Z	5.507	false
2021-05-15T16:00Z	5.509	false
2021-05-15T15:45Z	5.507	false
2021-05-15T15:30Z	5.507	false
2021-05-15T15:15Z	5.51	false
2021-05-15T15:00Z	5.511	false
2021-05-15T14:45Z	5.511	false
2021-05-15T14:30Z	5.51	false
2021-05-15T14:15Z	5.513	false
2021-05-15T14:00Z	5.514	false
2021-05-15T13:45Z	5.515	false
2021-05-15T13:30Z	5.515	false
2021-05-15T13:15Z	5.517	false
2021-05-15T13:00Z	5.518	false
2021-05-15T12:45Z	5.518	false
2021-05-15T12:30Z	5.519	false
2021-05-15T12:15Z	5.521	false
2021-05-15T12:00Z	5.523	false
2021-05-15T11:45Z	5.523	false
2021-05-15T11:30Z	5.524	false
2021-05-15T11:15Z	5.526	false
2021-05-15T11:00Z	5.527	false
2021-05-15T10:45Z	5.526	false
2021-05-15T10:30Z	5.53	false
2021-05-15T10:15Z	5.531	false
2021-05-15T10:00Z	5.531	false
2021-05-15T09:45Z	5.532	false
2021-05-15T09:30Z	5.534	false
2021-05-15T09:15Z	5.536	false
2021-05-15T09:00Z	5.536	false
2021-05-15T08:45Z	5.538	false
2021-05-15T08:30Z	5.541	false
2021-05-15T08:15Z	5.541	false
2021-05-15T08:00Z	5.543	false
2021-05-15T07:45Z	5.543	false
2021-05-15T07:30Z	5.544	false
2021-05-15T07:15Z	5.547	false
2021-05-15T07:00Z	5.549	false
2021-05-15T06:45Z	5.551	false
2021-05-15T06:30Z	5.551	false
2021-05-15T06:15Z	5.554	false
2021-05-15T06:00Z	5.555	false
2021-05-15T05:45Z	5.557	false
2021-05-15T05:30Z	5.558	false
2021-05-15T05:15Z	5.561	false
2021-05-15T05:00Z	5.562	false
2021-05-15T04:45Z	5.564	false
2021-05-15T04:30Z	5.565	false
2021-05-15T04:15Z	5.567	false
2021-05-15T04:00Z	5.569	false
2021-05-15T03:45Z	5.569	false
2021-05-15T03:30Z	5.573	false
2021-05-15T03:15Z	5.574	false
2021-05-15T03:00Z	5.574	false
2021-05-15T02:45Z	5.577	false
2021-05-15T02:30Z	5.579	false
2021-05-15T02:15Z	5.58	false
2021-05-15T02:00Z	5.581	false
2021-05-15T01:45Z	5.584	false
2021-05-15T01:30Z	5.586	false
2021-05-15T01:15Z	5.587	false
2021-05-15T01:00Z	5.589	false
2021-05-15T00:45Z	5.59	false
2021-05-15T00:30Z	5.593	false
2021-05-15T00:15Z	5.594	false
2021-05-15T00:00Z	5.595	false
2021-05-14T23:45Z	5.597	false
2021-05-14T23:30Z	5.599	false
2021-05-14T23:15Z	5.599	false
2021-05-14T23:00Z	5.601	false
2021-05-14T22:45Z	5.602	false
2021-05-14T22:30Z	5.605	false
2021-05-14T22:15Z	5.605	false
2021-05-14T22:00Z	5.606	false
2021-05-14T21:45Z	5.608	false
2021-05-14T21:30Z	5.609	false
2021-05-14T21:15Z	5.61	false
2021-05-14T21:00Z	5.612	false
2021-05-14T20:45Z	5.613	false
2021-05-14T20:30Z	5.616	false
2021-05-14T20:15Z	5.618	false
2021-05-14T20:00Z	5.62	false
2021-05-14T19:45Z	5.622	false
2021-05-14T19:30Z	5.625	false
2021-05-14T19:15Z	5.626	false
2021-05-14T19:00Z	5.629	false
2021-05-14T18:45Z	5.631	false
2021-05-14T18:30Z	5.632	false
2021-05-14T18:15Z	5.633	false
2021-05-14T18:00Z	5.636	false
2021-05-14T17:45Z	5.638	false
2021-05-14T17:30Z	5.641	false
2021-05-14T17:15Z	5.643	false
2021-05-14T17:00Z	5.645	false
2021-05-14T16:45Z	5.647	false
2021-05-14T16:30Z	5.65	false
2021-05-14T16:15Z	5.651	false
2021-05-14T16:00Z	5.655	false
2021-05-14T15:45Z	5.655	false
2021-05-14T15:30Z	5.659	false
2021-05-14T15:15Z	5.66	false
2021-05-14T15:00Z	5.663	false
2021-05-14T14:45Z	5.665	false
2021-05-14T14:30Z	5.668	false
2021-05-14T14:15Z	5.671	false
2021-05-14T14:00Z	5.673	false
2021-05-14T13:45Z	5.674	false
2021-05-14T13:30Z	5.676	false
2021-05-14T13:15Z	5.679	false
2021-05-14T13:00Z	5.68	false
2021-05-14T12:45Z	5.684	false
2021-05-14T12:30Z	5.685	false
2021-05-14T12:15Z	5.687	false
2021-05-14T12:00Z	5.69	false
2021-05-14T11:45Z	5.691	false
2021-05-14T11:30Z	5.695	false
2021-05-14T11:15Z	5.696	false
2021-05-14T11:00Z	5.7	false
2021-05-14T10:45Z	5.701	false
2021-05-14T10:30Z	5.703	false
2021-05-14T10:15Z	5.706	false
2021-05-14T10:00Z	5.708	false
2021-05-14T09:45Z	5.711	false
2021-05-14T09:30Z	5.713	false
2021-05-14T09:15Z	5.714	false
2021-05-14T09:00Z	5.718	false
2021-05-14T08:45Z	5.719	false
2021-05-14T08:30Z	5.721	false
2021-05-14T08:15Z	5.724	false
2021-05-14T08:00Z	5.726	false
2021-05-14T07:45Z	5.729	false
2021-05-14T07:30Z	5.732	false
2021-05-14T07:15Z	5.735	false
2021-05-14T07:00Z	5.736	false
2021-05-14T06:45Z	5.739	false
2021-05-14T06:30Z	5.742	false
2021-05-14T06:15Z	5.744	false
2021-05-14T06:00Z	5.748	false
2021-05-14T05:45Z	5.749	false
2021-05-14T05:30Z	5.751	false
2021-05-14T05:15Z	5.754	false
2021-05-14T05:00Z	5.755	false
2021-05-14T04:45Z	5.758	false
2021-05-14T04:30Z	5.762	false
2021-05-14T04:15Z	5.764	false
2021-05-14T04:00Z	5.766	false
2021-05-14T03:45Z	5.769	false
2021-05-14T03:30Z	5.771	false
2021-05-14T03:15Z	5.773	false
2021-05-14T03:00Z	5.775	false
2021-05-14T02:45Z	5.777	false
2021-05-14T02:30Z	5.78	false
2021-05-14T02:15Z	5.782	false
2021-05-14T02:00Z	5.785	false
2021-05-14T01:45Z	5.788	false
2021-05-14T01:30Z	5.788	false
2021-05-14T01:15Z	5.792	false
2021-05-14T01:00Z	5.794	false
2021-05-14T00:45Z	5.796	false
2021-05-14T00:30Z	5.798	false
2021-05-14T00:15Z	5.802	false
2021-05-14T00:00Z	5.803	false
2021-05-13T23:45Z	5.804	false
2021-05-13T23:30Z	5.806	false
2021-05-13T23:15Z	5.808	false
2021-05-13T23:00Z	5.812	false
2021-05-13T22:45Z	5.813	false
2021-05-13T22:30Z	5.814	false
2021-05-13T22:15Z	5.816	false
2021-05-13T22:00Z	5.82	false
2021-05-13T21:45Z	5.821	false
2021-05-13T21:30Z	5.823	false
2021-05-13T21:15Z	5.825	false
2021-05-13T21:00Z	5.828	false
2021-05-13T20:45Z	5.828	false
2021-05-13T20:30Z	5.829	false
2021-05-13T20:15Z	5.83	false
2021-05-13T20:00Z	5.834	false
2021-05-13T19:45Z	5.836	false
2021-05-13T19:30Z	5.839	false
2021-05-13T19:15Z	5.841	false
2021-05-13T19:00Z	5.843	false
2021-05-13T18:45Z	5.845	false
2021-05-13T18:30Z	5.847	false
2021-05-13T18:15Z	5.849	false
2021-05-13T18:00Z	5.852	false
2021-05-13T17:45Z	5.853	false
2021-05-13T17:30Z	5.855	false
2021-05-13T17:15Z	5.857	false
2021-05-13T17:00Z	5.86	false
2021-05-13T16:45Z	5.863	false
2021-05-13T16:30Z	5.864	false
2021-05-13T16:15Z	5.867	false
2021-05-13T16:00Z	5.869	false
2021-05-13T15:45Z	5.872	false
2021-05-13T15:30Z	5.875	false
2021-05-13T15:15Z	5.876	false
2021-05-13T15:00Z	5.88	false
2021-05-13T14:45Z	5.881	false
2021-05-13T14:30Z	5.883	false
2021-05-13T14:15Z	5.886	false
2021-05-13T14:00Z	5.888	false
2021-05-13T13:45Z	5.891	false
2021-05-13T13:30Z	5.893	false
2021-05-13T13:15Z	5.893	false
2021-05-13T13:00Z	5.896	false
2021-05-13T12:45Z	5.9	false
2021-05-13T12:30Z	5.9	false
2021-05-13T12:15Z	5.902	false
2021-05-13T12:00Z	5.905	false
2021-05-13T11:45Z	5.907	false
2021-05-13T11:30Z	5.909	false
2021-05-13T11:15Z	5.911	false
2021-05-13T11:00Z	5.912	false
2021-05-13T10:45Z	5.914	false
2021-05-13T10:30Z	5.917	false
2021-05-13T10:15Z	5.917	false
2021-05-13T10:00Z	5.921	false
2021-05-13T09:45Z	5.921	false
2021-05-13T09:30Z	5.924	false
2021-05-13T09:15Z	5.926	false
2021-05-13T09:00Z	5.927	false
2021-05-13T08:45Z	5.929	false
2021-05-13T08:30Z	5.93	false
2021-05-13T08:15Z	5.932	false
2021-05-13T08:00Z	5.933	false
2021-05-13T07:45Z	5.934	false
2021-05-13T07:30Z	5.933	false
2021-05-13T07:15Z	5.935	false
2021-05-13T07:00Z	5.935	false
2021-05-13T06:45Z	5.937	false
2021-05-13T06:30Z	5.937	false
2021-05-13T06:15Z	5.938	false
2021-05-13T06:00Z	5.939	false
2021-05-13T05:45Z	5.939	false
2021-05-13T05:30Z	5.941	false
2021-05-13T05:15Z	5.941	false
2021-05-13T05:00Z	5.941	false
2021-05-13T04:45Z	5.941	false
2021-05-13T04:30Z	5.944	false
2021-05-13T04:15Z	5.944	false
2021-05-13T04:00Z	5.943	false
2021-05-13T03:45Z	5.943	false
2021-05-13T03:30Z	5.943	false
2021-05-13T03:15Z	5.944	false
2021-05-13T03:00Z	5.944	false
2021-05-13T02:45Z	5.945	false
2021-05-13T02:30Z	5.943	false
2021-05-13T02:15Z	5.941	false
2021-05-13T02:00Z	5.942	false
2021-05-13T01:45Z	5.94	false
2021-05-13T01:30Z	5.941	false
2021-05-13T01:15Z	5.941	false
2021-05-13T01:00Z	5.941	false
2021-05-13T00:45Z	5.939	false
2021-05-13T00:30Z	5.938	false
2021-05-13T00:15Z	5.937	false
2021-05-13T00:00Z	5.935	false
2021-05-12T23:45Z	5.935	false
2021-05-12T23:30Z	5.934	false
2021-05-12T23:15Z	5.936	false
2021-05-12T23:00Z	5.933	false
2021-05-12T22:45Z	5.93	false
2021-05-12T22:30Z	5.93	false
2021-05-12T22:15Z	5.927	false
2021-05-12T22:00Z	5.925	false
2021-05-12T21:45Z	5.924	false
2021-05-12T21:30Z	5.922	false
2021-05-12T21:15Z	5.92	false
2021-05-12T21:00Z	5.918	false
2021-05-12T20:45Z	5.916	false
2021-05-12T20:30Z	5.914	false
2021-05-12T20:15Z	5.913	false
2021-05-12T20:00Z	5.909	false
2021-05-12T19:45Z	5.906	false
2021-05-12T19:30Z	5.904	false
2021-05-12T19:15Z	5.9	false
2021-05-12T19:00Z	5.898	false
2021-05-12T18:45Z	5.895	false
2021-05-12T18:30Z	5.892	false
2021-05-12T18:15Z	5.888	false
2021-05-12T18:00Z	5.885	false
2021-05-12T17:45Z	5.882	false
2021-05-12T17:30Z	5.88	false
2021-05-12T17:15Z	5.875	false
2021-05-12T17:00Z	5.871	false
2021-05-12T16:45Z	5.867	false
2021-05-12T16:30Z	5.865	false
2021-05-12T16:15Z	5.862	false
2021-05-12T16:00Z	5.857	false
2021-05-12T15:45Z	5.854	false
2021-05-12T15:30Z	5.851	false
2021-05-12T15:15Z	5.847	false
2021-05-12T15:00Z	5.845	false
2021-05-12T14:45Z	5.84	false
2021-05-12T14:30Z	5.837	false
2021-05-12T14:15Z	5.834	false
2021-05-12T14:00Z	5.832	false
2021-05-12T13:45Z	5.827	false
2021-05-12T13:30Z	5.824	false
2021-05-12T13:15Z	5.82	false
2021-05-12T13:00Z	5.817	false
2021-05-12T12:45Z	5.813	false
2021-05-12T12:30Z	5.811	false
2021-05-12T12:15Z	5.806	false
2021-05-12T12:00Z	5.802	false
2021-05-12T11:45Z	5.799	false
2021-05-12T11:30Z	5.795	false
2021-05-12T11:15Z	5.792	false
2021-05-12T11:00Z	5.789	false
2021-05-12T10:45Z	5.783	false
2021-05-12T10:30Z	5.78	false
2021-05-12T10:15Z	5.776	false
2021-05-12T10:00Z	5.774	false
2021-05-12T09:45Z	5.771	false
2021-05-12T09:30Z	5.766	false
2021-05-12T09:15Z	5.762	false
2021-05-12T09:00Z	5.76	false
2021-05-12T08:45Z	5.755	false
2021-05-12T08:30Z	5.752	false
2021-05-12T08:15Z	5.749	false
2021-05-12T08:00Z	5.745	false
2021-05-12T07:45Z	5.742	false
2021-05-12T07:30Z	5.738	false
2021-05-12T07:15Z	5.734	false
2021-05-12T07:00Z	5.731	false
2021-05-12T06:45Z	5.731	false
2021-05-12T06:30Z	5.727	false
2021-05-12T06:15Z	5.724	false
2021-05-12T06:00Z	5.722	false
2021-05-12T05:45Z	5.719	false
2021-05-12T05:30Z	5.718	false
2021-05-12T05:15Z	5.713	false
2021-05-12T05:00Z	5.713	false
2021-05-12T04:45Z	5.71	false
2021-05-12T04:30Z	5.708	false
2021-05-12T04:15Z	5.706	false
2021-05-12T04:00Z	5.704	false
2021-05-12T03:45Z	5.703	false
2021-05-12T03:30Z	5.699	false
2021-05-12T03:15Z	5.698	false
2021-05-12T03:00Z	5.696	false
2021-05-12T02:45Z	5.695	false
2021-05-12T02:30Z	5.692	false
2021-05-12T02:15Z	5.689	false
2021-05-12T02:00Z	5.69	false
2021-05-12T01:45Z	5.689	false
2021-05-12T01:30Z	5.686	false
2021-05-12T01:15Z	5.684	false
2021-05-12T01:00Z	5.682	false
2021-05-12T00:45Z	5.683	false
2021-05-12T00:30Z	5.679	false
2021-05-12T00:15Z	5.679	false
2021-05-12T00:00Z	5.678	false
2021-05-11T23:45Z	5.675	false
2021-05-11T23:30Z	5.674	false
2021-05-11T23:15Z	5.672	false
2021-05-11T23:00Z	5.675	false
2021-05-11T22:45Z	5.674	false
2021-05-11T22:30Z	5.671	false
2021-05-11T22:15Z	5.671	false
2021-05-11T22:00Z	5.67	false
2021-05-11T21:45Z	5.67	false
2021-05-11T21:30Z	5.67	false
2021-05-11T21:15Z	5.668	false
2021-05-11T21:00Z	5.668	false
2021-05-11T20:45Z	5.667	false
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2021-05-11T20:15Z	5.667	false
2021-05-11T20:00Z	5.665	false
2021-05-11T19:45Z	5.665	false
2021-05-11T19:30Z	5.665	false
2021-05-11T19:15Z	5.665	false
2021-05-11T19:00Z	5.664	false
2021-05-11T18:45Z	5.664	false
2021-05-11T18:30Z	5.663	false
2021-05-11T18:15Z	5.664	false
2021-05-11T18:00Z	5.665	false
2021-05-11T17:45Z	5.663	false
2021-05-11T17:30Z	5.663	false
2021-05-11T17:15Z	5.664	false
2021-05-11T17:00Z	5.663	false
2021-05-11T16:45Z	5.662	false
2021-05-11T16:30Z	5.66	false
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2021-05-11T16:00Z	5.666	false
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2021-05-11T15:30Z	5.665	false
2021-05-11T15:15Z	5.658	false
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2021-05-11T14:45Z	5.66	false
2021-05-11T14:30Z	5.662	false
2021-05-11T14:15Z	5.668	false
2021-05-11T14:00Z	5.667	false
2021-05-11T13:45Z	5.671	false
2021-05-11T13:30Z	5.673	false
2021-05-11T13:15Z	5.675	false
2021-05-11T13:00Z	5.676	false
2021-05-11T12:45Z	5.679	false
2021-05-11T12:30Z	5.681	false
2021-05-11T12:15Z	5.684	false
2021-05-11T12:00Z	5.686	false
2021-05-11T11:45Z	5.686	false
2021-05-11T11:30Z	5.69	false
2021-05-11T11:15Z	5.692	false
2021-05-11T11:00Z	5.695	false
2021-05-11T10:45Z	5.697	false
2021-05-11T10:30Z	5.697	false
2021-05-11T10:15Z	5.701	false
2021-05-11T10:00Z	5.704	false
2021-05-11T09:45Z	5.706	false
2021-05-11T09:30Z	5.708	false
2021-05-11T09:15Z	5.71	false
2021-05-11T09:00Z	5.713	false
2021-05-11T08:45Z	5.715	false
2021-05-11T08:30Z	5.718	false
2021-05-11T08:15Z	5.72	false
2021-05-11T08:00Z	5.723	false
2021-05-11T07:45Z	5.726	false
2021-05-11T07:30Z	5.728	false
2021-05-11T07:15Z	5.731	false
2021-05-11T07:00Z	5.734	false
2021-05-11T06:45Z	5.738	false
2021-05-11T06:30Z	5.739	false
2021-05-11T06:15Z	5.743	false
2021-05-11T06:00Z	5.746	false
2021-05-11T05:45Z	5.75	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: York Foss Barrier
• Station ID: 8081
• River name: River Ouse
• Typical range: 5.05m to 7.90m
• Highest level on record: 10.20m on 04 November 2000
• Site datum: 0.00mAOD (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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