River level River Ouse at Foss Barrier

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Latest recorded level 5.73m at 2:00pm Tuesday 21 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-21T14:00Z	5.731	false
2020-01-21T13:45Z	5.731	false
2020-01-21T13:30Z	5.732	false
2020-01-21T13:15Z	5.733	false
2020-01-21T13:00Z	5.734	false
2020-01-21T12:45Z	5.734	false
2020-01-21T12:30Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T12:15Z	5.733	false
2020-01-21T12:00Z	5.732	false
2020-01-21T11:45Z	5.751	false
2020-01-21T11:30Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T11:15Z	5.734	false
2020-01-21T11:00Z	5.733	false
2020-01-21T10:45Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T10:30Z	5.733	false
2020-01-21T10:15Z	5.734	false
2020-01-21T10:00Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T09:45Z	5.734	false
2020-01-21T09:30Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T09:15Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T09:00Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T08:45Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T08:30Z	5.736	false
2020-01-21T08:15Z	5.736	false
2020-01-21T08:00Z	5.735	false
2020-01-21T07:45Z	5.736	false
2020-01-21T07:30Z	5.736	false
2020-01-21T07:15Z	5.737	false
2020-01-21T07:00Z	5.738	false
2020-01-21T06:45Z	5.738	false
2020-01-21T06:30Z	5.738	false
2020-01-21T06:15Z	5.738	false
2020-01-21T06:00Z	5.739	false
2020-01-21T05:45Z	5.738	false
2020-01-21T05:30Z	5.739	false
2020-01-21T05:15Z	5.739	false
2020-01-21T05:00Z	5.739	false
2020-01-21T04:45Z	5.74	false
2020-01-21T04:30Z	5.74	false
2020-01-21T04:15Z	5.743	false
2020-01-21T04:00Z	5.743	false
2020-01-21T03:45Z	5.739	false
2020-01-21T03:30Z	5.737	false
2020-01-21T03:15Z	5.748	false
2020-01-21T03:00Z	5.74	false
2020-01-21T02:45Z	5.746	false
2020-01-21T02:30Z	5.747	false
2020-01-21T02:15Z	5.749	false
2020-01-21T02:00Z	5.749	false
2020-01-21T01:45Z	5.751	false
2020-01-21T01:30Z	5.752	false
2020-01-21T01:15Z	5.754	false
2020-01-21T01:00Z	5.756	false
2020-01-21T00:45Z	5.757	false
2020-01-21T00:30Z	5.761	false
2020-01-21T00:15Z	5.762	false
2020-01-21T00:00Z	5.765	false
2020-01-20T23:45Z	5.766	false
2020-01-20T23:30Z	5.769	false
2020-01-20T23:15Z	5.771	false
2020-01-20T23:00Z	5.774	false
2020-01-20T22:45Z	5.776	false
2020-01-20T22:30Z	5.779	false
2020-01-20T22:15Z	5.78	false
2020-01-20T22:00Z	5.78	false
2020-01-20T21:45Z	5.782	false
2020-01-20T21:30Z	5.783	false
2020-01-20T21:15Z	5.783	false
2020-01-20T21:00Z	5.786	false
2020-01-20T20:45Z	5.786	false
2020-01-20T20:30Z	5.787	false
2020-01-20T20:15Z	5.788	false
2020-01-20T20:00Z	5.789	false
2020-01-20T19:45Z	5.79	false
2020-01-20T19:30Z	5.791	false
2020-01-20T19:15Z	5.792	false
2020-01-20T19:00Z	5.793	false
2020-01-20T18:45Z	5.793	false
2020-01-20T18:30Z	5.794	false
2020-01-20T18:15Z	5.794	false
2020-01-20T18:00Z	5.797	false
2020-01-20T17:45Z	5.798	false
2020-01-20T17:30Z	5.799	false
2020-01-20T17:15Z	5.801	false
2020-01-20T17:00Z	5.802	false
2020-01-20T16:45Z	5.803	false
2020-01-20T16:30Z	5.804	false
2020-01-20T16:15Z	5.804	false
2020-01-20T16:00Z	5.806	false
2020-01-20T15:45Z	5.804	false
2020-01-20T15:30Z	5.808	false
2020-01-20T15:15Z	5.809	false
2020-01-20T15:00Z	5.809	false
2020-01-20T14:45Z	5.81	false
2020-01-20T14:30Z	5.812	false
2020-01-20T14:15Z	5.81	false
2020-01-20T14:00Z	5.813	false
2020-01-20T13:45Z	5.815	false
2020-01-20T13:30Z	5.816	false
2020-01-20T13:15Z	5.816	false
2020-01-20T13:00Z	5.817	false
2020-01-20T12:45Z	5.818	false
2020-01-20T12:30Z	5.819	false
2020-01-20T12:15Z	5.82	false
2020-01-20T12:00Z	5.821	false
2020-01-20T12:00Z	5.821	false
2020-01-20T11:45Z	5.822	false
2020-01-20T11:30Z	5.823	false
2020-01-20T11:15Z	5.825	false
2020-01-20T11:00Z	5.833	false
2020-01-20T10:45Z	5.827	false
2020-01-20T10:30Z	5.829	false
2020-01-20T10:15Z	5.833	false
2020-01-20T10:00Z	5.833	false
2020-01-20T09:45Z	5.835	false
2020-01-20T09:30Z	5.837	false
2020-01-20T09:15Z	5.842	false
2020-01-20T09:00Z	5.844	false
2020-01-20T08:45Z	5.845	false
2020-01-20T08:30Z	5.846	false
2020-01-20T08:15Z	5.846	false
2020-01-20T08:00Z	5.847	false
2020-01-20T07:45Z	5.847	false
2020-01-20T07:30Z	5.851	false
2020-01-20T07:15Z	5.853	false
2020-01-20T07:00Z	5.855	false
2020-01-20T06:45Z	5.855	false
2020-01-20T06:30Z	5.859	false
2020-01-20T06:15Z	5.862	false
2020-01-20T06:00Z	5.854	false
2020-01-20T05:45Z	5.873	false
2020-01-20T05:30Z	5.861	false
2020-01-20T05:15Z	5.861	false
2020-01-20T05:00Z	5.864	false
2020-01-20T04:45Z	5.866	false
2020-01-20T04:30Z	5.869	false
2020-01-20T04:15Z	5.873	false
2020-01-20T04:00Z	5.876	false
2020-01-20T03:45Z	5.876	false
2020-01-20T03:30Z	5.879	false
2020-01-20T03:15Z	5.883	false
2020-01-20T03:00Z	5.881	false
2020-01-20T02:45Z	5.887	false
2020-01-20T02:30Z	5.886	false
2020-01-20T02:15Z	5.889	false
2020-01-20T02:00Z	5.892	false
2020-01-20T01:45Z	5.89	false
2020-01-20T01:30Z	5.892	false
2020-01-20T01:15Z	5.895	false
2020-01-20T01:00Z	5.895	false
2020-01-20T00:45Z	5.898	false
2020-01-20T00:30Z	5.9	false
2020-01-20T00:15Z	5.903	false
2020-01-20T00:00Z	5.903	false
2020-01-19T23:45Z	5.905	false
2020-01-19T23:30Z	5.908	false
2020-01-19T23:15Z	5.908	false
2020-01-19T23:00Z	5.911	false
2020-01-19T22:45Z	5.913	false
2020-01-19T22:30Z	5.913	false
2020-01-19T22:15Z	5.916	false
2020-01-19T22:00Z	5.914	false
2020-01-19T21:45Z	5.918	false
2020-01-19T21:30Z	5.92	false
2020-01-19T21:15Z	5.923	false
2020-01-19T21:00Z	5.926	false
2020-01-19T20:45Z	5.928	false
2020-01-19T20:30Z	5.932	false
2020-01-19T20:15Z	5.935	false
2020-01-19T20:00Z	5.939	false
2020-01-19T19:45Z	5.942	false
2020-01-19T19:30Z	5.949	false
2020-01-19T19:15Z	5.952	false
2020-01-19T19:00Z	5.955	false
2020-01-19T18:45Z	5.957	false
2020-01-19T18:30Z	5.96	false
2020-01-19T18:15Z	5.962	false
2020-01-19T18:00Z	5.965	false
2020-01-19T17:45Z	5.968	false
2020-01-19T17:30Z	5.97	false
2020-01-19T17:15Z	5.973	false
2020-01-19T17:00Z	5.976	false
2020-01-19T16:45Z	5.979	false
2020-01-19T16:30Z	5.982	false
2020-01-19T16:15Z	5.984	false
2020-01-19T16:00Z	5.988	false
2020-01-19T15:45Z	5.988	false
2020-01-19T15:30Z	5.993	false
2020-01-19T15:15Z	5.995	false
2020-01-19T15:00Z	6	false
2020-01-19T14:45Z	6.001	false
2020-01-19T14:30Z	6.004	false
2020-01-19T14:15Z	6.006	false
2020-01-19T14:00Z	6.01	false
2020-01-19T13:45Z	6.012	false
2020-01-19T13:30Z	6.016	false
2020-01-19T13:15Z	6.018	false
2020-01-19T13:00Z	6.023	false
2020-01-19T12:45Z	6.04	false
2020-01-19T12:30Z	6.022	false
2020-01-19T12:15Z	6.029	false
2020-01-19T12:00Z	6.032	false
2020-01-19T11:45Z	6.035	false
2020-01-19T11:30Z	6.039	false
2020-01-19T11:15Z	6.042	false
2020-01-19T11:00Z	6.045	false
2020-01-19T10:45Z	6.048	false
2020-01-19T10:30Z	6.051	false
2020-01-19T10:15Z	6.054	false
2020-01-19T10:00Z	6.056	false
2020-01-19T09:45Z	6.058	false
2020-01-19T09:30Z	6.062	false
2020-01-19T09:15Z	6.065	false
2020-01-19T09:00Z	6.068	false
2020-01-19T08:45Z	6.072	false
2020-01-19T08:30Z	6.074	false
2020-01-19T08:15Z	6.078	false
2020-01-19T08:00Z	6.081	false
2020-01-19T07:45Z	6.083	false
2020-01-19T07:30Z	6.088	false
2020-01-19T07:15Z	6.091	false
2020-01-19T07:00Z	6.094	false
2020-01-19T06:45Z	6.097	false
2020-01-19T06:30Z	6.1	false
2020-01-19T06:15Z	6.104	false
2020-01-19T06:00Z	6.106	false
2020-01-19T05:45Z	6.111	false
2020-01-19T05:30Z	6.115	false
2020-01-19T05:15Z	6.118	false
2020-01-19T05:00Z	6.122	false
2020-01-19T04:45Z	6.125	false
2020-01-19T04:30Z	6.127	false
2020-01-19T04:15Z	6.131	false
2020-01-19T04:00Z	6.134	false
2020-01-19T03:45Z	6.137	false
2020-01-19T03:30Z	6.139	false
2020-01-19T03:15Z	6.142	false
2020-01-19T03:00Z	6.147	false
2020-01-19T02:45Z	6.15	false
2020-01-19T02:30Z	6.154	false
2020-01-19T02:15Z	6.157	false
2020-01-19T02:00Z	6.159	false
2020-01-19T01:45Z	6.162	false
2020-01-19T01:30Z	6.169	false
2020-01-19T01:15Z	6.168	false
2020-01-19T01:00Z	6.168	false
2020-01-19T00:45Z	6.197	false
2020-01-19T00:30Z	6.173	false
2020-01-19T00:15Z	6.177	false
2020-01-19T00:00Z	6.187	false
2020-01-18T23:45Z	6.188	false
2020-01-18T23:30Z	6.19	false
2020-01-18T23:15Z	6.192	false
2020-01-18T23:00Z	6.195	false
2020-01-18T22:45Z	6.197	false
2020-01-18T22:30Z	6.201	false
2020-01-18T22:15Z	6.203	false
2020-01-18T22:00Z	6.206	false
2020-01-18T21:45Z	6.209	false
2020-01-18T21:30Z	6.214	false
2020-01-18T21:15Z	6.216	false
2020-01-18T21:00Z	6.22	false
2020-01-18T20:45Z	6.224	false
2020-01-18T20:30Z	6.227	false
2020-01-18T20:15Z	6.233	false
2020-01-18T20:00Z	6.236	false
2020-01-18T19:45Z	6.239	false
2020-01-18T19:30Z	6.242	false
2020-01-18T19:15Z	6.246	false
2020-01-18T19:00Z	6.248	false
2020-01-18T18:45Z	6.251	false
2020-01-18T18:30Z	6.253	false
2020-01-18T18:15Z	6.257	false
2020-01-18T18:00Z	6.261	false
2020-01-18T17:45Z	6.262	false
2020-01-18T17:30Z	6.264	false
2020-01-18T17:15Z	6.269	false
2020-01-18T17:00Z	6.271	false
2020-01-18T16:45Z	6.273	false
2020-01-18T16:30Z	6.276	false
2020-01-18T16:15Z	6.279	false
2020-01-18T16:00Z	6.282	false
2020-01-18T15:45Z	6.284	false
2020-01-18T15:30Z	6.285	false
2020-01-18T15:15Z	6.288	false
2020-01-18T15:00Z	6.289	false
2020-01-18T14:45Z	6.293	false
2020-01-18T14:30Z	6.295	false
2020-01-18T14:15Z	6.298	false
2020-01-18T14:00Z	6.299	false
2020-01-18T13:45Z	6.3	false
2020-01-18T13:30Z	6.305	false
2020-01-18T13:15Z	6.306	false
2020-01-18T13:00Z	6.308	false
2020-01-18T12:45Z	6.31	false
2020-01-18T12:30Z	6.311	false
2020-01-18T12:15Z	6.312	false
2020-01-18T12:00Z	6.315	false
2020-01-18T11:45Z	6.316	false
2020-01-18T11:30Z	6.318	false
2020-01-18T11:15Z	6.32	false
2020-01-18T11:00Z	6.321	false
2020-01-18T10:45Z	6.321	false
2020-01-18T10:30Z	6.318	false
2020-01-18T10:15Z	6.33	false
2020-01-18T10:00Z	6.331	false
2020-01-18T09:45Z	6.327	false
2020-01-18T09:30Z	6.321	false
2020-01-18T09:15Z	6.322	false
2020-01-18T09:00Z	6.325	false
2020-01-18T08:45Z	6.332	false
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2020-01-18T08:15Z	6.331	false
2020-01-18T08:00Z	6.332	false
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2020-01-18T07:30Z	6.341	false
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2020-01-18T07:00Z	6.335	false
2020-01-18T06:45Z	6.335	false
2020-01-18T06:30Z	6.335	false
2020-01-18T06:15Z	6.335	false
2020-01-18T06:00Z	6.336	false
2020-01-18T05:45Z	6.337	false
2020-01-18T05:30Z	6.337	false
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2020-01-18T03:15Z	6.332	false
2020-01-18T03:00Z	6.331	false
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2020-01-18T02:00Z	6.319	false
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2020-01-18T00:45Z	6.309	false
2020-01-18T00:30Z	6.305	false
2020-01-18T00:15Z	6.3	false
2020-01-18T00:00Z	6.299	false
2020-01-17T23:45Z	6.298	false
2020-01-17T23:30Z	6.297	false
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2020-01-17T22:45Z	6.288	false
2020-01-17T22:30Z	6.288	false
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2020-01-17T11:30Z	6.265	false
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2020-01-17T08:30Z	6.316	false
2020-01-17T08:15Z	6.32	false
2020-01-17T08:00Z	6.325	false
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2020-01-17T07:30Z	6.335	false
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2020-01-17T06:45Z	6.357	false
2020-01-17T06:30Z	6.362	false
2020-01-17T06:15Z	6.368	false
2020-01-17T06:00Z	6.375	false
2020-01-17T05:45Z	6.382	false
2020-01-17T05:30Z	6.388	false
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2020-01-17T05:00Z	6.4	false
2020-01-17T04:45Z	6.407	false
2020-01-17T04:30Z	6.417	false
2020-01-17T04:15Z	6.423	false
2020-01-17T04:00Z	6.431	false
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2020-01-17T00:45Z	6.52	false
2020-01-17T00:30Z	6.528	false
2020-01-17T00:15Z	6.537	false
2020-01-17T00:00Z	6.547	false
2020-01-16T23:45Z	6.557	false
2020-01-16T23:30Z	6.566	false
2020-01-16T23:15Z	6.576	false
2020-01-16T23:00Z	6.585	false
2020-01-16T22:45Z	6.591	false
2020-01-16T22:30Z	6.602	false
2020-01-16T22:15Z	6.611	false
2020-01-16T22:00Z	6.622	false
2020-01-16T21:45Z	6.632	false
2020-01-16T21:30Z	6.642	false
2020-01-16T21:15Z	6.651	false
2020-01-16T21:00Z	6.662	false
2020-01-16T20:45Z	6.675	false
2020-01-16T20:30Z	6.686	false
2020-01-16T20:15Z	6.697	false
2020-01-16T20:00Z	6.708	false
2020-01-16T19:45Z	6.719	false
2020-01-16T19:30Z	6.732	false
2020-01-16T19:15Z	6.744	false
2020-01-16T19:00Z	6.755	false
2020-01-16T18:45Z	6.766	false
2020-01-16T18:30Z	6.778	false
2020-01-16T18:15Z	6.788	false
2020-01-16T18:00Z	6.799	false
2020-01-16T17:45Z	6.808	false
2020-01-16T17:30Z	6.819	false
2020-01-16T17:15Z	6.828	false
2020-01-16T17:00Z	6.841	false
2020-01-16T16:45Z	6.847	false
2020-01-16T16:30Z	6.858	false
2020-01-16T16:15Z	6.87	false
2020-01-16T16:00Z	6.878	false
2020-01-16T15:45Z	6.884	false
2020-01-16T15:30Z	6.891	false
2020-01-16T15:15Z	6.899	false
2020-01-16T15:00Z	6.905	false
2020-01-16T14:45Z	6.91	false
2020-01-16T14:30Z	6.918	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: 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
• View your property's long term risk of flooding

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