River level River Ouse at Foss Barrier

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Latest recorded level 5.06m at 5:30pm Monday 20 May 2019.

River levels at this location in the last 5 days

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-05-20T16:30Z	5.059	false
2019-05-20T16:15Z	5.055	false
2019-05-20T16:00Z	5.059	false
2019-05-20T15:45Z	5.062	false
2019-05-20T15:30Z	5.057	false
2019-05-20T15:15Z	5.057	false
2019-05-20T15:00Z	5.064	false
2019-05-20T14:45Z	5.064	false
2019-05-20T14:30Z	5.059	false
2019-05-20T14:15Z	5.06	false
2019-05-20T14:00Z	5.057	false
2019-05-20T13:45Z	5.064	false
2019-05-20T13:30Z	5.058	false
2019-05-20T13:15Z	5.064	false
2019-05-20T13:00Z	5.063	false
2019-05-20T12:45Z	5.06	false
2019-05-20T12:30Z	5.064	false
2019-05-20T12:15Z	5.069	false
2019-05-20T12:00Z	5.067	false
2019-05-20T11:45Z	5.057	false
2019-05-20T11:30Z	5.061	false
2019-05-20T11:15Z	5.067	false
2019-05-20T11:00Z	5.055	false
2019-05-20T10:45Z	5.062	false
2019-05-20T10:30Z	5.06	false
2019-05-20T10:00Z	5.059	false
2019-05-17T08:00Z	4.959	false
2019-05-17T07:45Z	5.072	false
2019-05-17T07:30Z	5.075	false
2019-05-17T07:15Z	5.076	false
2019-05-17T07:00Z	5.078	false
2019-05-17T06:45Z	5.076	false
2019-05-17T06:30Z	5.076	false
2019-05-17T06:15Z	5.076	false
2019-05-17T06:00Z	5.077	false
2019-05-17T05:45Z	5.077	false
2019-05-17T05:30Z	5.077	false
2019-05-17T05:15Z	5.079	false
2019-05-17T05:00Z	5.077	false
2019-05-17T04:45Z	5.08	false
2019-05-17T04:30Z	5.081	false
2019-05-17T04:15Z	5.081	false
2019-05-17T04:00Z	5.081	false
2019-05-17T03:45Z	5.08	false
2019-05-17T03:30Z	5.081	false
2019-05-17T03:15Z	5.083	false
2019-05-17T03:00Z	5.082	false
2019-05-17T02:45Z	5.083	false
2019-05-17T02:30Z	5.084	false
2019-05-17T02:15Z	5.085	false
2019-05-17T02:00Z	5.085	false
2019-05-17T01:45Z	5.086	false
2019-05-17T01:30Z	5.087	false
2019-05-17T01:15Z	5.086	false
2019-05-17T01:00Z	5.087	false
2019-05-17T00:45Z	5.088	false
2019-05-17T00:30Z	5.091	false
2019-05-17T00:15Z	5.094	false
2019-05-17T00:00Z	5.089	false
2019-05-16T23:45Z	5.093	false
2019-05-16T23:30Z	5.091	false
2019-05-16T23:15Z	5.093	false
2019-05-16T23:00Z	5.094	false
2019-05-16T22:45Z	5.095	false
2019-05-16T22:30Z	5.093	false
2019-05-16T22:15Z	5.096	false
2019-05-16T22:00Z	5.094	false
2019-05-16T21:45Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T21:30Z	5.103	false
2019-05-16T21:15Z	5.101	false
2019-05-16T21:00Z	5.105	false
2019-05-16T20:45Z	5.106	false
2019-05-16T20:30Z	5.107	false
2019-05-16T20:15Z	5.109	false
2019-05-16T20:00Z	5.108	false
2019-05-16T19:45Z	5.108	false
2019-05-16T19:30Z	5.102	false
2019-05-16T19:15Z	5.101	false
2019-05-16T19:00Z	5.101	false
2019-05-16T18:45Z	5.098	false
2019-05-16T18:30Z	5.092	false
2019-05-16T18:15Z	5.097	false
2019-05-16T18:00Z	5.085	false
2019-05-16T17:45Z	5.085	false
2019-05-16T17:30Z	5.081	false
2019-05-16T17:15Z	5.075	false
2019-05-16T17:00Z	5.072	false
2019-05-16T16:45Z	5.064	false
2019-05-16T16:30Z	5.062	false
2019-05-16T16:15Z	5.057	false
2019-05-16T16:00Z	5.054	false
2019-05-16T15:45Z	5.039	false
2019-05-16T15:30Z	5.042	false
2019-05-16T15:15Z	5.04	false
2019-05-16T15:00Z	5.051	false
2019-05-16T14:45Z	5.046	false
2019-05-16T14:30Z	5.053	false
2019-05-16T14:15Z	5.062	false
2019-05-16T14:00Z	5.071	false
2019-05-16T13:45Z	5.081	false
2019-05-16T13:30Z	5.077	false
2019-05-16T13:15Z	5.083	false
2019-05-16T13:00Z	5.09	false
2019-05-16T12:45Z	5.085	false
2019-05-16T12:30Z	5.09	false
2019-05-16T12:15Z	5.092	false
2019-05-16T12:00Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T11:45Z	5.095	false
2019-05-16T11:30Z	5.097	false
2019-05-16T11:15Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T11:00Z	5.1	false
2019-05-16T10:45Z	5.097	false
2019-05-16T10:30Z	5.106	false
2019-05-16T10:15Z	5.102	false
2019-05-16T10:00Z	5.095	false
2019-05-16T09:45Z	5.096	false
2019-05-16T09:30Z	5.093	false
2019-05-16T09:15Z	5.096	false
2019-05-16T09:00Z	5.094	false
2019-05-16T08:45Z	5.089	false
2019-05-16T08:30Z	5.087	false
2019-05-16T08:15Z	5.091	false
2019-05-16T08:00Z	5.091	false
2019-05-16T07:45Z	5.092	false
2019-05-16T07:30Z	5.091	false
2019-05-16T07:15Z	5.093	false
2019-05-16T07:00Z	5.093	false
2019-05-16T06:45Z	5.095	false
2019-05-16T06:30Z	5.093	false
2019-05-16T06:15Z	5.093	false
2019-05-16T06:00Z	5.094	false
2019-05-16T05:45Z	5.095	false
2019-05-16T05:30Z	5.096	false
2019-05-16T05:15Z	5.098	false
2019-05-16T05:00Z	5.096	false
2019-05-16T04:45Z	5.096	false
2019-05-16T04:30Z	5.098	false
2019-05-16T04:15Z	5.098	false
2019-05-16T04:00Z	5.098	false
2019-05-16T03:45Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T03:30Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T03:15Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T03:00Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T02:45Z	5.097	false
2019-05-16T02:30Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T02:15Z	5.098	false
2019-05-16T02:00Z	5.099	false
2019-05-16T01:45Z	5.101	false
2019-05-16T01:30Z	5.101	false
2019-05-16T01:15Z	5.102	false
2019-05-16T01:00Z	5.104	false
2019-05-16T00:45Z	5.104	false
2019-05-16T00:30Z	5.104	false
2019-05-16T00:15Z	5.105	false
2019-05-16T00:00Z	5.106	false
2019-05-15T23:45Z	5.108	false
2019-05-15T23:30Z	5.106	false
2019-05-15T23:15Z	5.107	false
2019-05-15T23:00Z	5.107	false
2019-05-15T22:45Z	5.109	false
2019-05-15T22:30Z	5.109	false
2019-05-15T22:15Z	5.108	false
2019-05-15T22:00Z	5.108	false
2019-05-15T21:45Z	5.108	false
2019-05-15T21:30Z	5.111	false
2019-05-15T21:15Z	5.111	false
2019-05-15T21:00Z	5.113	false
2019-05-15T20:45Z	5.113	false
2019-05-15T20:30Z	5.111	false
2019-05-15T20:15Z	5.112	false
2019-05-15T20:00Z	5.113	false
2019-05-15T19:45Z	5.115	false
2019-05-15T19:30Z	5.111	false
2019-05-15T19:15Z	5.111	false
2019-05-15T19:00Z	5.116	false
2019-05-15T18:45Z	5.117	false
2019-05-15T18:30Z	5.115	false
2019-05-15T18:15Z	5.115	false
2019-05-15T18:00Z	5.105	false
2019-05-15T17:45Z	5.118	false
2019-05-15T17:30Z	5.12	false
2019-05-15T17:15Z	5.114	false
2019-05-15T17:00Z	5.118	false
2019-05-15T16:45Z	5.12	false
2019-05-15T16:30Z	5.121	false
2019-05-15T16:15Z	5.113	false
2019-05-15T16:00Z	5.113	false
2019-05-15T15:45Z	5.119	false
2019-05-15T15:30Z	5.132	false
2019-05-15T15:15Z	5.132	false
2019-05-15T15:00Z	5.129	false
2019-05-15T14:45Z	5.126	false
2019-05-15T14:30Z	5.12	false
2019-05-15T14:15Z	5.13	false
2019-05-15T14:00Z	5.13	false
2019-05-15T13:45Z	5.13	false
2019-05-15T13:30Z	5.123	false
2019-05-15T13:15Z	5.12	false
2019-05-15T13:00Z	5.113	false
2019-05-15T12:45Z	5.107	false
2019-05-15T12:30Z	5.103	false
2019-05-15T12:15Z	5.1	false
2019-05-15T12:00Z	5.093	false
2019-05-15T11:45Z	5.083	false
2019-05-15T11:30Z	5.081	false
2019-05-15T11:15Z	5.088	false
2019-05-15T11:00Z	5.091	false
2019-05-15T10:45Z	5.095	false
2019-05-15T10:30Z	5.099	false
2019-05-15T10:15Z	5.113	false
2019-05-15T10:00Z	5.116	false
2019-05-15T09:45Z	5.124	false
2019-05-15T09:30Z	5.124	false
2019-05-15T09:15Z	5.12	false
2019-05-15T09:00Z	5.12	false
2019-05-15T08:45Z	5.121	false
2019-05-15T08:30Z	5.118	false
2019-05-15T08:15Z	5.116	false
2019-05-15T08:00Z	5.114	false
2019-05-15T07:45Z	5.118	false
2019-05-15T07:30Z	5.119	false
2019-05-15T07:15Z	5.118	false
2019-05-15T07:00Z	5.118	false
2019-05-15T06:45Z	5.12	false
2019-05-15T06:30Z	5.121	false
2019-05-15T06:15Z	5.121	false
2019-05-15T06:00Z	5.121	false
2019-05-15T05:45Z	5.121	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.

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