River level River Ouse at Foss Barrier

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Latest recorded level 5.61m at 6:30am Thursday 22 October 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-10-22T05:30Z	5.611	false
2020-10-22T05:15Z	5.606	false
2020-10-22T05:00Z	5.601	false
2020-10-22T04:45Z	5.597	false
2020-10-22T04:30Z	5.592	false
2020-10-22T04:15Z	5.588	false
2020-10-22T04:00Z	5.584	false
2020-10-22T03:45Z	5.582	false
2020-10-22T03:30Z	5.578	false
2020-10-22T03:15Z	5.577	false
2020-10-22T03:00Z	5.575	false
2020-10-22T02:45Z	5.571	false
2020-10-22T02:30Z	5.571	false
2020-10-22T02:15Z	5.569	false
2020-10-22T02:00Z	5.569	false
2020-10-22T01:45Z	5.568	false
2020-10-22T01:30Z	5.568	false
2020-10-22T01:15Z	5.568	false
2020-10-22T01:00Z	5.567	false
2020-10-22T00:45Z	5.568	false
2020-10-22T00:30Z	5.566	false
2020-10-22T00:15Z	5.566	false
2020-10-22T00:00Z	5.566	false
2020-10-21T23:45Z	5.565	false
2020-10-21T23:30Z	5.564	false
2020-10-21T23:15Z	5.563	false
2020-10-21T23:00Z	5.561	false
2020-10-21T22:45Z	5.558	false
2020-10-21T22:30Z	5.559	false
2020-10-21T22:15Z	5.556	false
2020-10-21T22:00Z	5.555	false
2020-10-21T21:45Z	5.553	false
2020-10-21T21:30Z	5.549	false
2020-10-21T21:15Z	5.547	false
2020-10-21T21:00Z	5.544	false
2020-10-21T20:45Z	5.541	false
2020-10-21T20:30Z	5.537	false
2020-10-21T20:15Z	5.532	false
2020-10-21T20:00Z	5.528	false
2020-10-21T19:45Z	5.521	false
2020-10-21T19:30Z	5.515	false
2020-10-21T19:15Z	5.508	false
2020-10-21T19:00Z	5.502	false
2020-10-21T18:45Z	5.499	false
2020-10-21T18:30Z	5.497	false
2020-10-21T18:15Z	5.498	false
2020-10-21T18:00Z	5.497	false
2020-10-21T17:45Z	5.497	false
2020-10-21T17:30Z	5.499	false
2020-10-21T17:15Z	5.5	false
2020-10-21T17:00Z	5.501	false
2020-10-21T16:45Z	5.502	false
2020-10-21T16:30Z	5.5	false
2020-10-21T16:15Z	5.499	false
2020-10-21T16:00Z	5.499	false
2020-10-21T15:45Z	5.499	false
2020-10-21T15:30Z	5.497	false
2020-10-21T15:15Z	5.497	false
2020-10-21T15:00Z	5.498	false
2020-10-21T14:45Z	5.497	false
2020-10-21T14:30Z	5.497	false
2020-10-21T14:15Z	5.495	false
2020-10-21T14:00Z	5.495	false
2020-10-21T13:45Z	5.494	false
2020-10-21T13:30Z	5.495	false
2020-10-21T13:15Z	5.495	false
2020-10-21T13:00Z	5.494	false
2020-10-21T12:45Z	5.494	false
2020-10-21T12:30Z	5.498	false
2020-10-21T12:15Z	5.497	false
2020-10-21T12:00Z	5.5	false
2020-10-21T11:45Z	5.5	false
2020-10-21T11:30Z	5.505	false
2020-10-21T11:15Z	5.503	false
2020-10-21T11:00Z	5.51	false
2020-10-21T10:45Z	5.51	false
2020-10-21T10:30Z	5.513	false
2020-10-21T10:15Z	5.516	false
2020-10-21T10:00Z	5.521	false
2020-10-21T09:45Z	5.526	false
2020-10-21T09:30Z	5.531	false
2020-10-21T09:15Z	5.531	false
2020-10-21T09:00Z	5.531	false
2020-10-21T08:45Z	5.531	false
2020-10-21T08:30Z	5.531	false
2020-10-21T08:15Z	5.532	false
2020-10-21T08:00Z	5.533	false
2020-10-21T07:45Z	5.533	false
2020-10-21T07:30Z	5.533	false
2020-10-21T07:15Z	5.534	false
2020-10-21T07:00Z	5.534	false
2020-10-21T06:45Z	5.534	false
2020-10-21T06:30Z	5.534	false
2020-10-21T06:15Z	5.535	false
2020-10-21T06:00Z	5.536	false
2020-10-21T05:45Z	5.536	false
2020-10-21T05:30Z	5.536	false
2020-10-21T05:15Z	5.537	false
2020-10-21T05:00Z	5.538	false
2020-10-21T04:45Z	5.539	false
2020-10-21T04:30Z	5.537	false
2020-10-21T04:15Z	5.539	false
2020-10-21T04:00Z	5.54	false
2020-10-21T03:45Z	5.541	false
2020-10-21T03:30Z	5.54	false
2020-10-21T03:15Z	5.541	false
2020-10-21T03:00Z	5.54	false
2020-10-21T02:45Z	5.542	false
2020-10-21T02:30Z	5.542	false
2020-10-21T02:15Z	5.544	false
2020-10-21T02:00Z	5.544	false
2020-10-21T01:45Z	5.544	false
2020-10-21T01:30Z	5.545	false
2020-10-21T01:15Z	5.547	false
2020-10-21T01:00Z	5.547	false
2020-10-21T00:45Z	5.548	false
2020-10-21T00:30Z	5.55	false
2020-10-21T00:15Z	5.55	false
2020-10-21T00:00Z	5.552	false
2020-10-20T23:45Z	5.553	false
2020-10-20T23:30Z	5.553	false
2020-10-20T23:15Z	5.554	false
2020-10-20T23:00Z	5.555	false
2020-10-20T22:45Z	5.557	false
2020-10-20T22:30Z	5.557	false
2020-10-20T22:15Z	5.559	false
2020-10-20T22:00Z	5.56	false
2020-10-20T21:45Z	5.561	false
2020-10-20T21:30Z	5.56	false
2020-10-20T21:15Z	5.56	false
2020-10-20T21:00Z	5.559	false
2020-10-20T20:45Z	5.56	false
2020-10-20T20:30Z	5.559	false
2020-10-20T20:15Z	5.559	false
2020-10-20T20:00Z	5.559	false
2020-10-20T19:45Z	5.56	false
2020-10-20T19:30Z	5.559	false
2020-10-20T19:15Z	5.559	false
2020-10-20T19:00Z	5.559	false
2020-10-20T18:45Z	5.557	false
2020-10-20T18:30Z	5.557	false
2020-10-20T18:15Z	5.554	false
2020-10-20T18:00Z	5.553	false
2020-10-20T17:45Z	5.552	false
2020-10-20T17:30Z	5.548	false
2020-10-20T17:15Z	5.545	false
2020-10-20T17:00Z	5.543	false
2020-10-20T16:45Z	5.54	false
2020-10-20T16:30Z	5.538	false
2020-10-20T16:15Z	5.534	false
2020-10-20T16:00Z	5.534	false
2020-10-20T15:45Z	5.533	false
2020-10-20T15:30Z	5.534	false
2020-10-20T15:15Z	5.532	false
2020-10-20T15:00Z	5.534	false
2020-10-20T14:45Z	5.536	false
2020-10-20T14:30Z	5.529	false
2020-10-20T14:15Z	5.529	false
2020-10-20T14:00Z	5.529	false
2020-10-20T13:45Z	5.527	false
2020-10-20T13:30Z	5.529	false
2020-10-20T13:15Z	5.529	false
2020-10-20T13:00Z	5.529	false
2020-10-20T12:45Z	5.529	false
2020-10-20T12:30Z	5.532	false
2020-10-20T12:15Z	5.533	false
2020-10-20T12:00Z	5.534	false
2020-10-20T11:45Z	5.539	false
2020-10-20T11:30Z	5.54	false
2020-10-20T11:15Z	5.545	false
2020-10-20T11:00Z	5.546	false
2020-10-20T10:45Z	5.552	false
2020-10-20T10:30Z	5.557	false
2020-10-20T10:15Z	5.56	false
2020-10-20T10:00Z	5.564	false
2020-10-20T09:45Z	5.569	false
2020-10-20T09:30Z	5.574	false
2020-10-20T09:15Z	5.579	false
2020-10-20T09:00Z	5.581	false
2020-10-20T08:45Z	5.581	false
2020-10-20T08:30Z	5.58	false
2020-10-20T08:15Z	5.581	false
2020-10-20T08:00Z	5.581	false
2020-10-20T07:45Z	5.582	false
2020-10-20T07:30Z	5.584	false
2020-10-20T07:15Z	5.586	false
2020-10-20T07:00Z	5.586	false
2020-10-20T06:45Z	5.587	false
2020-10-20T06:30Z	5.589	false
2020-10-20T06:15Z	5.59	false
2020-10-20T06:00Z	5.589	false
2020-10-20T05:45Z	5.589	false
2020-10-20T05:30Z	5.592	false
2020-10-20T05:15Z	5.591	false
2020-10-20T05:00Z	5.592	false
2020-10-20T04:45Z	5.591	false
2020-10-20T04:30Z	5.593	false
2020-10-20T04:15Z	5.593	false
2020-10-20T04:00Z	5.593	false
2020-10-20T03:45Z	5.593	false
2020-10-20T03:30Z	5.593	false
2020-10-20T03:15Z	5.596	false
2020-10-20T03:00Z	5.597	false
2020-10-20T02:45Z	5.597	false
2020-10-20T02:30Z	5.598	false
2020-10-20T02:15Z	5.599	false
2020-10-20T02:00Z	5.6	false
2020-10-20T01:45Z	5.601	false
2020-10-20T01:30Z	5.601	false
2020-10-20T01:15Z	5.603	false
2020-10-20T01:00Z	5.603	false
2020-10-20T00:45Z	5.605	false
2020-10-20T00:30Z	5.607	false
2020-10-20T00:15Z	5.607	false
2020-10-20T00:00Z	5.61	false
2020-10-19T23:45Z	5.609	false
2020-10-19T23:30Z	5.61	false
2020-10-19T23:15Z	5.61	false
2020-10-19T23:00Z	5.61	false
2020-10-19T22:45Z	5.61	false
2020-10-19T22:30Z	5.609	false
2020-10-19T22:15Z	5.611	false
2020-10-19T22:00Z	5.609	false
2020-10-19T21:45Z	5.608	false
2020-10-19T21:30Z	5.606	false
2020-10-19T21:15Z	5.605	false
2020-10-19T21:00Z	5.604	false
2020-10-19T20:45Z	5.601	false
2020-10-19T20:30Z	5.597	false
2020-10-19T20:15Z	5.593	false
2020-10-19T20:00Z	5.59	false
2020-10-19T19:45Z	5.586	false
2020-10-19T19:30Z	5.581	false
2020-10-19T19:15Z	5.577	false
2020-10-19T19:00Z	5.574	false
2020-10-19T18:45Z	5.571	false
2020-10-19T18:30Z	5.569	false
2020-10-19T18:15Z	5.566	false
2020-10-19T18:00Z	5.565	false
2020-10-19T17:45Z	5.564	false
2020-10-19T17:30Z	5.56	false
2020-10-19T17:15Z	5.559	false
2020-10-19T17:00Z	5.558	false
2020-10-19T16:45Z	5.557	false
2020-10-19T16:30Z	5.555	false
2020-10-19T16:15Z	5.555	false
2020-10-19T16:00Z	5.555	false
2020-10-19T15:45Z	5.555	false
2020-10-19T15:30Z	5.555	false
2020-10-19T15:15Z	5.555	false
2020-10-19T15:00Z	5.555	false
2020-10-19T14:45Z	5.556	false
2020-10-19T14:30Z	5.556	false
2020-10-19T14:15Z	5.559	false
2020-10-19T14:00Z	5.558	false
2020-10-19T13:45Z	5.56	false
2020-10-19T13:30Z	5.563	false
2020-10-19T13:15Z	5.565	false
2020-10-19T13:00Z	5.568	false
2020-10-19T12:45Z	5.568	false
2020-10-19T12:30Z	5.574	false
2020-10-19T12:15Z	5.575	false
2020-10-19T12:00Z	5.579	false
2020-10-19T11:45Z	5.58	false
2020-10-19T11:30Z	5.582	false
2020-10-19T11:15Z	5.584	false
2020-10-19T11:00Z	5.597	false
2020-10-19T10:45Z	5.589	false
2020-10-19T10:30Z	5.589	false
2020-10-19T10:15Z	5.597	false
2020-10-19T10:00Z	5.597	false
2020-10-19T09:45Z	5.607	false
2020-10-19T09:30Z	5.609	false
2020-10-19T09:15Z	5.608	false
2020-10-19T09:00Z	5.609	false
2020-10-19T08:45Z	5.61	false
2020-10-19T08:30Z	5.61	false
2020-10-19T08:15Z	5.61	false
2020-10-19T08:00Z	5.611	false
2020-10-19T07:45Z	5.612	false
2020-10-19T07:30Z	5.612	false
2020-10-19T07:15Z	5.613	false
2020-10-19T07:00Z	5.613	false
2020-10-19T06:45Z	5.614	false
2020-10-19T06:30Z	5.614	false
2020-10-19T06:15Z	5.616	false
2020-10-19T06:00Z	5.616	false
2020-10-19T05:45Z	5.617	false
2020-10-19T05:30Z	5.617	false
2020-10-19T05:15Z	5.618	false
2020-10-19T05:00Z	5.618	false
2020-10-19T04:45Z	5.619	false
2020-10-19T04:30Z	5.619	false
2020-10-19T04:15Z	5.62	false
2020-10-19T04:00Z	5.622	false
2020-10-19T03:45Z	5.622	false
2020-10-19T03:30Z	5.623	false
2020-10-19T03:15Z	5.624	false
2020-10-19T03:00Z	5.624	false
2020-10-19T02:45Z	5.624	false
2020-10-19T02:30Z	5.625	false
2020-10-19T02:15Z	5.627	false
2020-10-19T02:00Z	5.628	false
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2020-10-19T01:30Z	5.629	false
2020-10-19T01:15Z	5.629	false
2020-10-19T01:00Z	5.632	false
2020-10-19T00:45Z	5.632	false
2020-10-19T00:30Z	5.633	false
2020-10-19T00:15Z	5.634	false
2020-10-19T00:00Z	5.635	false
2020-10-18T23:45Z	5.635	false
2020-10-18T23:30Z	5.637	false
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2020-10-18T22:30Z	5.64	false
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2020-10-18T22:00Z	5.642	false
2020-10-18T21:45Z	5.643	false
2020-10-18T21:30Z	5.645	false
2020-10-18T21:15Z	5.645	false
2020-10-18T21:00Z	5.645	false
2020-10-18T20:45Z	5.648	false
2020-10-18T20:30Z	5.649	false
2020-10-18T20:15Z	5.651	false
2020-10-18T20:00Z	5.651	false
2020-10-18T19:45Z	5.654	false
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2020-10-18T18:45Z	5.654	false
2020-10-18T18:30Z	5.659	false
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2020-10-18T17:45Z	5.66	false
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2020-10-18T13:45Z	5.678	false
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2020-10-17T23:30Z	5.786	false
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2020-10-17T23:00Z	5.791	false
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2020-10-17T15:45Z	5.81	false
2020-10-17T15:30Z	5.813	false
2020-10-17T15:15Z	5.815	false
2020-10-17T15:00Z	5.818	false
2020-10-17T14:45Z	5.819	false
2020-10-17T14:30Z	5.823	false
2020-10-17T14:15Z	5.823	false
2020-10-17T14:00Z	5.826	false
2020-10-17T13:45Z	5.829	false
2020-10-17T13:30Z	5.833	false
2020-10-17T13:15Z	5.834	false
2020-10-17T13:00Z	5.84	false
2020-10-17T12:45Z	5.84	false
2020-10-17T12:30Z	5.844	false
2020-10-17T12:15Z	5.847	false
2020-10-17T12:00Z	5.852	false
2020-10-17T11:45Z	5.852	false
2020-10-17T11:30Z	5.859	false
2020-10-17T11:15Z	5.864	false
2020-10-17T11:00Z	5.868	false
2020-10-17T10:45Z	5.872	false
2020-10-17T10:30Z	5.877	false
2020-10-17T10:15Z	5.883	false
2020-10-17T10:00Z	5.887	false
2020-10-17T09:45Z	5.892	false
2020-10-17T09:30Z	5.894	false
2020-10-17T09:15Z	5.897	false
2020-10-17T09:00Z	5.899	false
2020-10-17T08:45Z	5.902	false
2020-10-17T08:30Z	5.903	false
2020-10-17T08:15Z	5.906	false
2020-10-17T08:00Z	5.91	false
2020-10-17T07:45Z	5.913	false
2020-10-17T07:30Z	5.917	false
2020-10-17T07:15Z	5.918	false
2020-10-17T07:00Z	5.921	false
2020-10-17T06:45Z	5.924	false
2020-10-17T06:30Z	5.926	false
2020-10-17T06:15Z	5.93	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
• Check the long term flood risk for an area in England.

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