River level River Ouse at Selby Lock

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Latest recorded level 5.02m at 11:15am Thursday 27 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-27T11:15Z	5.017	false
2020-02-27T11:00Z	5.054	false
2020-02-27T10:45Z	5.093	false
2020-02-27T10:30Z	5.116	false
2020-02-27T10:15Z	5.118	false
2020-02-27T10:00Z	5.1	false
2020-02-27T09:45Z	5.047	false
2020-02-27T09:30Z	4.966	false
2020-02-27T09:15Z	4.856	false
2020-02-27T09:00Z	4.719	false
2020-02-27T08:45Z	4.511	false
2020-02-27T08:30Z	4.328	false
2020-02-27T08:15Z	4.255	false
2020-02-27T08:00Z	4.272	false
2020-02-27T07:45Z	4.269	false
2020-02-27T07:30Z	4.279	false
2020-02-27T07:15Z	4.284	false
2020-02-27T07:00Z	4.287	false
2020-02-27T06:45Z	4.306	false
2020-02-27T06:30Z	4.318	false
2020-02-27T06:15Z	4.329	false
2020-02-27T06:00Z	4.33	false
2020-02-27T05:45Z	4.346	false
2020-02-27T05:30Z	4.373	false
2020-02-27T05:15Z	4.36	false
2020-02-27T05:00Z	4.382	false
2020-02-27T04:45Z	4.399	false
2020-02-27T04:30Z	4.422	false
2020-02-27T04:15Z	4.422	false
2020-02-27T04:00Z	4.448	false
2020-02-27T03:45Z	4.473	false
2020-02-27T03:30Z	4.482	false
2020-02-27T03:15Z	4.497	false
2020-02-27T03:00Z	4.529	false
2020-02-27T02:45Z	4.553	false
2020-02-27T02:30Z	4.58	false
2020-02-27T02:15Z	4.613	false
2020-02-27T02:00Z	4.642	false
2020-02-27T01:45Z	4.685	false
2020-02-27T01:30Z	4.715	false
2020-02-27T01:15Z	4.753	false
2020-02-27T01:00Z	4.791	false
2020-02-27T00:45Z	4.837	false
2020-02-27T00:30Z	4.892	false
2020-02-27T00:15Z	4.946	false
2020-02-27T00:00Z	5.013	false
2020-02-26T23:45Z	5.071	false
2020-02-26T23:30Z	5.149	false
2020-02-26T23:15Z	5.209	false
2020-02-26T23:00Z	5.281	false
2020-02-26T22:45Z	5.336	false
2020-02-26T22:30Z	5.388	false
2020-02-26T22:15Z	5.448	false
2020-02-26T22:00Z	5.493	false
2020-02-26T21:45Z	5.498	false
2020-02-26T21:30Z	5.478	false
2020-02-26T21:15Z	5.428	false
2020-02-26T21:00Z	5.352	false
2020-02-26T20:45Z	5.236	false
2020-02-26T20:30Z	5.073	false
2020-02-26T20:15Z	4.859	false
2020-02-26T20:00Z	4.618	false
2020-02-26T19:45Z	4.477	false
2020-02-26T19:30Z	4.461	false
2020-02-26T19:15Z	4.455	false
2020-02-26T19:00Z	4.453	false
2020-02-26T18:45Z	4.466	false
2020-02-26T18:30Z	4.472	false
2020-02-26T18:15Z	4.507	false
2020-02-26T18:00Z	4.5	false
2020-02-26T17:45Z	4.514	false
2020-02-26T17:30Z	4.531	false
2020-02-26T17:15Z	4.537	false
2020-02-26T17:00Z	4.568	false
2020-02-26T16:45Z	4.549	false
2020-02-26T16:30Z	4.595	false
2020-02-26T16:15Z	4.581	false
2020-02-26T16:00Z	4.612	false
2020-02-26T15:45Z	4.615	false
2020-02-26T15:30Z	4.626	false
2020-02-26T15:15Z	4.657	false
2020-02-26T15:00Z	4.682	false
2020-02-26T14:45Z	4.693	false
2020-02-26T14:30Z	4.726	false
2020-02-26T14:15Z	4.741	false
2020-02-26T14:00Z	4.771	false
2020-02-26T13:45Z	4.802	false
2020-02-26T13:30Z	4.822	false
2020-02-26T13:15Z	4.851	false
2020-02-26T13:00Z	4.878	false
2020-02-26T12:45Z	4.916	false
2020-02-26T12:30Z	4.968	false
2020-02-26T12:15Z	5.015	false
2020-02-26T12:00Z	5.057	false
2020-02-26T11:45Z	5.105	false
2020-02-26T11:30Z	5.148	false
2020-02-26T11:15Z	5.215	false
2020-02-26T11:00Z	5.279	false
2020-02-26T10:45Z	5.332	false
2020-02-26T10:30Z	5.377	false
2020-02-26T10:15Z	5.415	false
2020-02-26T10:00Z	5.448	false
2020-02-26T09:45Z	5.465	false
2020-02-26T09:30Z	5.461	false
2020-02-26T09:15Z	5.411	false
2020-02-26T09:00Z	5.333	false
2020-02-26T08:45Z	5.226	false
2020-02-26T08:30Z	5.065	false
2020-02-26T08:15Z	4.88	false
2020-02-26T08:00Z	4.642	false
2020-02-26T07:45Z	4.497	false
2020-02-26T07:30Z	4.487	false
2020-02-26T07:15Z	4.492	false
2020-02-26T07:00Z	4.504	false
2020-02-26T06:45Z	4.517	false
2020-02-26T06:30Z	4.532	false
2020-02-26T06:15Z	4.529	false
2020-02-26T06:00Z	4.515	false
2020-02-26T05:45Z	4.526	false
2020-02-26T05:30Z	4.527	false
2020-02-26T05:15Z	4.532	false
2020-02-26T05:00Z	4.526	false
2020-02-26T04:45Z	4.537	false
2020-02-26T04:30Z	4.551	false
2020-02-26T04:15Z	4.545	false
2020-02-26T04:00Z	4.55	false
2020-02-26T03:45Z	4.555	false
2020-02-26T03:30Z	4.582	false
2020-02-26T03:15Z	4.597	false
2020-02-26T03:00Z	4.603	false
2020-02-26T02:45Z	4.614	false
2020-02-26T02:30Z	4.623	false
2020-02-26T02:15Z	4.664	false
2020-02-26T02:00Z	4.668	false
2020-02-26T01:45Z	4.708	false
2020-02-26T01:30Z	4.717	false
2020-02-26T01:15Z	4.742	false
2020-02-26T01:00Z	4.79	false
2020-02-26T00:45Z	4.814	false
2020-02-26T00:30Z	4.869	false
2020-02-26T00:15Z	4.907	false
2020-02-26T00:00Z	4.945	false
2020-02-25T23:45Z	5.009	false
2020-02-25T23:30Z	5.073	false
2020-02-25T23:15Z	5.136	false
2020-02-25T23:00Z	5.215	false
2020-02-25T22:45Z	5.28	false
2020-02-25T22:30Z	5.328	false
2020-02-25T22:15Z	5.405	false
2020-02-25T22:00Z	5.485	false
2020-02-25T21:45Z	5.547	false
2020-02-25T21:30Z	5.594	false
2020-02-25T21:15Z	5.604	false
2020-02-25T21:00Z	5.588	false
2020-02-25T20:45Z	5.54	false
2020-02-25T20:30Z	5.472	false
2020-02-25T20:15Z	5.364	false
2020-02-25T20:00Z	5.195	false
2020-02-25T19:45Z	5.032	false
2020-02-25T19:30Z	4.811	false
2020-02-25T19:15Z	4.569	false
2020-02-25T19:00Z	4.464	false
2020-02-25T18:45Z	4.419	false
2020-02-25T18:30Z	4.412	false
2020-02-25T18:15Z	4.418	false
2020-02-25T18:00Z	4.436	false
2020-02-25T17:45Z	4.413	false
2020-02-25T17:30Z	4.436	false
2020-02-25T17:15Z	4.429	false
2020-02-25T17:00Z	4.432	false
2020-02-25T16:45Z	4.428	false
2020-02-25T16:30Z	4.437	false
2020-02-25T16:15Z	4.43	false
2020-02-25T16:00Z	4.467	false
2020-02-25T15:45Z	4.472	false
2020-02-25T15:30Z	4.485	false
2020-02-25T15:15Z	4.496	false
2020-02-25T15:00Z	4.512	false
2020-02-25T14:45Z	4.529	false
2020-02-25T14:30Z	4.544	false
2020-02-25T14:15Z	4.561	false
2020-02-25T14:00Z	4.584	false
2020-02-25T13:45Z	4.609	false
2020-02-25T13:30Z	4.627	false
2020-02-25T13:15Z	4.667	false
2020-02-25T13:00Z	4.692	false
2020-02-25T12:45Z	4.716	false
2020-02-25T12:30Z	4.741	false
2020-02-25T12:15Z	4.786	false
2020-02-25T12:00Z	4.851	false
2020-02-25T11:45Z	4.892	false
2020-02-25T11:30Z	4.938	false
2020-02-25T11:15Z	4.982	false
2020-02-25T11:00Z	5.053	false
2020-02-25T10:45Z	5.113	false
2020-02-25T10:30Z	5.179	false
2020-02-25T10:15Z	5.235	false
2020-02-25T10:00Z	5.269	false
2020-02-25T09:45Z	5.309	false
2020-02-25T09:30Z	5.344	false
2020-02-25T09:15Z	5.359	false
2020-02-25T09:00Z	5.341	false
2020-02-25T08:45Z	5.288	false
2020-02-25T08:30Z	5.196	false
2020-02-25T08:15Z	5.091	false
2020-02-25T08:00Z	4.977	false
2020-02-25T07:45Z	4.822	false
2020-02-25T07:30Z	4.608	false
2020-02-25T07:15Z	4.388	false
2020-02-25T07:00Z	4.328	false
2020-02-25T06:45Z	4.306	false
2020-02-25T06:30Z	4.334	false
2020-02-25T06:15Z	4.338	false
2020-02-25T06:00Z	4.339	false
2020-02-25T05:45Z	4.342	false
2020-02-25T05:30Z	4.348	false
2020-02-25T05:15Z	4.346	false
2020-02-25T05:00Z	4.358	false
2020-02-25T04:45Z	4.354	false
2020-02-25T04:30Z	4.389	false
2020-02-25T04:15Z	4.38	false
2020-02-25T04:00Z	4.375	false
2020-02-25T03:45Z	4.392	false
2020-02-25T03:30Z	4.404	false
2020-02-25T03:15Z	4.404	false
2020-02-25T03:00Z	4.437	false
2020-02-25T02:45Z	4.451	false
2020-02-25T02:30Z	4.457	false
2020-02-25T02:15Z	4.468	false
2020-02-25T02:00Z	4.49	false
2020-02-25T01:45Z	4.51	false
2020-02-25T01:30Z	4.511	false
2020-02-25T01:15Z	4.537	false
2020-02-25T01:00Z	4.57	false
2020-02-25T00:45Z	4.589	false
2020-02-25T00:30Z	4.631	false
2020-02-25T00:15Z	4.656	false
2020-02-25T00:00Z	4.688	false
2020-02-24T23:45Z	4.72	false
2020-02-24T23:30Z	4.759	false
2020-02-24T23:15Z	4.812	false
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2020-02-24T22:45Z	4.904	false
2020-02-24T22:30Z	4.929	false
2020-02-24T22:15Z	4.955	false
2020-02-24T22:00Z	5.015	false
2020-02-24T21:45Z	5.04	false
2020-02-24T21:30Z	5.116	false
2020-02-24T21:15Z	5.135	false
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2020-02-24T18:45Z	4.319	false
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2020-02-24T12:00Z	4.772	false
2020-02-24T11:45Z	4.82	false
2020-02-24T11:30Z	4.882	false
2020-02-24T11:15Z	4.924	false
2020-02-24T11:00Z	4.972	false
2020-02-24T10:45Z	5.041	false
2020-02-24T10:30Z	5.099	false
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2020-02-22T21:30Z	4.48	false
2020-02-22T21:15Z	4.542	false
2020-02-22T21:00Z	4.604	false
2020-02-22T20:45Z	4.662	false
2020-02-22T20:30Z	4.725	false
2020-02-22T20:15Z	4.781	false
2020-02-22T20:00Z	4.824	false
2020-02-22T19:45Z	4.87	false
2020-02-22T19:30Z	4.86	false
2020-02-22T19:15Z	4.814	false
2020-02-22T19:00Z	4.738	false
2020-02-22T18:45Z	4.629	false
2020-02-22T18:30Z	4.454	false
2020-02-22T18:15Z	4.19	false
2020-02-22T18:00Z	3.867	false
2020-02-22T17:45Z	3.641	false
2020-02-22T17:30Z	3.512	false
2020-02-22T17:15Z	3.472	false
2020-02-22T17:00Z	3.446	false
2020-02-22T16:45Z	3.44	false
2020-02-22T16:30Z	3.447	false
2020-02-22T16:15Z	3.445	false
2020-02-22T16:00Z	3.454	false
2020-02-22T15:45Z	3.46	false
2020-02-22T15:30Z	3.461	false
2020-02-22T15:15Z	3.454	false
2020-02-22T15:00Z	3.469	false
2020-02-22T14:45Z	3.484	false
2020-02-22T14:30Z	3.486	false
2020-02-22T14:15Z	3.502	false
2020-02-22T14:00Z	3.489	false
2020-02-22T13:45Z	3.528	false
2020-02-22T13:30Z	3.538	false
2020-02-22T13:15Z	3.563	false
2020-02-22T13:00Z	3.565	false
2020-02-22T12:45Z	3.568	false
2020-02-22T12:30Z	3.61	false
2020-02-22T12:15Z	3.623	false
2020-02-22T12:00Z	3.658	false
2020-02-22T11:45Z	3.675	false
2020-02-22T11:30Z	3.71	false
2020-02-22T11:15Z	3.737	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Selby Lock
• Station ID: 8179
• River name: River Ouse
• Typical range: 0.13m to 3.78m
• Highest level on record: 5.99m on 27 December 2015
• 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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