River level River Wear at Sunderland Bridge

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Latest recorded level 0.28m at 3:30pm Monday 13 July 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-07-13T14:30Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T14:15Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T14:00Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T13:45Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T13:30Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T13:15Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T13:00Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T12:45Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T12:30Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T12:15Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T12:00Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T11:45Z	0.284	false
2020-07-13T11:30Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T11:15Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T11:00Z	0.284	false
2020-07-13T10:45Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T10:30Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T10:15Z	0.286	false
2020-07-13T10:00Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T09:45Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T09:30Z	0.284	false
2020-07-13T09:15Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T09:00Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T08:45Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T08:30Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T08:15Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T08:00Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T07:45Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T07:30Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T07:15Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T07:00Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T06:45Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T06:30Z	0.281	false
2020-07-13T06:15Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T06:00Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T05:45Z	0.282	false
2020-07-13T05:30Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T05:15Z	0.283	false
2020-07-13T05:00Z	0.284	false
2020-07-13T04:45Z	0.284	false
2020-07-13T04:30Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T04:15Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T04:00Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T03:45Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T03:30Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T03:15Z	0.284	false
2020-07-13T03:00Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T02:45Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T02:30Z	0.285	false
2020-07-13T02:15Z	0.286	false
2020-07-13T02:00Z	0.287	false
2020-07-13T01:45Z	0.286	false
2020-07-13T01:30Z	0.287	false
2020-07-13T01:15Z	0.287	false
2020-07-13T01:00Z	0.287	false
2020-07-13T00:45Z	0.289	false
2020-07-13T00:30Z	0.289	false
2020-07-13T00:15Z	0.289	false
2020-07-13T00:00Z	0.289	false
2020-07-12T23:45Z	0.288	false
2020-07-12T23:30Z	0.289	false
2020-07-12T23:15Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T23:00Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T22:45Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T22:30Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T22:15Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T22:00Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T21:45Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T21:30Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T21:15Z	0.29	false
2020-07-12T21:00Z	0.291	false
2020-07-12T20:45Z	0.291	false
2020-07-12T20:30Z	0.291	false
2020-07-12T20:15Z	0.291	false
2020-07-12T20:00Z	0.292	false
2020-07-12T19:45Z	0.292	false
2020-07-12T19:30Z	0.292	false
2020-07-12T19:15Z	0.291	false
2020-07-12T19:00Z	0.293	false
2020-07-12T18:45Z	0.293	false
2020-07-12T18:30Z	0.294	false
2020-07-12T18:15Z	0.294	false
2020-07-12T18:00Z	0.294	false
2020-07-12T17:45Z	0.295	false
2020-07-12T17:30Z	0.294	false
2020-07-12T17:15Z	0.295	false
2020-07-12T17:00Z	0.297	false
2020-07-12T16:45Z	0.295	false
2020-07-12T16:30Z	0.296	false
2020-07-12T16:15Z	0.296	false
2020-07-12T16:00Z	0.297	false
2020-07-12T15:45Z	0.298	false
2020-07-12T15:30Z	0.296	false
2020-07-12T15:15Z	0.296	false
2020-07-12T15:00Z	0.297	false
2020-07-12T14:45Z	0.298	false
2020-07-12T14:30Z	0.297	false
2020-07-12T14:15Z	0.297	false
2020-07-12T14:00Z	0.298	false
2020-07-12T13:45Z	0.298	false
2020-07-12T13:30Z	0.298	false
2020-07-12T13:15Z	0.297	false
2020-07-12T13:00Z	0.299	false
2020-07-12T12:45Z	0.298	false
2020-07-12T12:30Z	0.3	false
2020-07-12T12:15Z	0.299	false
2020-07-12T12:00Z	0.3	false
2020-07-12T11:45Z	0.3	false
2020-07-12T11:30Z	0.301	false
2020-07-12T11:15Z	0.3	false
2020-07-12T11:00Z	0.301	false
2020-07-12T10:45Z	0.3	false
2020-07-12T10:30Z	0.301	false
2020-07-12T10:15Z	0.301	false
2020-07-12T10:00Z	0.301	false
2020-07-12T09:45Z	0.302	false
2020-07-12T09:30Z	0.302	false
2020-07-12T09:15Z	0.302	false
2020-07-12T09:00Z	0.303	false
2020-07-12T08:45Z	0.301	false
2020-07-12T08:30Z	0.304	false
2020-07-12T08:15Z	0.303	false
2020-07-12T08:00Z	0.303	false
2020-07-12T07:45Z	0.303	false
2020-07-12T07:30Z	0.304	false
2020-07-12T07:15Z	0.304	false
2020-07-12T07:00Z	0.305	false
2020-07-12T06:45Z	0.306	false
2020-07-12T06:30Z	0.306	false
2020-07-12T06:15Z	0.307	false
2020-07-12T06:00Z	0.308	false
2020-07-12T05:45Z	0.308	false
2020-07-12T05:30Z	0.309	false
2020-07-12T05:15Z	0.309	false
2020-07-12T05:00Z	0.31	false
2020-07-12T04:45Z	0.311	false
2020-07-12T04:30Z	0.312	false
2020-07-12T04:15Z	0.312	false
2020-07-12T04:00Z	0.313	false
2020-07-12T03:45Z	0.313	false
2020-07-12T03:30Z	0.314	false
2020-07-12T03:15Z	0.315	false
2020-07-12T03:00Z	0.315	false
2020-07-12T02:45Z	0.315	false
2020-07-12T02:30Z	0.315	false
2020-07-12T02:15Z	0.317	false
2020-07-12T02:00Z	0.317	false
2020-07-12T01:45Z	0.318	false
2020-07-12T01:30Z	0.318	false
2020-07-12T01:15Z	0.319	false
2020-07-12T01:00Z	0.32	false
2020-07-12T00:45Z	0.32	false
2020-07-12T00:30Z	0.321	false
2020-07-12T00:15Z	0.321	false
2020-07-12T00:00Z	0.322	false
2020-07-11T23:45Z	0.322	false
2020-07-11T23:30Z	0.323	false
2020-07-11T23:15Z	0.324	false
2020-07-11T23:00Z	0.324	false
2020-07-11T22:45Z	0.325	false
2020-07-11T22:30Z	0.325	false
2020-07-11T22:15Z	0.326	false
2020-07-11T22:00Z	0.326	false
2020-07-11T21:45Z	0.326	false
2020-07-11T21:30Z	0.327	false
2020-07-11T21:15Z	0.327	false
2020-07-11T21:00Z	0.328	false
2020-07-11T20:45Z	0.329	false
2020-07-11T20:30Z	0.329	false
2020-07-11T20:15Z	0.329	false
2020-07-11T20:00Z	0.33	false
2020-07-11T19:45Z	0.33	false
2020-07-11T19:30Z	0.331	false
2020-07-11T19:15Z	0.332	false
2020-07-11T19:00Z	0.333	false
2020-07-11T18:45Z	0.333	false
2020-07-11T18:30Z	0.333	false
2020-07-11T18:15Z	0.334	false
2020-07-11T18:00Z	0.335	false
2020-07-11T17:45Z	0.335	false
2020-07-11T17:30Z	0.336	false
2020-07-11T17:15Z	0.337	false
2020-07-11T17:00Z	0.337	false
2020-07-11T16:45Z	0.338	false
2020-07-11T16:30Z	0.338	false
2020-07-11T16:15Z	0.338	false
2020-07-11T16:00Z	0.34	false
2020-07-11T15:45Z	0.339	false
2020-07-11T15:30Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T15:15Z	0.34	false
2020-07-11T15:00Z	0.34	false
2020-07-11T14:45Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T14:30Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T14:15Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T14:00Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T13:45Z	0.34	false
2020-07-11T13:30Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T13:15Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T13:00Z	0.342	false
2020-07-11T12:45Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T12:30Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T12:15Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T12:00Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T11:45Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T11:30Z	0.342	false
2020-07-11T11:15Z	0.342	false
2020-07-11T11:00Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T10:45Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T10:30Z	0.34	false
2020-07-11T10:15Z	0.34	false
2020-07-11T10:00Z	0.338	false
2020-07-11T09:45Z	0.338	false
2020-07-11T09:30Z	0.337	false
2020-07-11T09:15Z	0.337	false
2020-07-11T09:00Z	0.337	false
2020-07-11T08:45Z	0.336	false
2020-07-11T08:30Z	0.335	false
2020-07-11T08:15Z	0.333	false
2020-07-11T08:00Z	0.333	false
2020-07-11T07:45Z	0.333	false
2020-07-11T07:30Z	0.334	false
2020-07-11T07:15Z	0.335	false
2020-07-11T07:00Z	0.335	false
2020-07-11T06:45Z	0.334	false
2020-07-11T06:30Z	0.334	false
2020-07-11T06:15Z	0.335	false
2020-07-11T06:00Z	0.336	false
2020-07-11T05:45Z	0.336	false
2020-07-11T05:30Z	0.337	false
2020-07-11T05:15Z	0.339	false
2020-07-11T05:00Z	0.34	false
2020-07-11T04:45Z	0.34	false
2020-07-11T04:30Z	0.341	false
2020-07-11T04:15Z	0.342	false
2020-07-11T04:00Z	0.342	false
2020-07-11T03:45Z	0.343	false
2020-07-11T03:30Z	0.344	false
2020-07-11T03:15Z	0.345	false
2020-07-11T03:00Z	0.346	false
2020-07-11T02:45Z	0.347	false
2020-07-11T02:30Z	0.349	false
2020-07-11T02:15Z	0.351	false
2020-07-11T02:00Z	0.351	false
2020-07-11T01:45Z	0.351	false
2020-07-11T01:30Z	0.352	false
2020-07-11T01:15Z	0.353	false
2020-07-11T01:00Z	0.353	false
2020-07-11T00:45Z	0.355	false
2020-07-11T00:30Z	0.357	false
2020-07-11T00:15Z	0.357	false
2020-07-11T00:00Z	0.357	false
2020-07-10T23:45Z	0.357	false
2020-07-10T23:30Z	0.358	false
2020-07-10T23:15Z	0.358	false
2020-07-10T23:00Z	0.359	false
2020-07-10T22:45Z	0.359	false
2020-07-10T22:30Z	0.357	false
2020-07-10T22:15Z	0.356	false
2020-07-10T22:00Z	0.354	false
2020-07-10T21:45Z	0.348	false
2020-07-10T21:30Z	0.342	false
2020-07-10T21:15Z	0.335	false
2020-07-10T21:00Z	0.327	false
2020-07-10T20:45Z	0.321	false
2020-07-10T20:30Z	0.316	false
2020-07-10T20:15Z	0.314	false
2020-07-10T20:00Z	0.314	false
2020-07-10T19:45Z	0.314	false
2020-07-10T19:30Z	0.314	false
2020-07-10T19:15Z	0.314	false
2020-07-10T19:00Z	0.314	false
2020-07-10T18:45Z	0.314	false
2020-07-10T18:30Z	0.315	false
2020-07-10T18:15Z	0.315	false
2020-07-10T18:00Z	0.314	false
2020-07-10T17:45Z	0.315	false
2020-07-10T17:30Z	0.315	false
2020-07-10T17:15Z	0.315	false
2020-07-10T17:00Z	0.316	false
2020-07-10T16:45Z	0.316	false
2020-07-10T16:30Z	0.318	false
2020-07-10T16:15Z	0.318	false
2020-07-10T16:00Z	0.32	false
2020-07-10T15:45Z	0.321	false
2020-07-10T15:30Z	0.322	false
2020-07-10T15:15Z	0.325	false
2020-07-10T15:00Z	0.328	false
2020-07-10T14:45Z	0.333	false
2020-07-10T14:30Z	0.341	false
2020-07-10T14:15Z	0.347	false
2020-07-10T14:00Z	0.351	false
2020-07-10T13:45Z	0.342	false
2020-07-10T13:30Z	0.321	false
2020-07-10T13:15Z	0.309	false
2020-07-10T13:00Z	0.305	false
2020-07-10T12:45Z	0.303	false
2020-07-10T12:30Z	0.301	false
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2020-07-10T12:00Z	0.296	false
2020-07-10T11:45Z	0.296	false
2020-07-10T11:30Z	0.295	false
2020-07-10T11:15Z	0.295	false
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2020-07-10T10:45Z	0.295	false
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2020-07-09T22:45Z	0.298	false
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2020-07-08T23:15Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T23:00Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T22:45Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T22:30Z	0.301	false
2020-07-08T22:15Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T22:00Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T21:45Z	0.301	false
2020-07-08T21:30Z	0.301	false
2020-07-08T21:15Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T21:00Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T20:45Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T20:30Z	0.303	false
2020-07-08T20:15Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T20:00Z	0.302	false
2020-07-08T19:45Z	0.303	false
2020-07-08T19:30Z	0.303	false
2020-07-08T19:15Z	0.303	false
2020-07-08T19:00Z	0.303	false
2020-07-08T18:45Z	0.304	false
2020-07-08T18:30Z	0.303	false
2020-07-08T18:15Z	0.304	false
2020-07-08T18:00Z	0.304	false
2020-07-08T17:45Z	0.304	false
2020-07-08T17:30Z	0.305	false
2020-07-08T17:15Z	0.305	false
2020-07-08T17:00Z	0.306	false
2020-07-08T16:45Z	0.306	false
2020-07-08T16:30Z	0.306	false
2020-07-08T16:15Z	0.306	false
2020-07-08T16:00Z	0.306	false
2020-07-08T15:45Z	0.307	false
2020-07-08T15:30Z	0.306	false
2020-07-08T15:15Z	0.307	false
2020-07-08T15:00Z	0.307	false
2020-07-08T14:45Z	0.308	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Sunderland Bridge
• Station ID: 8201
• River name: River Wear
• Typical range: 0.25m to 2.20m
• Highest level on record: 3.71m on 18 July 2009
• Site datum: 40.20mAOD (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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