River level River Wear at Durham New Elvet Bridge

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Latest recorded level 0.52m at 5:45am Tuesday 27 October 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-10-27T05:45Z	0.523	false
2020-10-27T05:30Z	0.523	false
2020-10-27T05:15Z	0.525	false
2020-10-27T05:00Z	0.524	false
2020-10-27T04:45Z	0.524	false
2020-10-27T04:30Z	0.526	false
2020-10-27T04:15Z	0.524	false
2020-10-27T04:00Z	0.527	false
2020-10-27T03:45Z	0.526	false
2020-10-27T03:30Z	0.526	false
2020-10-27T03:15Z	0.525	false
2020-10-27T03:00Z	0.527	false
2020-10-27T02:45Z	0.528	false
2020-10-27T02:30Z	0.53	false
2020-10-27T02:15Z	0.53	false
2020-10-27T02:00Z	0.534	false
2020-10-27T01:45Z	0.538	false
2020-10-27T01:30Z	0.539	false
2020-10-27T01:15Z	0.542	false
2020-10-27T01:00Z	0.542	false
2020-10-27T00:45Z	0.543	false
2020-10-27T00:30Z	0.544	false
2020-10-27T00:15Z	0.547	false
2020-10-27T00:00Z	0.547	false
2020-10-26T23:45Z	0.548	false
2020-10-26T23:30Z	0.549	false
2020-10-26T23:15Z	0.55	false
2020-10-26T23:00Z	0.55	false
2020-10-26T22:45Z	0.544	false
2020-10-26T22:30Z	0.543	false
2020-10-26T22:15Z	0.539	false
2020-10-26T22:00Z	0.532	false
2020-10-26T21:45Z	0.525	false
2020-10-26T21:30Z	0.515	false
2020-10-26T21:15Z	0.501	false
2020-10-26T21:00Z	0.485	false
2020-10-26T20:45Z	0.471	false
2020-10-26T20:30Z	0.454	false
2020-10-26T20:15Z	0.44	false
2020-10-26T20:00Z	0.43	false
2020-10-26T19:45Z	0.424	false
2020-10-26T19:30Z	0.418	false
2020-10-26T19:15Z	0.415	false
2020-10-26T19:00Z	0.413	false
2020-10-26T18:45Z	0.413	false
2020-10-26T18:30Z	0.411	false
2020-10-26T18:15Z	0.409	false
2020-10-26T18:00Z	0.408	false
2020-10-26T17:45Z	0.406	false
2020-10-26T17:30Z	0.406	false
2020-10-26T17:15Z	0.404	false
2020-10-26T17:00Z	0.403	false
2020-10-26T16:45Z	0.401	false
2020-10-26T16:30Z	0.399	false
2020-10-26T16:15Z	0.399	false
2020-10-26T16:00Z	0.397	false
2020-10-26T15:45Z	0.399	false
2020-10-26T15:30Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T15:15Z	0.397	false
2020-10-26T15:00Z	0.401	false
2020-10-26T14:45Z	0.399	false
2020-10-26T14:30Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T14:15Z	0.399	false
2020-10-26T14:00Z	0.397	false
2020-10-26T13:45Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T13:30Z	0.396	false
2020-10-26T13:15Z	0.397	false
2020-10-26T13:00Z	0.396	false
2020-10-26T12:45Z	0.396	false
2020-10-26T12:30Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T12:15Z	0.396	false
2020-10-26T12:00Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T11:45Z	0.396	false
2020-10-26T11:30Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T11:15Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T11:00Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T10:45Z	0.4	false
2020-10-26T10:30Z	0.399	false
2020-10-26T10:15Z	0.4	false
2020-10-26T10:00Z	0.401	false
2020-10-26T09:45Z	0.398	false
2020-10-26T09:30Z	0.4	false
2020-10-26T09:15Z	0.401	false
2020-10-26T09:00Z	0.4	false
2020-10-26T08:45Z	0.399	false
2020-10-26T08:30Z	0.4	false
2020-10-26T08:15Z	0.402	false
2020-10-26T08:00Z	0.402	false
2020-10-26T07:45Z	0.403	false
2020-10-26T07:30Z	0.403	false
2020-10-26T07:15Z	0.405	false
2020-10-26T07:00Z	0.403	false
2020-10-26T06:45Z	0.405	false
2020-10-26T06:30Z	0.405	false
2020-10-26T06:15Z	0.407	false
2020-10-26T06:00Z	0.404	false
2020-10-26T05:45Z	0.406	false
2020-10-26T05:30Z	0.407	false
2020-10-26T05:15Z	0.407	false
2020-10-26T05:00Z	0.407	false
2020-10-26T04:45Z	0.409	false
2020-10-26T04:30Z	0.409	false
2020-10-26T04:15Z	0.41	false
2020-10-26T04:00Z	0.41	false
2020-10-26T03:45Z	0.412	false
2020-10-26T03:30Z	0.414	false
2020-10-26T03:15Z	0.413	false
2020-10-26T03:00Z	0.415	false
2020-10-26T02:45Z	0.415	false
2020-10-26T02:30Z	0.417	false
2020-10-26T02:15Z	0.415	false
2020-10-26T02:00Z	0.415	false
2020-10-26T01:45Z	0.418	false
2020-10-26T01:30Z	0.419	false
2020-10-26T01:15Z	0.419	false
2020-10-26T01:00Z	0.42	false
2020-10-26T00:45Z	0.422	false
2020-10-26T00:30Z	0.421	false
2020-10-26T00:15Z	0.423	false
2020-10-26T00:00Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T23:45Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T23:30Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T23:15Z	0.426	false
2020-10-25T23:00Z	0.425	false
2020-10-25T22:45Z	0.425	false
2020-10-25T22:30Z	0.425	false
2020-10-25T22:15Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T22:00Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T21:45Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T21:30Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T21:15Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T21:00Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T20:45Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T20:30Z	0.421	false
2020-10-25T20:15Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T20:00Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T19:45Z	0.421	false
2020-10-25T19:30Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T19:15Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T19:00Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T18:45Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T18:30Z	0.425	false
2020-10-25T18:15Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T18:00Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T17:45Z	0.425	false
2020-10-25T17:30Z	0.427	false
2020-10-25T17:15Z	0.426	false
2020-10-25T17:00Z	0.426	false
2020-10-25T16:45Z	0.427	false
2020-10-25T16:30Z	0.429	false
2020-10-25T16:15Z	0.429	false
2020-10-25T16:00Z	0.429	false
2020-10-25T15:45Z	0.429	false
2020-10-25T15:30Z	0.431	false
2020-10-25T15:15Z	0.43	false
2020-10-25T15:00Z	0.432	false
2020-10-25T14:45Z	0.431	false
2020-10-25T14:30Z	0.431	false
2020-10-25T14:15Z	0.434	false
2020-10-25T14:00Z	0.433	false
2020-10-25T13:45Z	0.432	false
2020-10-25T13:30Z	0.433	false
2020-10-25T13:15Z	0.435	false
2020-10-25T13:00Z	0.436	false
2020-10-25T12:45Z	0.428	false
2020-10-25T12:30Z	0.435	false
2020-10-25T12:15Z	0.434	false
2020-10-25T12:00Z	0.431	false
2020-10-25T11:45Z	0.432	false
2020-10-25T11:30Z	0.431	false
2020-10-25T11:15Z	0.43	false
2020-10-25T11:00Z	0.429	false
2020-10-25T10:45Z	0.43	false
2020-10-25T10:30Z	0.426	false
2020-10-25T10:15Z	0.426	false
2020-10-25T10:00Z	0.421	false
2020-10-25T09:45Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T09:30Z	0.425	false
2020-10-25T09:15Z	0.425	false
2020-10-25T09:00Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T08:45Z	0.421	false
2020-10-25T08:30Z	0.418	false
2020-10-25T08:15Z	0.415	false
2020-10-25T08:00Z	0.42	false
2020-10-25T07:45Z	0.421	false
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2020-10-25T07:00Z	0.42	false
2020-10-25T06:45Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T06:30Z	0.418	false
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2020-10-25T05:45Z	0.42	false
2020-10-25T05:30Z	0.419	false
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2020-10-25T05:00Z	0.421	false
2020-10-25T04:45Z	0.421	false
2020-10-25T04:30Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T04:15Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T04:00Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T03:45Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T03:30Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T03:15Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T03:00Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T02:45Z	0.424	false
2020-10-25T02:30Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T02:15Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T02:00Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T01:45Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T01:30Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T01:15Z	0.423	false
2020-10-25T01:00Z	0.422	false
2020-10-25T00:45Z	0.42	false
2020-10-25T00:30Z	0.418	false
2020-10-25T00:15Z	0.418	false
2020-10-25T00:00Z	0.416	false
2020-10-24T23:45Z	0.415	false
2020-10-24T23:30Z	0.414	false
2020-10-24T23:15Z	0.413	false
2020-10-24T23:00Z	0.413	false
2020-10-24T22:45Z	0.411	false
2020-10-24T22:30Z	0.41	false
2020-10-24T22:15Z	0.408	false
2020-10-24T22:00Z	0.406	false
2020-10-24T21:45Z	0.403	false
2020-10-24T21:30Z	0.402	false
2020-10-24T21:15Z	0.401	false
2020-10-24T21:00Z	0.399	false
2020-10-24T20:45Z	0.398	false
2020-10-24T20:30Z	0.397	false
2020-10-24T20:15Z	0.396	false
2020-10-24T20:00Z	0.394	false
2020-10-24T19:45Z	0.393	false
2020-10-24T19:30Z	0.393	false
2020-10-24T19:15Z	0.392	false
2020-10-24T19:00Z	0.391	false
2020-10-24T18:45Z	0.39	false
2020-10-24T18:30Z	0.388	false
2020-10-24T18:15Z	0.388	false
2020-10-24T18:00Z	0.386	false
2020-10-24T17:45Z	0.385	false
2020-10-24T17:30Z	0.384	false
2020-10-24T17:15Z	0.384	false
2020-10-24T17:00Z	0.384	false
2020-10-24T16:45Z	0.384	false
2020-10-24T16:30Z	0.382	false
2020-10-24T16:15Z	0.383	false
2020-10-24T16:00Z	0.383	false
2020-10-24T15:45Z	0.381	false
2020-10-24T15:30Z	0.38	false
2020-10-24T15:15Z	0.38	false
2020-10-24T15:00Z	0.379	false
2020-10-24T14:45Z	0.379	false
2020-10-24T14:30Z	0.379	false
2020-10-24T14:15Z	0.378	false
2020-10-24T14:00Z	0.378	false
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2020-10-24T13:15Z	0.378	false
2020-10-24T13:00Z	0.379	false
2020-10-24T12:45Z	0.378	false
2020-10-24T12:30Z	0.377	false
2020-10-24T12:15Z	0.379	false
2020-10-24T12:00Z	0.379	false
2020-10-24T11:45Z	0.375	false
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2020-10-24T11:00Z	0.374	false
2020-10-24T10:45Z	0.377	false
2020-10-24T10:30Z	0.378	false
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2020-10-24T10:00Z	0.376	false
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2020-10-24T09:15Z	0.376	false
2020-10-24T09:00Z	0.38	false
2020-10-24T08:45Z	0.381	false
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2020-10-24T08:15Z	0.381	false
2020-10-24T08:00Z	0.38	false
2020-10-24T07:45Z	0.386	false
2020-10-24T07:30Z	0.377	false
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2020-10-24T06:15Z	0.382	false
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Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Durham New Elvet Bridge
• Station ID: 8288
• River name: River Wear
• Typical range: 0.23m to 2.63m
• Highest level on record: 3.83m on 18 July 2009
• Site datum: 30.95mAOD (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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