River level River Sowe at Longford

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Latest recorded level 0.83m at 9:00pm Thursday 12 December 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-12-12T21:00Z	0.826	false
2019-12-12T20:45Z	0.8	false
2019-12-12T20:30Z	0.807	false
2019-12-12T20:15Z	0.824	false
2019-12-12T20:00Z	0.81	false
2019-12-12T19:45Z	0.797	false
2019-12-12T19:30Z	0.801	false
2019-12-12T19:15Z	0.811	false
2019-12-12T19:00Z	0.806	false
2019-12-12T18:45Z	0.786	false
2019-12-12T18:30Z	0.784	false
2019-12-12T18:15Z	0.79	false
2019-12-12T18:00Z	0.799	false
2019-12-12T17:45Z	0.8	false
2019-12-12T17:30Z	0.83	false
2019-12-12T17:15Z	0.82	false
2019-12-12T17:00Z	0.82	false
2019-12-12T16:45Z	0.775	false
2019-12-12T16:30Z	0.776	false
2019-12-12T16:15Z	0.776	false
2019-12-12T16:00Z	0.774	false
2019-12-12T15:45Z	0.778	false
2019-12-12T15:30Z	0.794	false
2019-12-12T15:15Z	0.787	false
2019-12-12T15:00Z	0.774	false
2019-12-12T14:45Z	0.738	false
2019-12-12T14:30Z	0.721	false
2019-12-12T14:15Z	0.732	false
2019-12-12T14:00Z	0.724	false
2019-12-12T13:45Z	0.69	false
2019-12-12T13:30Z	0.708	false
2019-12-12T13:15Z	0.69	false
2019-12-12T13:00Z	0.656	false
2019-12-12T12:45Z	0.617	false
2019-12-12T12:30Z	0.604	false
2019-12-12T12:15Z	0.605	false
2019-12-12T12:00Z	0.62	false
2019-12-12T11:45Z	0.629	false
2019-12-12T11:30Z	0.658	false
2019-12-12T11:15Z	0.675	false
2019-12-12T11:00Z	0.639	false
2019-12-12T10:45Z	0.586	false
2019-12-12T10:30Z	0.565	false
2019-12-12T10:15Z	0.545	false
2019-12-12T10:00Z	0.556	false
2019-12-12T09:45Z	0.563	false
2019-12-12T09:30Z	0.568	false
2019-12-12T09:15Z	0.551	false
2019-12-12T09:00Z	0.538	false
2019-12-12T08:45Z	0.522	false
2019-12-12T08:30Z	0.503	false
2019-12-12T08:15Z	0.501	false
2019-12-12T08:00Z	0.5	false
2019-12-12T07:45Z	0.502	false
2019-12-12T07:30Z	0.5	false
2019-12-12T07:15Z	0.5	false
2019-12-12T07:00Z	0.501	false
2019-12-12T06:45Z	0.501	false
2019-12-12T06:30Z	0.502	false
2019-12-12T06:15Z	0.504	false
2019-12-12T06:00Z	0.504	false
2019-12-12T05:45Z	0.502	false
2019-12-12T05:30Z	0.509	false
2019-12-12T05:15Z	0.508	false
2019-12-12T05:00Z	0.512	false
2019-12-12T04:45Z	0.517	false
2019-12-12T04:30Z	0.516	false
2019-12-12T04:15Z	0.519	false
2019-12-12T04:00Z	0.526	false
2019-12-12T03:45Z	0.526	false
2019-12-12T03:30Z	0.52	false
2019-12-12T03:15Z	0.521	false
2019-12-12T03:00Z	0.511	false
2019-12-12T02:45Z	0.513	false
2019-12-12T02:30Z	0.511	false
2019-12-12T02:15Z	0.514	false
2019-12-12T02:00Z	0.517	false
2019-12-12T01:45Z	0.521	false
2019-12-12T01:30Z	0.525	false
2019-12-12T01:15Z	0.52	false
2019-12-12T01:00Z	0.516	false
2019-12-12T00:45Z	0.521	false
2019-12-12T00:30Z	0.525	false
2019-12-12T00:15Z	0.528	false
2019-12-12T00:00Z	0.523	false
2019-12-11T23:45Z	0.527	false
2019-12-11T23:30Z	0.527	false
2019-12-11T23:15Z	0.521	false
2019-12-11T23:00Z	0.525	false
2019-12-11T22:45Z	0.52	false
2019-12-11T22:30Z	0.525	false
2019-12-11T22:15Z	0.52	false
2019-12-11T22:00Z	0.523	false
2019-12-11T21:45Z	0.523	false
2019-12-11T21:30Z	0.522	false
2019-12-11T21:15Z	0.526	false
2019-12-11T21:00Z	0.525	false
2019-12-11T20:45Z	0.529	false
2019-12-11T20:30Z	0.531	false
2019-12-11T20:15Z	0.536	false
2019-12-11T20:00Z	0.53	false
2019-12-11T19:45Z	0.53	false
2019-12-11T19:30Z	0.537	false
2019-12-11T19:15Z	0.539	false
2019-12-11T19:00Z	0.543	false
2019-12-11T18:45Z	0.546	false
2019-12-11T18:30Z	0.546	false
2019-12-11T18:15Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T18:00Z	0.543	false
2019-12-11T17:45Z	0.546	false
2019-12-11T17:30Z	0.543	false
2019-12-11T17:15Z	0.537	false
2019-12-11T17:00Z	0.545	false
2019-12-11T16:45Z	0.537	false
2019-12-11T16:30Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T16:15Z	0.547	false
2019-12-11T16:00Z	0.559	false
2019-12-11T15:45Z	0.578	false
2019-12-11T15:30Z	0.576	false
2019-12-11T15:15Z	0.567	false
2019-12-11T15:00Z	0.525	false
2019-12-11T14:45Z	0.508	false
2019-12-11T14:30Z	0.51	false
2019-12-11T14:15Z	0.511	false
2019-12-11T14:00Z	0.505	false
2019-12-11T13:45Z	0.515	false
2019-12-11T13:30Z	0.518	false
2019-12-11T13:15Z	0.512	false
2019-12-11T13:00Z	0.519	false
2019-12-11T12:45Z	0.518	false
2019-12-11T12:30Z	0.523	false
2019-12-11T12:15Z	0.525	false
2019-12-11T12:00Z	0.527	false
2019-12-11T12:00Z	0.527	false
2019-12-11T11:45Z	0.528	false
2019-12-11T11:45Z	0.528	false
2019-12-11T11:30Z	0.525	false
2019-12-11T11:30Z	0.525	false
2019-12-11T11:15Z	0.526	false
2019-12-11T11:15Z	0.526	false
2019-12-11T11:00Z	0.532	false
2019-12-11T10:45Z	0.531	false
2019-12-11T10:30Z	0.534	false
2019-12-11T10:15Z	0.534	false
2019-12-11T10:00Z	0.536	false
2019-12-11T09:45Z	0.539	false
2019-12-11T09:30Z	0.533	false
2019-12-11T09:15Z	0.535	false
2019-12-11T09:00Z	0.535	false
2019-12-11T08:45Z	0.535	false
2019-12-11T08:30Z	0.537	false
2019-12-11T08:15Z	0.541	false
2019-12-11T08:00Z	0.533	false
2019-12-11T07:45Z	0.534	false
2019-12-11T07:30Z	0.535	false
2019-12-11T07:15Z	0.544	false
2019-12-11T07:00Z	0.539	false
2019-12-11T07:00Z	0.539	false
2019-12-11T06:45Z	0.534	false
2019-12-11T06:45Z	0.534	false
2019-12-11T06:30Z	0.533	false
2019-12-11T06:30Z	0.533	false
2019-12-11T06:15Z	0.538	false
2019-12-11T06:15Z	0.538	false
2019-12-11T06:00Z	0.541	false
2019-12-11T06:00Z	0.541	false
2019-12-11T05:45Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T05:45Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T05:30Z	0.54	false
2019-12-11T05:30Z	0.54	false
2019-12-11T05:15Z	0.541	false
2019-12-11T05:15Z	0.541	false
2019-12-11T05:00Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T05:00Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T04:45Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T04:45Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T04:30Z	0.536	false
2019-12-11T04:30Z	0.536	false
2019-12-11T04:15Z	0.539	false
2019-12-11T04:15Z	0.539	false
2019-12-11T04:00Z	0.538	false
2019-12-11T03:45Z	0.546	false
2019-12-11T03:30Z	0.541	false
2019-12-11T03:15Z	0.543	false
2019-12-11T03:00Z	0.54	false
2019-12-11T02:45Z	0.543	false
2019-12-11T02:30Z	0.541	false
2019-12-11T02:15Z	0.543	false
2019-12-11T02:00Z	0.543	false
2019-12-11T01:45Z	0.548	false
2019-12-11T01:30Z	0.548	false
2019-12-11T01:15Z	0.542	false
2019-12-11T01:00Z	0.547	false
2019-12-11T00:45Z	0.547	false
2019-12-11T00:30Z	0.548	false
2019-12-11T00:15Z	0.55	false
2019-12-11T00:00Z	0.546	false
2019-12-10T23:45Z	0.553	false
2019-12-10T23:30Z	0.556	false
2019-12-10T23:15Z	0.556	false
2019-12-10T23:00Z	0.562	false
2019-12-10T22:45Z	0.561	false
2019-12-10T22:30Z	0.577	false
2019-12-10T22:15Z	0.577	false
2019-12-10T22:00Z	0.586	false
2019-12-10T21:45Z	0.591	false
2019-12-10T21:30Z	0.589	false
2019-12-10T21:15Z	0.602	false
2019-12-10T21:00Z	0.599	false
2019-12-10T20:45Z	0.598	false
2019-12-10T20:30Z	0.607	false
2019-12-10T20:15Z	0.593	false
2019-12-10T20:00Z	0.579	false
2019-12-10T19:45Z	0.582	false
2019-12-10T19:30Z	0.604	false
2019-12-10T19:15Z	0.65	false
2019-12-10T19:00Z	0.695	false
2019-12-10T19:00Z	0.695	false
2019-12-10T18:45Z	0.702	false
2019-12-10T18:45Z	0.702	false
2019-12-10T18:30Z	0.472	false
2019-12-10T18:30Z	0.472	false
2019-12-10T18:15Z	0.44	false
2019-12-10T18:15Z	0.44	false
2019-12-10T18:00Z	0.437	false
2019-12-10T17:45Z	0.429	false
2019-12-10T17:30Z	0.418	false
2019-12-10T17:15Z	0.413	false
2019-12-10T17:00Z	0.409	false
2019-12-10T16:45Z	0.407	false
2019-12-10T16:30Z	0.407	false
2019-12-10T16:15Z	0.407	false
2019-12-10T16:00Z	0.409	false
2019-12-10T15:45Z	0.407	false
2019-12-10T15:30Z	0.409	false
2019-12-10T15:15Z	0.409	false
2019-12-10T15:00Z	0.412	false
2019-12-10T14:45Z	0.41	false
2019-12-10T14:30Z	0.412	false
2019-12-10T14:15Z	0.412	false
2019-12-10T14:00Z	0.412	false
2019-12-10T13:45Z	0.414	false
2019-12-10T13:30Z	0.416	false
2019-12-10T13:15Z	0.418	false
2019-12-10T13:00Z	0.42	false
2019-12-10T12:45Z	0.426	false
2019-12-10T12:30Z	0.43	false
2019-12-10T12:15Z	0.431	false
2019-12-10T12:00Z	0.42	false
2019-12-10T11:45Z	0.411	false
2019-12-10T11:30Z	0.402	false
2019-12-10T11:15Z	0.4	false
2019-12-10T11:00Z	0.397	false
2019-12-10T10:45Z	0.398	false
2019-12-10T10:30Z	0.399	false
2019-12-10T10:15Z	0.398	false
2019-12-10T10:00Z	0.399	false
2019-12-10T09:45Z	0.399	false
2019-12-10T09:30Z	0.4	false
2019-12-10T09:15Z	0.402	false
2019-12-10T09:00Z	0.402	false
2019-12-10T08:45Z	0.405	false
2019-12-10T08:30Z	0.407	false
2019-12-10T08:15Z	0.405	false
2019-12-10T08:00Z	0.409	false
2019-12-10T07:45Z	0.409	false
2019-12-10T07:30Z	0.411	false
2019-12-10T07:15Z	0.409	false
2019-12-10T07:00Z	0.409	false
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2019-12-10T06:00Z	0.417	false
2019-12-10T05:45Z	0.418	false
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2019-12-10T04:45Z	0.432	false
2019-12-10T04:30Z	0.434	false
2019-12-10T04:15Z	0.436	false
2019-12-10T04:00Z	0.436	false
2019-12-10T03:45Z	0.436	false
2019-12-10T03:30Z	0.44	false
2019-12-10T03:15Z	0.44	false
2019-12-10T03:00Z	0.439	false
2019-12-10T02:45Z	0.441	false
2019-12-10T02:30Z	0.442	false
2019-12-10T02:15Z	0.443	false
2019-12-10T02:00Z	0.44	false
2019-12-10T01:45Z	0.442	false
2019-12-10T01:30Z	0.442	false
2019-12-10T01:15Z	0.442	false
2019-12-10T01:00Z	0.444	false
2019-12-10T00:45Z	0.442	false
2019-12-10T00:30Z	0.442	false
2019-12-10T00:15Z	0.442	false
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2019-12-09T23:45Z	0.446	false
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2019-12-09T23:00Z	0.447	false
2019-12-09T22:45Z	0.447	false
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2019-12-07T23:30Z	0.52	false
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Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Longford
• Station ID: 9094
• River name: River Sowe
• Typical range: 0.11m to 3.04m
• Highest level on record: 1.73m on 25 November 2012
• 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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