There is a flood alert within 5 miles of this measuring station

River Idle level at Ordsall

Latest at 12:45am on 17 November

Height: 0.85m
Trend: Steady
State: Normal

Normal range 0.19m to 0.85m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

1.79m: Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (22 October 2023)
1.20m: Property flooding is possible above this level
0.85m: Latest level; Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued.

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels