River Great Ouse level at Olney

Latest at 1:30pm on 20 November

• Height: 0.22m
• Trend: Steady
• State: Normal

Normal range 0.07m to 0.37m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

We take measurements more often as the risk of flooding increases.

Levels that are very low or below zero are normal for some stations.

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

• 1.17m:
  Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (24 December 2020)
• 1.10m:
  Property flooding is possible above this level
• 0.37m:
  Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level
• 0.22m:
  Latest level

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

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