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River Great Ouse level at Bedford

Latest at 11:15am on 22 December

Height
0.57m
Trend
Steady
State
High

Normal range 0.25m to 0.52m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

1.42m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (11 April 1998)
0.57m
Latest level
0.52m (level exceeded)
Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this 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