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River Great Ouse level at Bedford

Latest at 11:30pm on 3 May

Height
0.26m
Trend
Steady
State
Normal

Normal range 0.25m to 0.52m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

Threshold: 0.52m Top of normal range0.28m 11:00pm, 28 Apr0.28m 2:15pm, 29 Apr0.26m 6:30pm, 29 Apr0.28m 6:45pm, 29 Apr0.26m 12:15pm, 30 Apr0.29m 8:15pm, 30 Apr0.25m 12:00pm, 1 May0.27m 12:30am, 2 May0.25m 3:30pm, 2 May0.27m 1:30am, 3 May0.25m 12:30pm, 3 May0.30m 4:30pm, 3 May0.26m 10:30pm, 3 May
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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)
0.52m
Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level
0.26m
Latest level

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

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