Flood alert for River Great Ouse from Brackley to Thornborough

River Great Ouse level at Buckingham

Latest at 9:30pm on 27 january

Height

0.71m ⓘ This station measures height from a fixed point on or close to the riverbed. This point is 78.60m above sea level.
Normal range 0.128m to 0.525m

Trend

Steady ⓘ The trend is based on the last 5 readings.

State

High ⓘ There are 3 states: low, normal and high. We calculate the normal range using an average of past measurements and other local factors.

Height in metres over the last 5 days

How levels here could affect nearby areas ⓘ Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels if, for example, flood defences are now in place.

2.16m Highest recorded level (23 Dec 2020)
1.7m Property flooding is possible above this level
1.0m Flooding is possible. Be prepared.
0.706m Latest level
0.525m Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level
0.128m Bottom of normal range

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels

Rainfall (Last 24h): 0.0mm