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Dorset Coast at Chiswell

Latest Tidal Level

0.390m

At 5:00pm, Thursday 26th December GMT

Within the usual range for this location

Rising, 0.010 from previous measurement at 4:45pm, Thursday 26th December GMT


This is a tidal level, measured from mean sea level rather than from the river bed. It can, therefore, be negative, and does not give any indication of water depth. Tidal levels are not necessarily updated frequently, and may not reflect tidal movements throughout the day.

Flood Warning Areas Covering Here

West coast of Dorset

No current or recent warnings.

Portland Harbour at Osprey Quay

No current or recent warnings.

Portland Harbour at Ferry Bridge

No current or recent warnings.

Other Nearby Flood Warning Areas

Dorset coast at Chiswell

No current or recent warnings.

Weymouth Harbour at Weymouth Town

No current or recent warnings.

Seven Day Level Chart

Long Term Level Chart

Darker blue shaded areas on long term data indicate maximum and minimum levels for the date (you may need to zoom in closer to see them).

Long term data may have gaps where the API data was not available.

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Location and Technical Data

  • Monitoring Station: Chiswell
  • Watercourse: Dorset Coast
  • Nearest Town/Village: Portland
  • Local Authority:
  • Ceremonial County: Dorset
  • Coordinates: 50°33'44"N 2°27'3"W (50.562374,-2.450952)
  • OS Grid: SY681737 (368155,73722)
  • Mapcode (Local): GBR PY.HQ5L
  • Mapcode (Global): FRA 57RL.2YW
  • Open Location Code: 9C2VHG6X+WJ
  • Maidenhead Locator System: IO80sn54
  • Environment Agency Location ID: 44111
  • Environment Agency Gauge ID: 44111-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • River Levels Online ID: 3289
  • Water Information System ID: FWCH06_FW
  • Operational Area: West Dorset Rivers TraC
  • Catchment Area: South West Transitional & Coastal
  • UK Hydrometric Area: Frome Group
  • Environment Agency Region: South West
  • Level Datum: Above Ordnance Datum (AOD)

Please note: Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

The usual range of the Dorset Coast at Chiswell is between 0.14m and 1.92m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.

The typical recent level of the Dorset Coast at Chiswell over the past 12 months has been between -5.16m and 1.98m. It has been between these levels for at least 151 days in the past year.

The highest level ever recorded at the Dorset Coast at Chiswell is 6.44m, reached on Wednesday 5th February 2014 at 11:15am.

Note that this data may not take account of recent measurements, as we wait until a level has been verified by the Environment Agency before adding it to our records.

Nearby Monitoring Locations

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