The UK National Tide Gauge Network is part of the

National Tidal and Sea Level Facility Established in 2002, the National Tidal and Sea Level Facility is responsible for monitoring sea levels in the UK. The NTSLF comprises the UK National Tide Gauge Network, geodetic networks, and gauges in the British dependent territories of t ...

. It was set up in 1953 to record sea levels around the coast of the UK, after the east coast of England was affected by severe floods. Gauges positioned at 43 locations around the UK coast record data which is archived at the

British Oceanographic Data Centre The British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) is a national facility in the United Kingdom that collects and distributes marine environmental data. It serves as the designated marine science data centre for the UK and is part of the National ...

Liverpool Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population ...

. Once quality controlled, this data is made available for scientific use.

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National Tidal & Sea Level Facility

Tide Gauge data from the British Oceanographic Data Centre
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