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Kingston Hogsmill water level

River gauge, Hogsmill River, Greater London, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.23 m Lowest on record 0.02 m

History

History
0.10.2mOct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 13Oct 16Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.10.2mSep 20Sep 27Oct 5Oct 12Oct 20Bottom of normal range0.10.2mSep 20Oct 5Oct 20Bottom of normal range
0.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Kingston Hogsmill, where the gauge shows 0.15 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.01 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.20 m, a difference of −0.04 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.04 m – 0.26 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.16 m0.01 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.14 m – 0.24 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.11 m – 0.90 m
Same day last year
0.20 m−0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.26 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.12 m – 0.51 m
Highest on record
1.23 mOctober 30, 2000
Lowest on record
0.02 mDecember 5, 1999

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the Hogsmill River

Hogsmill River

The Hogsmill River in Surrey and Greater London, England, is a small chalk stream tributary of the River Thames. It rises in Ewell and flows into the Thames at Kingston upon Thames on the lowest non-tidal reach, that above Teddington Lock.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 14° 8° 3.9 mm, 87% Wind 20 km/h
19 Mon 15° 9° 0.2 mm, 85% Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 13° 12° 9.6 mm, 57% Wind 7 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 3.0 mm, 47% Wind 21 km/h
22 Thu 15° 7° 3.4 mm, 50% Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 54 mm, 80% Wind 30 km/h
24 Sat 11° 5° 0.6 mm, 53% Wind 18 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 67%

Map

Other gauges on the Hogsmill River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Worcester RoadRiver gauge, Hogsmill River 1.19 m High −0.01 m 4.2 km
EwellRiver gauge, Hogsmill River 0.10 m Low ±0 6.4 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
KingstonRiver gauge, River Thames 4.32 m Normal −0.03 m 1.1 km
Trowlock IslandRiver gauge, River Thames 4.35 m Very low ±0 2.1 km
Thames Ditton IslandRiver gauge, River Thames 4.27 m Very low −0.07 m 2.4 km
Teddington LockRiver gauge, River Thames −0.08 m Very low −0.04 m 2.9 km
Molesey LockRiver gauge, River Thames 0.18 m High +0.01 m 3.3 km
New MaldenRiver gauge, Beverley Brook 0.77 m Low +0.01 m 3.8 km
Motspur ParkRiver gauge, Beverley Brook 0.90 m Low ±0 4.4 km
Wimbledon CommonRiver gauge, Beverley Brook 0.32 m High +0.12 m 4.5 km

Questions and answers

Is the Hogsmill River at Kingston Hogsmill higher than last year?

No, it is 0.04 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.20 m.

What is a normal level for the Hogsmill River at Kingston Hogsmill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.16 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.24 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kingston Hogsmill today?

On 20 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Kingston Hogsmill rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Kingston Hogsmill normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Kingston Hogsmill?

The highest level on record is 1.23 m on October 30, 2000. The lowest is 0.02 m on December 5, 1999.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:3390TH (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.40574, -0.30217 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.15 m 2026-10-20 09:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Kingston Hogsmill (ea:3390TH). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/greater-london/kingston-hogsmill

How we check values

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