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Alkham Valley water level

Groundwater well, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

33.94m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

30 40 Highest onrecord 45.76 m Lowest on record 28.80 m

History

33.9533.9633.97mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 1733.9533.9633.97mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Alkham Valley is at 33.94 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 31.32 m to 44.91 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 33.94 m and 33.98 m.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range
31.32 m – 44.91 m
Highest on record
45.76 mFebruary 9, 2001
Lowest on record
28.80 mNovember 7, 1996

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 8° 1.8 mm, 82% Wind 26 km/h
18 Sun 12° 9° 17 mm, 99% Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 12° 9° 5.2 mm, 61% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 14° 12° 2.1 mm, 35% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 0.7 mm, 55% Wind 43 km/h
22 Thu 14° 7° 0.2 mm, 33% Wind 40 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 2.7 mm, 60% Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:22 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 43%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Crabble MillRiver gauge, River Dour 0.13 m Normal ±0 3.5 km
Black Bull RoadRiver gauge, Pent Stream 0.10 m Normal +0.02 m 7.2 km
North ElhamGroundwater well 53.31 m Normal −0.09 m 8.5 km
BekesbourneRiver gauge, Nailbourne 0.77 m Normal ±0 15 km
Upper Petham BourneGroundwater well 62.02 m Normal −0.07 m 15 km
Wingham RoadGroundwater well 4.02 m Low −0.01 m 15 km
LittlebourneRiver gauge, Little Stour 0.00 m Lowest on record ±0 16 km
SellindgeRiver gauge, East Stour Trib Great Stour 0.20 m Very low −0.01 m 17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Alkham Valley?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 31.32 m to 44.91 m for this gauge.

Is Alkham Valley really 33.94 m deep?

No. 33.94 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Alkham Valley today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:00 BST, the surface elevation was 33.94 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Alkham Valley rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Alkham Valley normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Alkham Valley?

The highest level on record is 45.76 m on February 9, 2001. The lowest is 28.80 m on November 7, 1996.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:1480SO (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.13934, 1.23640 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
ODN
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
Surface elevation 33.94 m 2026-10-17 20:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Alkham Valley (ea:1480SO). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/alkham-valley

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer