Smarden water level

Name: Smarden water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, River Beult, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.25m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 23:30 BST (39 min ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Beult at Smarden is running below normal at 0.25 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.28 m to 3.06 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.23 m and 0.26 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.28 m – 3.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.23 m – 0.26 m
Highest on record: 4.16 mOctober 12, 2000
Lowest on record: 0.00 mAugust 22, 2003

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Beult

The River Beult is a tributary of the River Medway in South East England.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 6° – Wind 26 km/h

18 Sun 12° 8° 17 mm, 100% Wind 31 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 14° 11° 2.1 mm, 39% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 14° 11° 11 mm, 49% Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 14° 6° 4.5 mm, 50% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 19 mm, 78% Wind 49 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Beult

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
StilebridgeRiver gauge, River Beult	0.11 m	Low	+0.01 m	13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Brown MillRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.16 m	Normal	+0.06 m	8.6 km
Hothfield UpstreamRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.06 m	Low	−0.01 m	9.3 km
Chart LeaconRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.10 m	Low	−0.03 m	11 km
White Water DykeRiver gauge	−0.02 m	Lowest on record	+0.01 m	13 km
Aylesford StreamRiver gauge, Old Mill Stream	0.90 m	Normal	±0	14 km
StonebridgeRiver gauge, River Teise	0.30 m	Normal	±0	16 km
WyeRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.10 m	Very low	−0.01 m	18 km
MaidstoneRiver gauge, River Medway	0.31 m	Normal	+0.04 m	18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Beult at Smarden?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.28 m to 3.06 m for this gauge.

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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Smarden today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 23:30 BST, the water level was 0.25 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Smarden rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Smarden normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Smarden?

The highest level on record is 4.16 m on October 12, 2000. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 22, 2003.

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:E2270 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.14827, 0.68227 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.25 m	2026-10-17 22:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Smarden (ea:E2270). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/smarden

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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