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West Gate Gardens water level

River gauge, Great Stour, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.27m Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.47 m Lowest on record 0.16 m

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at West Gate Gardens, where the gauge shows 0.27 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.23 m to 0.95 m.

It is on the way up, by 0.07 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.18 m – 0.27 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
0.23 m – 0.95 m
Highest on record
1.47 mDecember 13, 2002
Lowest on record
0.16 mNovember 3, 2016

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 Great Stour

River Stour, Kent

The River Stour is a river in Kent, England that flows into the North Sea at Pegwell Bay. Above Plucks Gutter, where the Little Stour joins it, the river is normally known as the Great Stour. The upper section of the river, above its confluence with the East Stour at Ashford is sometimes known as the Upper Great Stour or West Stour. In the tidal lower reaches, the artificial Stonar Cut short cuts a large loop in the natural river.

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Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Great Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Vauxhall BridgeRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.42 m Normal +0.12 m 2.8 km
Horton weirRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.17 m Normal +0.01 m 4.0 km
Fordwich River LevelRiver gauge, Great Stour 1.45 m Normal +0.03 m 4.2 km
GroveFerryTidal gauge, Great Stour 1.23 m No reference yet −0.11 m 10 km
WyeRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.12 m Low +0.02 m 15 km
Chart LeaconRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.12 m Normal +0.02 m 22 km
Hothfield UpstreamRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.07 m Normal +0.02 m 23 km
Brown MillRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.16 m Normal +0.06 m 23 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
BekesbourneRiver gauge, Nailbourne 0.77 m Normal ±0 5.6 km
LittlebourneRiver gauge, Little Stour 0.01 m Low +0.01 m 6.7 km
Grasmere RoadRiver gauge, Swalecliffe Brook 8.27 m Very high +0.20 m 7.9 km
Wingham RoadGroundwater well 4.02 m Low ±0 8.6 km
Whitstable RoadRiver gauge, West Brook 3.67 m Very high +0.17 m 9.2 km
Upper Petham BourneGroundwater well 61.93 m Normal −0.10 m 11 km
North ElhamGroundwater well 53.24 m Normal −0.08 m 14 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Great Stour at West Gate Gardens?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.23 m to 0.95 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of West Gate Gardens today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:00 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is West Gate Gardens rising or falling?

Up 0.07 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of West Gate Gardens 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 West Gate Gardens?

The highest level on record is 1.47 m on December 13, 2002. The lowest is 0.16 m on November 3, 2016.

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:1003SO (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.28082, 1.07383 (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
Surface elevation – – –
Water level 0.27 m 2026-10-18 18:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: West Gate Gardens (ea:1003SO). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/west-gate-gardens

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