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Kedington water level

River gauge, River Stour, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.21m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 1.84 m Lowest on record 0.04 m

History

0.10.20.3mOct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.0mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.0mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Kedington, where the gauge shows 0.21 m.

That puts it 0.05 m above the median of 0.15 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.21 m as well.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

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
0.15 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.11 m – 0.35 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.11 m – 1.43 m
Same day last year
0.21 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.21 m – 0.21 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.09 m – 1.32 m
Highest on record
1.84 mOctober 20, 2023
Lowest on record
0.04 mJune 29, 1992

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 7° 0.2 mm, 27% Wind 24 km/h
18 Sun 13° 7° 2.3 mm, 55% Wind 23 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 2.8 mm, 50% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 15° 11° 2.1 mm, 33% Wind 17 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 2.8 mm, 43% Wind 36 km/h
22 Thu 12° 7° 1.9 mm, 26% Wind 40 km/h
23 Fri 12° 6° 4.5 mm, 60% Wind 29 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 38%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WestmillRiver gauge, River Stour 0.23 m Normal ±0 12 km
LamarshRiver gauge, River Stour 0.35 m Very low ±0 20 km
Bures BridgeRiver gauge, River Stour 0.23 m Normal +0.01 m 23 km
LanghamRiver gauge, River Stour 0.25 m Very low ±0 33 km
Sandwich QuayRiver gauge, River Stour 0.93 m Normal +0.19 m 107 km
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.27 m Normal +0.01 m 144 km
WimpstoneRiver gauge, River Stour 0.71 m Normal ±0 149 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SturmerRiver gauge, Stour Brook 0.08 m Very low −0.03 m 1.5 km
Broad GreenRiver gauge, Bumpstead Brook 0.04 m Normal ±0 3.7 km
Great YeldhamRiver gauge, River Colne 0.12 m Normal +0.02 m 6.4 km
Poole StreetRiver gauge, River Colne 0.07 m Normal ±0 11 km
LintonRiver gauge, River Granta 0.06 m Normal ±0 14 km
GlemsfordRiver gauge, River Glem 0.10 m Normal ±0 14 km
Copford HallRiver gauge, River Pant 0.27 m High ±0 14 km
OusdenRiver gauge, River Kennett 0.23 m Low ±0 15 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Stour at Kedington compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.21 m.

What is a normal level for the River Stour at Kedington in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.11 m and 0.35 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 0.21 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Kedington today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 06:45 BST, the water level was 0.21 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Kedington rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Kedington 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 Kedington?

The highest level on record is 1.84 m on October 20, 2023. The lowest is 0.04 m on June 29, 1992.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E22504 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.07709, 0.49163 (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 0.21 m 2026-10-17 05:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Kedington (ea:E22504). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/suffolk/kedington

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