River Darent: water levels along the river

We have 4 gauges on the River Darent. Every gauge with a normal range is reading within it.

The gauges are in Kent. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Autumn is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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4 gauges

River Darent: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
HawleyRiver gauge, River Darent	0.04 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2 hours ago
OtfordRiver gauge, River Darent	0.17 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2 hours ago
Park FarmRiver gauge, River Darent	0.10 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2 hours ago
WesterhamRiver gauge, River Darent	0.03 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2 hours ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the River Darent

The Darent is a Kentish tributary of the River Thames and takes the waters of the River Cray as a tributary in the tidal portion of the Darent near Crayford. 'Darenth' is frequently found as the spelling of the river's name in older books and maps, Bartholomew's Canals and River of England being one example. Bartholomew's Gazetteer (1954) demonstrates that Darent means "clear water", a result of it springing from and running through chalk. The purity of the water was a major factor in the development of paper and pharmaceuticals in the area.