Hartlake Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Medway, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.60m Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST (54 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Medway at Hartlake Bridge is at 0.60 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.59 m to 1.25 m.

It has dropped 0.08 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.57 m and 0.69 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: 0.59 m – 1.25 m
Highest on record: 2.13 mDecember 25, 2013
Lowest on record: 0.00 mAugust 22, 2003

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Medway

The River Medway is a river in South East England. It rises in the High Weald, West Sussex and flows through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway conurbation in Kent, before emptying into the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, a total distance of 70 miles (113 km). About 13 miles (21 km) of the river lies in East Sussex, with the remainder being in Kent.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° 0.2 mm Wind 23 km/h

18 Sun 14° 8° 11 mm, 76% Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 14° 6° – Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 14° 11° 2.4 mm, 42% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 14° 11° 4.2 mm, 57% Wind 16 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 4.9 mm, 51% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 19 mm, 75% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the River Medway

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Town LockRiver gauge, River Medway	1.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.7 km
Yalding Hampstead LockRiver gauge, River Medway	1.64 m	Normal	±0	6.5 km
Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.76 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.6 km
TestonRiver gauge, River Medway	0.36 m	Normal	±0	9.8 km
Colliers Land BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.22 m	Very low	±0	12 km
East Farleigh Gate UpstreamRiver gauge, River Medway	1.27 m	Normal	−0.04 m	12 km
ChaffordRiver gauge, River Medway	0.09 m	Low	−0.09 m	13 km
MaidstoneRiver gauge, River Medway	0.33 m	Normal	+0.03 m	15 km
Allington MarinaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.17 m	Normal	+0.07 m	16 km
Allington LockRiver gauge, River Medway	3.93 m	No reference yet	+0.08 m	16 km
Summerford BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.04 m	Normal	±0	17 km
Forest RowRiver gauge, River Medway	−0.03 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	23 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HadlowRiver gauge, Bourne Tributary Medway	0.27 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.3 km
PenshurstRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.20 m	Normal	+0.01 m	11 km
StonebridgeRiver gauge, River Teise	0.30 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Bartley MillRiver gauge, River Teise	0.13 m	Normal	−0.03 m	12 km
Vexour BridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.72 m	Normal	+0.02 m	12 km
LamberhurstRiver gauge, River Teise	0.08 m	Normal	±0	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Medway at Hartlake Bridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.59 m to 1.25 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 0.60 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hartlake Bridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.60 m. Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Hartlake Bridge rising or falling?

Down 0.08 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Hartlake Bridge 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 Hartlake Bridge?

The highest level on record is 2.13 m on December 25, 2013. 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:SE561 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.20169, 0.33034 (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
Surface elevation	–	–	–
Water level	0.60 m	2026-10-17 21:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hartlake Bridge (ea:SE561). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/hartlake-bridge

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