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Park Farm water level

River gauge, River Darent, Kent, United Kingdom

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.09m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.06 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.10.2mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.2mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.10.2mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.2mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.20.4mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.20.4mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

The River Darent at Park Farm is at 0.09 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.10 m (−0.01 m).

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.09 m and 0.17 m.

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
0.09 m0.00 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.06 m – 0.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 0.89 m
Same day last year
0.10 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.09 m – 0.17 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.00 m – 0.47 m
Highest on record
1.06 mDecember 30, 2002
Lowest on record
0.00 mSeptember 23, 1997

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 Darent

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.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 6° 0.2 mm Wind 22 km/h
18 Sun 12° 6° 3.7 mm, 45% Wind 21 km/h
19 Mon 12° 7° – Wind 18 km/h
20 Tue 14° 10° 2.7 mm, 33% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 12° 7° 3.2 mm, 52% Wind 35 km/h
22 Thu 13° 7° 1.0 mm, 39% Wind 33 km/h
23 Fri 12° 7° 4.1 mm, 61% Wind 25 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Darent

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WesterhamRiver gauge, River Darent 0.03 m Normal −0.01 m 2.3 km
OtfordRiver gauge, River Darent 0.17 m Normal −0.06 m 7.1 km
HawleyRiver gauge, River Darent 0.04 m Normal ±0 19 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
RiverheadGroundwater well 76.83 m Normal +0.01 m 4.6 km
EdenbridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway 0.99 m Normal +0.02 m 9.3 km
Vexour BridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway 0.71 m Normal +0.02 m 11 km
Kydbrook CloseRiver gauge, Kyd Brook 0.41 m Very low −0.01 m 12 km
Magpie Hall LaneRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne 0.96 m High −0.02 m 13 km
PenshurstRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway 0.20 m Normal +0.01 m 13 km
Sweeps LaneGroundwater well 43.59 m Normal ±0 13 km
Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway 0.76 m Normal ±0 13 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Darent at Park Farm compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.10 m.

What is a normal level for the River Darent at Park Farm in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.23 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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Park Farm today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Park Farm rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Park Farm 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 Park Farm?

The highest level on record is 1.06 m on December 30, 2002. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 23, 1997.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:E921 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.27550, 0.09514 (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 0.09 m 2026-10-17 13:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Park Farm (ea:E921). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/park-farm

How we check values

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