Riddles Lane water level

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

Groundwater well, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

17.59m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 19:22 BST (15 min ago)

History

7 days

Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Riddles Lane reads 17.59 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 13.04 m to 23.17 m.

The level is falling, down 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 17.59 m and 17.62 m.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 13.04 m – 23.17 m
Highest on record: 25.93 mApril 3, 2014
Lowest on record: 11.49 mOctober 8, 2006

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 13° 7° 0.2 mm, 57% Wind 24 km/h

18 Sun 12° 8° 4.1 mm, 86% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 0.2 mm, 35% Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 16° 12° 3.6 mm, 31% Wind 12 km/h

21 Wed 13° 8° 1.4 mm, 47% Wind 36 km/h

22 Thu 14° 8° 1.6 mm, 31% Wind 33 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 2.4 mm, 61% Wind 30 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 42%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Allington MarinaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.16 m	Normal	+0.04 m	15 km
MaidstoneRiver gauge, River Medway	0.37 m	Normal	+0.07 m	15 km
East Farleigh Gate UpstreamRiver gauge, River Medway	1.29 m	Normal	−0.01 m	18 km
Brown MillRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.16 m	Normal	+0.06 m	19 km
StilebridgeRiver gauge, River Beult	0.11 m	Low	+0.01 m	20 km
SmardenRiver gauge, River Beult	0.25 m	Low	+0.01 m	21 km
Hothfield UpstreamRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.05 m	Low	−0.09 m	21 km
TestonRiver gauge, River Medway	0.36 m	Normal	±0	21 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Riddles Lane?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 13.04 m to 23.17 m for this gauge.

Is Riddles Lane really 17.59 m deep?

No. 17.59 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Riddles Lane today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:22 BST, the surface elevation was 17.59 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Riddles Lane rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Riddles Lane 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 Riddles Lane?

The highest level on record is 25.93 m on April 3, 2014. The lowest is 11.49 m on October 8, 2006.

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:0782SO (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.33153, 0.71483 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: ODN
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	17.59 m	2026-10-17 18:22	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Riddles Lane (ea:0782SO). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/riddles-lane

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