Yalding Hampstead Lock water level

Name: Yalding Hampstead Lock 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

1.64m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST (41 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Yalding Hampstead Lock reads 1.64 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 1.52 m to 3.42 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours.

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: 1.52 m – 3.42 m
Highest on record: 5.75 mDecember 25, 2013
Lowest on record: 0.88 mMarch 22, 2008

On the river at Yalding Hampstead Lock

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area 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: 2.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 8° 25 mm, 98% Wind 21 km/h

19 Mon 14° 7° 0.6 mm, 67% Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 3.6 mm, 43% Wind 11 km/h

21 Wed 14° 8° 3.1 mm, 37% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 3.6 mm, 65% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 40 mm, 86% Wind 32 km/h

24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 46%

Map

Other gauges on the River Medway

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
TestonRiver gauge, River Medway	0.36 m	Normal	±0	3.5 km
East Farleigh Gate UpstreamRiver gauge, River Medway	1.38 m	Normal	+0.08 m	5.8 km
Hartlake BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.63 m	Normal	−0.03 m	6.5 km
MaidstoneRiver gauge, River Medway	0.26 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.8 km
Allington MarinaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.09 m	Low	−0.03 m	9.8 km
Allington LockRiver gauge, River Medway	3.85 m	No reference yet	−0.02 m	9.9 km
Town LockRiver gauge, River Medway	1.13 m	Normal	−0.02 m	10 km
Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.75 m	Normal	−0.04 m	13 km
Colliers Land BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.22 m	Low	±0	19 km
ChaffordRiver gauge, River Medway	0.11 m	Low	−0.03 m	19 km
Summerford BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.04 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Forest RowRiver gauge, River Medway	−0.04 m	Lowest on record	±0	29 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HadlowRiver gauge, Bourne Tributary Medway	0.27 m	Normal	±0	5.6 km
StilebridgeRiver gauge, River Beult	0.11 m	Low	±0	7.5 km
StonebridgeRiver gauge, River Teise	0.30 m	Normal	±0	11 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Medway at Yalding Hampstead Lock?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.52 m to 3.42 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 1.64 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Yalding Hampstead Lock today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 05:00 BST, the water level was 1.64 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Yalding Hampstead Lock rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Yalding Hampstead Lock 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 Yalding Hampstead Lock?

The highest level on record is 5.75 m on December 25, 2013. The lowest is 0.88 m on March 22, 2008.

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:E1880 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.22721, 0.41433 (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	1.64 m	2026-10-18 04:00	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Yalding Hampstead Lock (ea:E1880). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/yalding-hampstead-lock

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