Summerford Bridge water level

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

River gauge, River Medway, East Sussex, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.05m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 19:00 BST (34 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Summerford Bridge reads 0.05 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.02 m to 2.70 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.03 m and 0.08 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: 0.02 m – 2.70 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.03 m – 0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.03 m – 0.08 m
Highest on record: 3.19 mMay 28, 2000
Lowest on record: 38.98 mJanuary 8, 1993
Lowest on record: 38.94 m below the lowest level on record

On the river at Summerford Bridge

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: 4.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 7° 9.4 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 13° 6° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 9.9 mm, 73% Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 14° 6° 0.9 mm, 55% Wind 33 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 1.7 mm, 82% Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 25 mm, 93% Wind 36 km/h

24 Sat 13° 5° 3.2 mm, 45% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:03 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the River Medway

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
ChaffordRiver gauge, River Medway	0.11 m	Low	−0.01 m	4.6 km
Colliers Land BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.22 m	Low	±0	5.4 km
Forest RowRiver gauge, River Medway	−0.03 m	Lowest on record	±0	6.3 km
Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.75 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Town LockRiver gauge, River Medway	1.13 m	Normal	−0.01 m	14 km
Hartlake BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.59 m	Low	±0	17 km
Yalding Hampstead LockRiver gauge, River Medway	1.64 m	Normal	±0	23 km
TestonRiver gauge, River Medway	0.36 m	Normal	±0	27 km
East Farleigh Gate UpstreamRiver gauge, River Medway	1.37 m	Normal	+0.06 m	29 km
MaidstoneRiver gauge, River Medway	0.28 m	Normal	+0.01 m	32 km
Allington MarinaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.11 m	Normal	±0	33 km
Allington LockRiver gauge, River Medway	3.87 m	No reference yet	+0.02 m	33 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Hendal BridgeRiver gauge, Eridge Stream Tributary Medway	0.10 m	Low	−0.01 m	2.3 km
PenshurstRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.21 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.6 km
Vexour BridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.74 m	Normal	+0.03 m	9.3 km
EdenbridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.97 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
Lingfield Eden BrookRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	1.26 m	Normal	−0.02 m	13 km
BuxtedRiver gauge, River Uck	0.10 m	Normal	±0	13 km

Questions and answers

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

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.02 m to 2.70 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 0.05 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Summerford Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 19:00 BST, the water level was 0.05 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Summerford Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Summerford 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 Summerford Bridge?

The highest level on record is 3.19 m on May 28, 2000. The lowest is 38.98 m on January 8, 1993.

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:E1530 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.10730, 0.13987 (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
Water level	0.05 m	2026-10-18 18:00	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Summerford Bridge (ea:E1530). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/east-sussex/summerford-bridge

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