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Aldington Upstream water level

River gauge, East Stour Trib Great Stour, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.18m Up 0.26 m over the last 24 hours

0 3 5 Highest onrecord 4.89 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

-0.10.00.1mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.10.00.1mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
-0.10.00.1mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range-0.10.00.1mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The East Stour Trib Great Stour at Aldington Upstream is at 0.18 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.01 m to 4.38 m.

It has risen 0.26 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between −0.09 m and 0.18 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
0.01 m – 4.38 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
−0.09 m – 0.18 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
−0.09 m – −0.08 m
Highest on record
4.89 mFebruary 15, 2014
Lowest on record
0.00 mOctober 12, 2009

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 9° 28 mm, 100% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 0.1 mm, 65% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 12° 4.2 mm, 57% Wind 18 km/h
21 Wed 13° 8° 4.3 mm, 53% Wind 34 km/h
22 Thu 14° 6° 7.4 mm, 81% Wind 29 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 47 mm, 86% Wind 49 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° 0.2 mm, 59% Wind 33 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the East Stour Trib Great Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
SellindgeRiver gauge, East Stour Trib Great Stour 0.46 m Normal +0.26 m 4.3 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Aylesford StreamRiver gauge, Old Mill Stream 1.04 m Normal +0.14 m 5.7 km
White Water DykeRiver gauge 0.14 m Normal +0.16 m 6.7 km
Chart LeaconRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.14 m Normal +0.03 m 8.3 km
WyeRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.14 m Normal +0.03 m 8.9 km
Upper Petham BourneGroundwater well 61.92 m Normal −0.11 m 11 km
Hothfield UpstreamRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.09 m Normal +0.05 m 11 km
Brown MillRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.16 m Normal +0.06 m 13 km
North ElhamGroundwater well 53.24 m Normal −0.08 m 13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the East Stour Trib Great Stour at Aldington Upstream?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.01 m to 4.38 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 0.18 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Aldington Upstream today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 20:15 BST, the water level was 0.18 m. Up 0.26 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Aldington Upstream rising or falling?

Up 0.26 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.26 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Aldington Upstream 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 Aldington Upstream?

The highest level on record is 4.89 m on February 15, 2014. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 12, 2009.

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:E4351 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.10517, 0.94805 (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 0.18 m 2026-10-18 19:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Aldington Upstream (ea:E4351). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/aldington-upstream

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