Edenbridge water level

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

River gauge, Eden Tributary Medway, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.98m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Edenbridge reads 0.98 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 2.63 m.

The water is rising: up 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.95 m and 0.99 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: 0.25 m – 2.63 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.95 m – 0.99 m
Highest on record: 3.59 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record: 0.00 mJanuary 9, 1998

On the river at Edenbridge

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 5° 0.6 mm Wind 21 km/h

18 Sun 14° 7° 7.6 mm, 59% Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 14° 5° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 2.4 mm, 45% Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 13° 10° 0.9 mm, 55% Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 4.6 mm, 55% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 13° 7° 21 mm, 78% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 44%

Map

Other gauges on the Eden Tributary Medway

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lingfield Eden BrookRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	1.28 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.6 km
Vexour BridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.72 m	Normal	+0.02 m	6.7 km
PenshurstRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.20 m	Normal	+0.01 m	7.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WesterhamRiver gauge, River Darent	0.03 m	Normal	±0	8.1 km
Colliers Land BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.22 m	Very low	±0	9.0 km
ChaffordRiver gauge, River Medway	0.09 m	Low	−0.09 m	9.1 km
Park FarmRiver gauge, River Darent	0.09 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.3 km
Summerford BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.04 m	Normal	±0	11 km
Forest RowRiver gauge, River Medway	−0.03 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	11 km
Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.76 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Eden Tributary Medway at Edenbridge?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 2.63 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 0.98 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Edenbridge today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the water level was 0.98 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Edenbridge rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Edenbridge 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 Edenbridge?

The highest level on record is 3.59 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.00 m on January 9, 1998.

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:E1110 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.19408, 0.06517 (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	0.98 m	2026-10-17 21:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Edenbridge (ea:E1110). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/edenbridge

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