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Fordwich River Level water level

River gauge, Great Stour, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Surface elevation

1.36m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

1 2 3 Highest onrecord 3.14 m Lowest on record 0.98 m

History

1.41.61.8mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range1.41.61.8mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Bottom of normal range
1.41.61.8mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Bottom of normal range1.41.61.8mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Fordwich River Level reads 1.36 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 1.34 m to 2.75 m.

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.30 m and 1.78 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
1.34 m – 2.75 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.30 m – 1.78 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.34 m – 1.66 m
Highest on record
3.14 mJanuary 3, 2003
Lowest on record
0.98 mMarch 2, 2012

On the river at Fordwich River Level

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 Great Stour

River Stour, Kent

The River Stour is a river in Kent, England that flows into the North Sea at Pegwell Bay. Above Plucks Gutter, where the Little Stour joins it, the river is normally known as the Great Stour. The upper section of the river, above its confluence with the East Stour at Ashford is sometimes known as the Upper Great Stour or West Stour. In the tidal lower reaches, the artificial Stonar Cut short cuts a large loop in the natural river.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 9° 30 mm, 100% Wind 24 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° – Wind 12 km/h
20 Tue 14° 11° 5.6 mm, 51% Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 14° 8° 0.3 mm, 42% Wind 41 km/h
22 Thu 12° 6° 3.3 mm, 82% Wind 25 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 21 mm, 88% Wind 39 km/h
24 Sat 14° 6° 2.2 mm, 57% Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the Great Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Vauxhall BridgeRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.35 m Normal +0.06 m 1.6 km
West Gate GardensRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.24 m Normal +0.03 m 4.2 km
GroveFerryTidal gauge, Great Stour 1.07 m No reference yet −0.07 m 6.2 km
Horton weirRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.17 m Normal −0.01 m 8.1 km
WyeRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.11 m Very low −0.01 m 19 km
Chart LeaconRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.10 m Low −0.01 m 26 km
Hothfield UpstreamRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.05 m Low ±0 27 km
Brown MillRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.16 m Normal +0.06 m 27 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LittlebourneRiver gauge, Little Stour 0.01 m Low +0.01 m 3.7 km
BekesbourneRiver gauge, Nailbourne 0.77 m Normal ±0 4.4 km
Wingham RoadGroundwater well 4.02 m Low ±0 5.4 km
Grasmere RoadRiver gauge, Swalecliffe Brook 8.20 m Normal +0.13 m 7.8 km
Whitstable RoadRiver gauge, West Brook 3.58 m Very high +0.08 m 7.8 km
Upper Petham BourneGroundwater well 61.94 m Normal −0.10 m 14 km
Sandwich QuayRiver gauge, River Stour 0.13 m Very low −1.08 m 15 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Great Stour at Fordwich River Level?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.34 m to 2.75 m for this gauge.

Is Fordwich River Level really 1.36 m deep?

No. 1.36 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 Fordwich River Level today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 13:45 BST, the surface elevation was 1.36 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Fordwich River Level rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.15 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fordwich River Level 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 Fordwich River Level?

The highest level on record is 3.14 m on January 3, 2003. The lowest is 0.98 m on March 2, 2012.

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:E3826 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.29646, 1.12952 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Surface elevation 1.36 m 2026-10-18 12:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Fordwich River Level (ea:E3826). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/fordwich-river-level

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