Grasmere Road water level

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

River gauge, Swalecliffe Brook, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Low for mid-October

Surface elevation

8.17m Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST (40 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Low water at Grasmere Road: the gauge reads 8.17 m, below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 8.18 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 8.10 m (+0.07 m).

It is on the way up, by 0.10 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 7.93 m – 8.36 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 8.18 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 8.16 m – 8.24 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range: 8.16 m – 8.50 m
Same day last year: 8.10 m+0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.93 m – 8.36 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.84 m – 8.58 m
Highest on record: 9.89 mFebruary 8, 2001
Lowest on record: 8.04 mDecember 31, 2013

For anglers and canoeists

Low rivers are hard going for paddlers, with exposed gravel and weirs that are awkward to shoot. Salmon and sea trout usually wait for the next spate to run.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 9° 33 mm, 100% Wind 36 km/h

19 Mon 14° 8° 1.4 mm, 66% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 14° 12° 2.1 mm, 44% Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 15° 9° 3.7 mm, 41% Wind 36 km/h

22 Thu 15° 7° 2.6 mm, 60% Wind 32 km/h

23 Fri 14° 8° 33 mm, 82% Wind 52 km/h

24 Sat 10° 6° – Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 47%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Whitstable RoadRiver gauge, West Brook	3.57 m	Very high	+0.06 m	2.6 km
Vauxhall BridgeRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.30 m	Normal	+0.05 m	6.9 km
Fordwich River LevelRiver gauge, Great Stour	1.39 m	Normal	−0.05 m	7.8 km
West Gate GardensRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.22 m	Low	+0.02 m	7.9 km
Horton weirRiver gauge, Great Stour	0.16 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
LittlebourneRiver gauge, Little Stour	0.00 m	Very low	+0.01 m	11 km
BekesbourneRiver gauge, Nailbourne	0.76 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Wingham RoadGroundwater well	4.02 m	Low	±0	13 km

Questions and answers

How does Swalecliffe Brook at Grasmere Road compare with last year?

It is 0.07 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 8.10 m.

What is a normal level for Swalecliffe Brook at Grasmere Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 8.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 8.16 m and 8.24 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is Grasmere Road really 8.17 m deep?

No. 8.17 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 Grasmere Road today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 07:30 BST, the surface elevation was 8.17 m. Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Grasmere Road rising or falling?

Up 0.10 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.10 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Grasmere Road normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Grasmere Road?

The highest level on record is 9.89 m on February 8, 2001. The lowest is 8.04 m on December 31, 2013.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:E3070 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.35136, 1.06004 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Surface elevation	8.17 m	2026-10-18 06:30	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Grasmere Road (ea:E3070). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/grasmere-road

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