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Sandwich Quay water level

River gauge, River Stour, Kent, United Kingdom

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Below the normal range

Surface elevation

0.28m Steady over the last 24 hours

0 1 3 Highest onrecord 3.35 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

-0123mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0123mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0123mSep 19Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0123mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Surface elevation Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

At 0.28 m, the River Stour at Sandwich Quay is below normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.50 m to 3.00 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.00 m and 2.83 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
0.50 m – 3.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.00 m – 2.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.50 m – 1.18 m
Highest on record
3.35 mNovember 9, 2007
Lowest on record
0.00 mOctober 1, 2004

On the river at Sandwich Quay

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

About the River 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: 2.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 9° 9.9 mm, 100% Wind 27 km/h
19 Mon 15° 9° – Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 15° 12° 4.6 mm, 63% Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 15° 9° 0.5 mm, 53% Wind 54 km/h
22 Thu 14° 9° 7.0 mm, 75% Wind 45 km/h
23 Fri 15° 11° 17 mm, 94% Wind 63 km/h
24 Sat 15° 9° 2.8 mm, 45% Wind 60 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:23 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LanghamRiver gauge, River Stour 0.25 m Very low ±0 82 km
Bures BridgeRiver gauge, River Stour 0.24 m Normal +0.02 m 87 km
LamarshRiver gauge, River Stour 0.37 m Very low +0.02 m 89 km
WestmillRiver gauge, River Stour 0.22 m Normal ±0 101 km
KedingtonRiver gauge, River Stour 0.21 m Normal ±0 107 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Wingham RoadGroundwater well 4.02 m Low ±0 10 km
LittlebourneRiver gauge, Little Stour 0.01 m Very low +0.01 m 12 km
BekesbourneRiver gauge, Nailbourne 0.76 m Normal ±0 14 km
Fordwich River LevelRiver gauge, Great Stour 1.64 m Normal +0.23 m 15 km
Crabble MillRiver gauge, River Dour 0.14 m Normal +0.01 m 16 km
Vauxhall BridgeRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.48 m Normal +0.19 m 17 km
Alkham ValleyGroundwater well 33.93 m Normal −0.01 m 17 km
West Gate GardensRiver gauge, Great Stour 0.26 m Normal +0.05 m 19 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Stour at Sandwich Quay?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.50 m to 3.00 m for this gauge.

Is Sandwich Quay really 0.28 m deep?

No. 0.28 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 Sandwich Quay today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 22:30 BST, the surface elevation was 0.28 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Sandwich Quay rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Sandwich Quay normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Sandwich Quay?

The highest level on record is 3.35 m on November 9, 2007. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 1, 2004.

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:E3810 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.27541, 1.34328 (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 0.28 m 2026-10-18 21:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Sandwich Quay (ea:E3810). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/sandwich-quay

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