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Town Lock water level

River gauge, River Medway, Kent, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Water level

1.13m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.34 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

1.101.121.141.16mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 181.101.121.141.16mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
1.01.31.5mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range1.01.31.5mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Medway at Town Lock is at 1.13 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.88 m to 1.66 m.

It has dropped 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.97 m and 1.29 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
0.88 m – 1.66 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.97 m – 1.29 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.04 m – 1.15 m
Highest on record
2.34 mDecember 25, 2013
Lowest on record
0.00 mMarch 8, 2001

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.

About the River Medway

River Medway

The River Medway is a river in South East England. It rises in the High Weald, West Sussex and flows through Tonbridge, Maidstone and the Medway conurbation in Kent, before emptying into the Thames Estuary near Sheerness, a total distance of 70 miles (113 km). About 13 miles (21 km) of the river lies in East Sussex, with the remainder being in Kent.

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: 2.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 8° 13 mm, 94% Wind 19 km/h
19 Mon 14° 8° 0.1 mm, 63% Wind 11 km/h
20 Tue 13° 10° 4.3 mm, 61% Wind 12 km/h
21 Wed 15° 8° 2.4 mm, 49% Wind 25 km/h
22 Thu 14° 5° 3.4 mm, 81% Wind 18 km/h
23 Fri 13° 7° 43 mm, 82% Wind 35 km/h
24 Sat 10° 4° – Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:28 AM Sunset 06:02 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the River Medway

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway 0.75 m Normal −0.02 m 2.9 km
Hartlake BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway 0.59 m Normal +0.01 m 3.7 km
Colliers Land BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway 0.22 m Low ±0 8.7 km
ChaffordRiver gauge, River Medway 0.10 m Low −0.02 m 9.5 km
Yalding Hampstead LockRiver gauge, River Medway 1.64 m Normal ±0 10 km
TestonRiver gauge, River Medway 0.35 m Normal −0.01 m 13 km
Summerford BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway 0.05 m Normal ±0 14 km
East Farleigh Gate UpstreamRiver gauge, River Medway 1.29 m Normal −0.07 m 16 km
MaidstoneRiver gauge, River Medway 0.27 m Normal −0.04 m 19 km
Forest RowRiver gauge, River Medway −0.04 m Lowest on record ±0 19 km
Allington MarinaRiver gauge, River Medway 0.10 m Normal −0.02 m 19 km
Allington LockRiver gauge, River Medway 3.84 m No reference yet −0.02 m 19 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HadlowRiver gauge, Bourne Tributary Medway 0.28 m Normal ±0 5.0 km
PenshurstRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway 0.21 m Normal +0.01 m 7.7 km
Vexour BridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway 0.76 m Normal +0.05 m 8.2 km
Bartley MillRiver gauge, River Teise 0.12 m Low −0.02 m 11 km
Hendal BridgeRiver gauge, Eridge Stream Tributary Medway 0.12 m Low −0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Medway at Town Lock?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.88 m to 1.66 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 1.13 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Town Lock today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:30 BST, the water level was 1.13 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Town Lock rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Town Lock 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 Town Lock?

The highest level on record is 2.34 m on December 25, 2013. The lowest is 0.00 m on March 8, 2001.

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:E1550 (Agency page)
Coordinates
51.19461, 0.27845 (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 1.13 m 2026-10-18 09:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Town Lock (ea:E1550). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/town-lock

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