Park Farm water level
River gauge, River Darent, Kent, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The River Darent at Park Farm is at 0.09 m, in the normal range for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.09 m, based on 21 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.10 m (−0.01 m).
It has dropped 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.09 m and 0.17 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
- 0.09 m0.00 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.06 m – 0.23 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.05 m – 0.89 m
- Same day last year
- 0.10 m−0.01 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.09 m – 0.17 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.00 m – 0.47 m
- Highest on record
- 1.06 mDecember 30, 2002
- Lowest on record
- 0.00 mSeptember 23, 1997
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 Darent
The Darent is a Kentish tributary of the River Thames and takes the waters of the River Cray as a tributary in the tidal portion of the Darent near Crayford. 'Darenth' is frequently found as the spelling of the river's name in older books and maps, Bartholomew's Canals and River of England being one example. Bartholomew's Gazetteer (1954) demonstrates that Darent means "clear water", a result of it springing from and running through chalk. The purity of the water was a major factor in the development of paper and pharmaceuticals in the area.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on the River Darent
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RiverheadGroundwater well | 76.83 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 4.6 km |
| EdenbridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway | 0.99 m | Normal | +0.02 m | 9.3 km |
| Vexour BridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway | 0.71 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 11 km |
| Kydbrook CloseRiver gauge, Kyd Brook | 0.41 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 12 km |
| Magpie Hall LaneRiver gauge, River Ravensbourne | 0.96 m | High | ±0 | 13 km |
| PenshurstRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway | 0.20 m | Normal | +0.01 m | 13 km |
| Sweeps LaneGroundwater well | 43.59 m | Normal | ±0 | 13 km |
| Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway | 0.76 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 13 km |
Questions and answers
How does the River Darent at Park Farm compare with last year?
It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.10 m.
What is a normal level for the River Darent at Park Farm in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.09 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.06 m and 0.23 m, based on 21 years of records.
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 0.09 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Park Farm today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 19:45 BST, the water level was 0.09 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Park Farm rising or falling?
Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Park Farm normal?
Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Park Farm?
The highest level on record is 1.06 m on December 30, 2002. The lowest is 0.00 m on September 23, 1997.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:E921(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.27550, 0.09514(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 | 0.09 m | 2026-10-17 18:45 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Park Farm (ea:E921). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/park-farm
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