Hammoon water level

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

River gauge, River Stour, Dorset, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.14m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 12:45 BST (37 min ago)

History

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Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Stour at Hammoon is running below normal at 0.14 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.15 m to 2.56 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.11 m and 0.18 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: 0.15 m – 2.56 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.11 m – 0.18 m
Highest on record: 3.38 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record: 0.09 mJune 12, 2009

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the River Stour

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 2.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 4° – Wind 16 km/h

18 Sun 13° 4° 0.5 mm, 28% Wind 19 km/h

19 Mon 13° 8° 1.6 mm, 57% Wind 22 km/h

20 Tue 14° 8° 3.3 mm, 41% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 10° 5° 6.1 mm, 54% Wind 46 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° 1.4 mm, 53% Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 14 mm, 62% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:36 AM Sunset 06:15 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 40%

Map

Other gauges on the River Stour

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BlandfordRiver gauge, River Stour	0.08 m	Lowest on record	+0.02 m	11 km
Gillingham Le Neubourg WayRiver gauge, River Stour	0.34 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
WimborneRiver gauge, River Stour	0.40 m	Low	−0.01 m	26 km
ThroopRiver gauge, River Stour	0.32 m	Low	−0.03 m	35 km
Iford BridgeRiver gauge, River Stour	0.33 m	Normal	−0.17 m	38 km
ShipstonRiver gauge, River Stour	0.26 m	Normal	±0	133 km
WimpstoneRiver gauge, River Stour	0.71 m	Normal	−0.01 m	140 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
StourpaineRiver gauge, River Iwerne	0.04 m	Very low	+0.01 m	6.2 km
Stourpaine HavelinsRiver gauge, River Iwerne	0.05 m	Lowest on record	±0	6.4 km
Iwerne Hill FarmGroundwater well	3.53 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.6 km
AshmoreGroundwater well	132.33 m	Normal	−0.02 m	9.3 km
Delcombe WoodGroundwater well	124.54 m	Very low	−0.01 m	11 km
MotcombeRiver gauge, Motcombe Stream	0.14 m	Low	±0	11 km
Lodden BridgeRiver gauge, River Lodden	0.18 m	Normal	−0.01 m	11 km
ColesbrookRiver gauge, Shreen Water	0.10 m	Normal	±0	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Stour at Hammoon?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.15 m to 2.56 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 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Hammoon today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 12:45 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Hammoon rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Hammoon 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 Hammoon?

The highest level on record is 3.38 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.09 m on June 12, 2009.

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:43209 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.93142, -2.25754 (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	0.14 m	2026-10-17 11:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Hammoon (ea:43209). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/dorset/hammoon

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