Penshurst water level

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

River gauge, Eden Tributary Medway, Kent, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.20m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST (33 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Penshurst, where the gauge shows 0.20 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.09 m to 2.07 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.17 m – 0.22 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: 0.09 m – 2.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.17 m – 0.22 m
Highest on record: 2.98 mDecember 24, 2013
Lowest on record: 0.00 mAugust 9, 1988

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

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

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 6° 0.2 mm Wind 21 km/h

18 Sun 14° 7° 4.3 mm, 76% Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 14° 6° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 13° 11° 3.0 mm, 42% Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 13° 11° 1.8 mm, 57% Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 14° 5° 4.6 mm, 51% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 13° 8° 20 mm, 75% Wind 44 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:26 AM Sunset 06:04 PM Daylight 10 hr, 38 min First quarter 42%

Map

Other gauges on the Eden Tributary Medway

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Vexour BridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.71 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2.1 km
EdenbridgeRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	0.99 m	Normal	+0.02 m	7.9 km
Lingfield Eden BrookRiver gauge, Eden Tributary Medway	1.28 m	Normal	±0	13 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Colliers Land BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.22 m	Very low	±0	2.4 km
ChaffordRiver gauge, River Medway	0.12 m	Low	−0.01 m	3.1 km
Leigh Flood Storage AreaRiver gauge, River Medway	0.76 m	Normal	−0.01 m	5.0 km
Hendal BridgeRiver gauge, Eridge Stream Tributary Medway	0.11 m	Low	−0.08 m	7.1 km
Summerford BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.04 m	Normal	±0	7.6 km
Town LockRiver gauge, River Medway	1.14 m	Normal	±0	7.7 km
Hartlake BridgeRiver gauge, River Medway	0.59 m	Low	−0.02 m	11 km
Forest RowRiver gauge, River Medway	−0.03 m	Lowest on record	−0.01 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Eden Tributary Medway at Penshurst?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.09 m to 2.07 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 0.20 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Penshurst today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 19:30 BST, the water level was 0.20 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Penshurst rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Penshurst 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 Penshurst?

The highest level on record is 2.98 m on December 24, 2013. The lowest is 0.00 m on August 9, 1988.

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:E1140 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.17261, 0.17307 (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	0.20 m	2026-10-17 18:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Penshurst (ea:E1140). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/kent/penshurst

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