📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels throughout the evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the evening of 22 January 2026 and overnight.
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 5:02pm, Thursday 22nd January.
River Beult from Bethersden and Pluckley to Stile Bridge, including Smarden, Headcorn, Staplehurst and Hawkenbury
Region: Kent, South London and East Sussex
Country: England
Counties covered: Kent
Watercourses covered: River Beult
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Beult from Pluckley and Bethersden to Stilebridge.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
No current or recent warnings.