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River Kennet at Blakes Lock (Downstream)

Current River Level

2.100m

At 9:30pm, Thursday 26th December GMT

Within the usual range for this location

Steady, no change from previous measurement at 9:15pm, Thursday 26th December GMT

View upstream gauge levels

Flood Warning Areas Covering Here

River Kennet from Thatcham down to Reading

No current or recent warnings.

Other Nearby Flood Warning Areas

River Thames at Reading and Caversham

No current or recent warnings.

River Thames from Mapledurham to Sonning

No current or recent warnings.

Properties closest to the River Thames from Scours Lane, Reading to Caversham Lakes

No current or recent warnings.

River Loddon at Lower Earley and Sindlesham

No current or recent warnings.

Seven Day Level Chart

Long Term Level Chart

Darker blue shaded areas on long term data indicate maximum and minimum levels for the date (you may need to zoom in closer to see them).

Long term data may have gaps where the API data was not available.

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Location and Technical Data

  • Monitoring Station: Blakes Lock
  • Watercourse: River Kennet
  • Nearest Town/Village: Reading
  • Local Authority: Reading
  • Ceremonial County: Berkshire
  • Coordinates: 51°27'22"N 0°57'16"W (51.456172,-0.954614)
  • OS Grid: SU727735 (472730,173540)
  • Mapcode (Local): GBR QQF.NF
  • Mapcode (Global): VHDWT.DNPK
  • Open Location Code: 9C3XF24W+F5
  • Maidenhead Locator System: IO91mk59
  • Environment Agency Location ID: 2298TH
  • Environment Agency Gauge ID: 2298TH-level-downstage-i-15_min-mASD
  • River Levels Online ID: 7131
  • Water Information System ID: 2298TH
  • Operational Area: Kennet
  • Catchment Area: Kennet and tributaries
  • UK Hydrometric Area: Thames
  • Environment Agency Region: Thames
  • Datum Type: Above Stage Datum (ASD)
  • Stage Datum: 33.49m AOD

Please note: Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

The usual range of the River Kennet at Blakes Lock (Downstream) is between 1.68m and 2.51m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.

The typical recent level of the River Kennet at Blakes Lock (Downstream) over the past 12 months has been between 1.77m and 2.76m. It has been between these levels for at least 151 days in the past year.

The highest level ever recorded at the River Kennet at Blakes Lock (Downstream) is 3.54m, reached on Thursday 14th December 2000 at 7:00pm.

Note that this data may not take account of recent measurements, as we wait until a level has been verified by the Environment Agency before adding it to our records.

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