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Groundwater Level at Riverhead GWL

Current River Level

78.250m

At 9:00am, Tuesday 8th October BST
(8:00am, Tuesday 8th October GMT)

Within the usual range for this location

Steady, no change from previous measurement

Warning: This data is stale! For some reason, we have not been able to obtain updated levels for over 24 hours. The current displayed level is probably incorrect and you should not rely on it.


Important! The levels for this location are measured relative to sea level, not relative to the riverbed. The levels shown here do not, therefore, necessarily represent the actual depth of the water.

Flood Warning Areas Covering Here

River Darent from Westerham to Dartford

No current or recent warnings.

River Darent from Westerham to Sevenoaks

No current or recent warnings.

River Darent from Otford to Darenth

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.

Download long term data as csv

Note: CSV data will include any outlying values that have been ignored by our graphing system as probably erroneous (eg, because they are ridiculously high compared to the values either side of them). It is your responsibility to filter these out if necessary.

Important! If you are planning to retrieve the csv data automatically, you must read and understand the limitations on the data and its availability.

Location and Technical Data

  • Monitoring Station: Riverhead GWL
  • Watercourse: River Darent
  • Nearest Town/Village: Chevening
  • Local Authority: Sevenoaks
  • Ceremonial County: Kent
  • Coordinates: 51°17'12"N 0°9'33"E (51.286708,0.159311)
  • OS Grid: TQ5064956385 (550675,156389)
  • Mapcode (Local): GBR S9.NV7
  • Mapcode (Global): VHHPK.QX2H
  • Open Location Code: 9F3275P5+MP
  • Maidenhead Locator System: JO01bg98
  • Environment Agency Location ID: E16201
  • Environment Agency Gauge ID: E16201-level-groundwater-i-15_min-mAOD
  • River Levels Online ID: 9136
  • Water Information System ID: 441340001
  • Catchment Area: Darent
  • UK Hydrometric Area: Kent Rivers Group
  • Environment Agency Region: Southern
  • Level Datum: Above Ordnance Datum (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 Groundwater Level at Riverhead GWL is between 75.53m and 78.37m. It has been between these levels for 90% of the time since monitoring began.

The typical recent level of the Groundwater Level at Riverhead GWL over the past 12 months has been between 77.20m and 79.09m. It has been between these levels for at least 150 days in the past year.

The highest level ever recorded at the Groundwater Level at Riverhead GWL is 79.35m, reached on Friday 31st January 2014 at 9:00am.

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.

Nearby Monitoring Locations

Other monitoring locations on the Groundwater Level

Groundwater Level Map

There are no other monitored rivers nearby

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