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West Gate Gardens

Great Stour
Stour catchment • Canterbury • Kent • ID: 1003SO • Level
(21m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 208 views

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Current Level
0.209 mAOD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.217 mAOD
24h Min
0.206 mAOD
Typical Range
0.23 - 0.95
mAOD
Highest Recorded
1.47 mAOD
EA official record
1.03 in our data (since Jun 2019)
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.2 cm over 6h
24 Aug 00:30 ▬ steady 0.209 mAOD
24 Aug 00:15 ▬ steady 0.209 mAOD
24 Aug 00:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.209 mAOD
23 Aug 23:45 ▬ steady 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 23:30 ▬ steady 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 23:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 23:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.207 mAOD
23 Aug 22:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 21:30 ▬ steady 0.206 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.206 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.207 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45 ▬ steady 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.209 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▬ steady 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▬ steady 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.208 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.209 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.210 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 0.211 mAOD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 10 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.2 km away).

10flood warnings 74flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 28 Jan 2021Swalecliffe Brook

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 5
2025 0 1
2024 0 9
2023 0 5
2022 0 2
2021 4 13
2020 4 7
2019 0 2
2018 0 3
2016 0 6
2015 0 4
2014 2 9
2013 0 4
2012 0 4

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record. See also the Canterbury flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: West Gate Gardens
  • Watercourse: Great Stour
  • Nearest Town: Canterbury
  • County: Kent
  • Coordinates: 51°16'51"N 1°4'26"E (51.280821, 1.073832)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 17 Jul 2001
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
  • Station Reference: 1003SO
  • EA Gauge ID: 1003SO-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Stour
  • Datum: 7.750m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.232 – 0.950 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.21 mAOD (EA at 24 Aug 00:15)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Great Stour at West Gate Gardens flooding today?

The current level is 0.21m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at West Gate Gardens?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the Great Stour at West Gate Gardens?

The typical range at this station is 0.23m to 0.95m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.95m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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