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Brentford

Brent 🌊 Tidal
Brent catchment • Brentford • England • ID: 3892TH • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
(27m ago) • 2 readings/hr • 135 views

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Current Level
0.225 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.230 mASD
24h Min
0.202 mASD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
3.91 mASD
16 Mar 2013
Since Nov 2012
Current level is 6% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for tidal gauges — their levels are driven by the tide, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Rising · +0.8 cm over 6h
23 Aug 23:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.225 mASD
23 Aug 22:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.223 mASD
23 Aug 21:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.220 mASD
23 Aug 21:15 ▬ steady 0.218 mASD
23 Aug 21:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.218 mASD
23 Aug 20:45 ▬ steady 0.217 mASD
23 Aug 20:30 ▬ steady 0.217 mASD
23 Aug 20:15 ▬ steady 0.217 mASD
23 Aug 20:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.217 mASD
23 Aug 19:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.216 mASD
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.215 mASD
23 Aug 19:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.216 mASD
23 Aug 19:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.217 mASD
23 Aug 18:30 ▬ steady 0.216 mASD
23 Aug 18:15 ▬ steady 0.216 mASD
23 Aug 18:00 ▬ steady 0.216 mASD
23 Aug 17:45 ▬ steady 0.216 mASD
23 Aug 17:30 ▬ steady 0.216 mASD
23 Aug 17:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.216 mASD
23 Aug 17:00 0.217 mASD

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 11 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

0flood warnings 119flood alerts

Most recent flood alert: 21 Feb 2026Tidal River Crane

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4
2025 0 2
2024 0 22
2023 0 8
2022 0 4
2021 0 6
2020 0 11
2019 0 2
2018 0 5
2017 0 2
2016 0 9
2015 0 6
2014 0 8
2013 0 8
2012 0 9
2011 0 1
2010 0 4
2009 0 7
2008 0 1

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 Brentford flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Brentford
  • Watercourse: River Brent
  • Nearest Town: Brentford
  • County: England
  • Coordinates: 51°28'57"N 0°18'44"W (51.482480, -0.312323)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 6 Aug 2009
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: 3892TH
  • EA Gauge ID: 3892TH-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 103 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Brent
  • EA Cross-check: 0.22 mASD (EA at 23 Aug 22:45)

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 River Brent at Brentford flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.23m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.

Is the river level rising or falling at Brentford?

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.

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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