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Charlton

Thames Tideway 🌊 Tidal
London catchment • Charlton • England • ID: 0003 • 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.
(4d ago) • 4 readings/hr • 124 views

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Last Level
3.349 mAOD
⚠ 4d ago · may be out of date
24h Max
3.551 mAOD
24h Min
-2.252 mAOD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
7.03 mAOD
28 Jun 2020
Since Nov 2012
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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 · +453 cm over 5h
19 Aug 05:45 ▼ -2 cm 3.349 mAOD
19 Aug 05:30 ▲ +2 cm 3.369 mAOD
19 Aug 05:15 ▲▲ +9 cm 3.354 mAOD
19 Aug 05:00 ▲▲ +15 cm 3.267 mAOD
19 Aug 04:45 ▲▲ +21 cm 3.121 mAOD
19 Aug 04:30 ▲▲ +24 cm 2.915 mAOD
19 Aug 04:15 ▲▲ +26 cm 2.673 mAOD
19 Aug 04:00 ▲▲ +26 cm 2.417 mAOD
19 Aug 03:45 ▲▲ +27 cm 2.157 mAOD
19 Aug 03:30 ▲▲ +27 cm 1.891 mAOD
19 Aug 03:15 ▲▲ +26 cm 1.622 mAOD
19 Aug 03:00 ▲▲ +29 cm 1.364 mAOD
19 Aug 02:45 ▲▲ +32 cm 1.079 mAOD
19 Aug 02:30 ▲▲ +28 cm 0.756 mAOD
19 Aug 02:15 ▲▲ +29 cm 0.472 mAOD
19 Aug 02:00 ▲▲ +34 cm 0.183 mAOD
19 Aug 01:45 ▲▲ +33 cm -0.153 mAOD
19 Aug 01:30 ▲▲ +34 cm -0.486 mAOD
19 Aug 01:15 ▲▲ +35 cm -0.827 mAOD
19 Aug 01:00 -1.180 mAOD

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 22 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.6 km away).

1flood warning 47flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 21 Dec 2019River Roding in Barking

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2024 0 10
2023 0 4
2022 0 7
2021 0 7
2019 1 1
2016 0 1
2014 0 4
2013 0 2
2012 0 4
2011 0 1
2008 0 6

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 Charlton flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Charlton
  • Watercourse: Thames Tideway
  • Nearest Town: Charlton
  • County: England
  • Coordinates: 51°29'49"N 0°1'14"E (51.496948, 0.020435)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1989
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: 0003
  • EA Gauge ID: 0003-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 149 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: London
  • EA Cross-check: 3.35 mAOD (EA at 19 Aug 05:45)

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 Thames Tideway at Charlton flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 3.35m. 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 Charlton?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. 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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