London catchment
• Richmond • England • ID: 0009 • 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.
(32m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 162 views
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Current Level
2.852 mAOD
▲ Rising (+40cm/hr)
24h Max
2.852 mAOD
24h Min
-0.842 mAOD
Typical Range
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Highest Recorded
5.64 mAOD
1 Dec 2023
Since Nov 2012
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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1 day
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.
Long Term
🌍 floodradar.co.uk
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Consecutive rainy days0 → 10+
Recent Readings
Rising · +364 cm over 6h
23 Aug 23:15▲▲ +10 cm2.852 mAOD
23 Aug 23:00▲▲ +10 cm2.752 mAOD
23 Aug 22:45▲▲ +81 cm2.652 mAOD
23 Aug 21:30▲▲ +31 cm1.842 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15▲▲ +29 cm1.532 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00▲▲ +27 cm1.242 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45▲▲ +27 cm0.972 mAOD
23 Aug 20:30▲▲ +24 cm0.700 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15▲▲ +24 cm0.465 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00▲▲ +20 cm0.225 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45▲▲ +19 cm0.023 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30▲▲ +17 cm-0.163 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15▲▲ +16 cm-0.337 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00▲▲ +14 cm-0.499 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45▲▲ +12 cm-0.639 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30▲▲ +8 cm-0.758 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15▼ -0.4 cm-0.842 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00▼ -2 cm-0.838 mAOD
23 Aug 17:45▼ -3 cm-0.816 mAOD
23 Aug 17:30-0.790 mAOD
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Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2009 for the 7 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.6 km away).
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 Richmond flood history.
Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.
Nearby Groundwater
Soil Moisture
🌊 Tide
🚽 Storm overflows on this river
Frequently asked questions
Is the Thames Tideway at Richmond flooding today?
The latest recorded level is 2.85m. 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 Richmond?
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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📮 Flood risk by postcode near this gauge
Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:
