Thames from Hurley to Teddington catchment
• Teddington • Greater London • ID: 3401TH • Level
(38m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 169 views
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Current Level
-0.028 mASD
▲ Rising slightly
24h Max
-0.028 mASD
24h Min
-0.094 mASD
Typical Range
0.01 - 0.22
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.20 mASD
EA official record
0.84 in our data (since Nov 2012)
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Flood alert
Tidal Thames riverside from Putney Bridge to Teddington Weir
High tides overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 02:15 AM to 04:15 AM on Saturday 10th October.
The forecast high tide at Richmond is 4.70 mAOD at 03:15 AM on 10/10/2026.
We believe there is a possibility of flooding for Putney Embankment (SW15), Chiswick Mall and Strand on the Green (W4), Thames Bank at Mortlake (SW14), Ranelagh Drive (TW1), Friars Lane and Water Lane (TW9), Riverside and The Embankment at Twickenham, and the Towpath below Teddington Lock. Flooding of properties is not expected.
Astronomical tide levels are rising. The river flow at Teddington Weir is 4 cubic metres per second and is steady. We anticipate the flows to remain steady for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on Saturday 10 October or as the situation changes.
Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge
High tides overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from 01:00 AM to 03:00 AM on Saturday 10th October.
The forecast high tide at London Bridge is 4.50 mAOD at 02:00 AM on 10/10/2026.
We believe there is a possibility of flooding for Custom House (EC3R), Narrow Street (E14), Mayflower and Angel pubs (SE16), Royal Naval College riverfront, the Almshouse Slipway at Crane Street (SE10), Bankside by the Tate Modern (SE1), and Three Mill Island (E3). Flooding of properties is not expected.
Astronomical tide levels are rising. The river flow at Teddington Weir is 4 cubic metres per second and is steady. We anticipate the flows to remain steady for the next few days.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on Saturday 10 October or as the situation changes.
Flood predictions aren't generated for
lock / structure gauges —
their levels are driven by gate operation,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
Downstream level
7 days
The level on the DOWNSTREAM side of this lock/weir structure — a separate EA
measure from the main (upstream) reading shown on the Current tab. Threshold bands
are computed from this gauge's own downstream history.
Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.
159 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.3 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 155 report not discharging, and for 4 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Thames Water · into River Thames Tidal · 4.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
17 spills · 203 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
3 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.
These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 0.22 m
on about 74 days.
This year so far: 67 days.
202667 days, 7 of them high · 7 highso far
202541 days, 1 of them high · 1 highpatchy data
2024101 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
202381 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
202222 days
202198 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2020117 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
201962 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
201865 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
201746 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.
The darker part is days above 0.75 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 37 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.5 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 Teddington flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 37 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Is the River Thames at Teddington Lock flooding today?
The current level is -0.03m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Teddington Lock?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.
Why is the level slowly falling?
When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.
What is a normal level for the River Thames at Teddington Lock?
The typical range at this station is 0.01m to 0.22m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.22m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.
How often is this river level data updated?
Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.
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