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Tower Pier

Thames Tideway 🌊 Tidal
London catchment • Tower Pier • England • ID: 0007 • 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 • 141 views

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Current Level
2.228 mAOD
▼ Falling slightly (-59cm/hr)
24h Max
2.480 mAOD
24h Min
-1.535 mAOD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
14.00 mAOD
19 Nov 2014
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 · +293 cm over 6h
23 Aug 23:15 ▼▼ -15 cm 2.228 mAOD
23 Aug 23:00 ▼▼ -11 cm 2.375 mAOD
23 Aug 22:45 ▲ +21 cm 2.480 mAOD
23 Aug 21:30 ▲▲ +14 cm 2.266 mAOD
23 Aug 21:15 ▲▲ +16 cm 2.126 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▲▲ +18 cm 1.962 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45 ▲▲ +20 cm 1.787 mAOD
23 Aug 20:30 ▲▲ +19 cm 1.587 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▲▲ +20 cm 1.402 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▲▲ +21 cm 1.203 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▲▲ +21 cm 0.991 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▲▲ +22 cm 0.779 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▲▲ +19 cm 0.561 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▲▲ +20 cm 0.370 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 ▲▲ +18 cm 0.171 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30 ▲▲ +17 cm -0.004 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15 ▲▲ +19 cm -0.173 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00 ▲▲ +17 cm -0.361 mAOD
23 Aug 17:45 ▲▲ +17 cm -0.532 mAOD
23 Aug 17:30 -0.703 mAOD

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 14 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.8 km away).

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Most recent flood alert: 3 Mar 2026Tidal Thames riverside from the Thames Barrier to Putney Bridge

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 3
2025 0 5
2024 0 18
2023 0 10
2022 0 4
2021 0 2
2020 0 8
2019 0 11
2018 0 8
2017 0 7
2016 0 11
2015 0 8
2014 0 3
2013 0 4
2012 0 1
2008 0 2

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 Tower Pier flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Tower Pier
  • Watercourse: Thames Tideway
  • Nearest Town: Tower Pier
  • County: England
  • Coordinates: 51°30'24"N 0°4'43"W (51.506753, -0.078706)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1988
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: 0007
  • EA Gauge ID: 0007-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 155 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: 2.23 mAOD (EA at 23 Aug 23:15)

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 Thames Tideway at Tower Pier flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 2.23m. 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 Tower Pier?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, 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. Only about 0.0mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. 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.

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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