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Easing — down from 0.80 at 14:45, now 0.78
0.78

Vexour Bridge

Eden Tributary Medway
Medway catchment • Chiddingstone Causeway • Kent • ID: 0904SO • Level
(36m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 160 views

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Current Level
0.779 mASD
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.802 mASD
24h Min
0.716 mASD
Typical Range
0.60 - 2.90
mASD
Highest Recorded
4.12 mASD
EA official record
4.12 in our data (since Mar 1968)
Current level is 19% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 6h
10 Oct 00:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.779 mASD
10 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.780 mASD
10 Oct 00:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.780 mASD
09 Oct 23:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.781 mASD
09 Oct 23:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.782 mASD
09 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.784 mASD
09 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.784 mASD
09 Oct 22:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.784 mASD
09 Oct 21:45 ▬ steady 0.785 mASD
09 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.785 mASD
09 Oct 21:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.785 mASD
09 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady 0.786 mASD
09 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.786 mASD
09 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.786 mASD
09 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.787 mASD
09 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.787 mASD
09 Oct 19:45 ▬ steady 0.788 mASD
09 Oct 19:30 ▬ steady 0.788 mASD
09 Oct 19:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.788 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 0.789 mASD

Station Details

Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 0904SO
  • RLOI id: 1091 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 0904SO-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Medway
  • Typical Range: 0.603 – 2.900 mASD
  • Drainage Area: 210 km² upstream of this gauge
  • Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) to 8 Oct (2 days behind — the EA publishes each day's mean a day or two after it ends; unchecked, provisional) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 0.78 mASD (EA at 10 Oct 00:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

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.

5 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 9.1 km away along the river. 1 reports discharging now, 4 report not discharging.

💧
Southern Water · into River Eden · 9.1 km upstream along the river
48 spills · 416 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Ray Brook · 18.7 km upstream along the river
38 spills · 350 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into The River Eden · 24.0 km upstream along the river
27 spills · 76 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into The River Eden · 24.0 km upstream along the river
52 spills · 427 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Gibbs Brook · 26.3 km upstream along the river
21 spills · 163 hours in 2025
Discharging now since

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
Southern Water · into Trib Of River Eden · 1.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
6 spills · 26 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Trib Of Little Hawden Stream · 2.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
8 spills · 22 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into A Trib Of The River Medway · 5.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
21 spills · 99 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

5 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 →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.90 m on about 5 days. This year so far: 8 days.

2026 8 days so far
2025 5 days
2024 9 days
2023 7 days
2022 3 days
2021 8 days
2020 6 days
2019 5 days patchy data
2018 1 day patchy data
2017 0 days

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.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 2 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 5.3 km away).

15flood warnings 106flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 5 Jan 2025 — Rivers Eden and Eden Brook from Crowhurst to Penshurst

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 7
2025 1 4
2024 2 18
2023 0 9
2022 1 7
2021 2 5
2020 2 10
2019 2 7
2018 0 3
2017 0 5
2016 0 9
2015 0 1
2014 4 5
2013 1 7
2012 0 9

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 Chiddingstone Causeway flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 2 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Eden Tributary Medway at Vexour Bridge flooding today?

The current level is 0.78m, which is within the typical range of 0.60 to 2.90m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Vexour Bridge?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling 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 Eden Tributary Medway at Vexour Bridge?

The typical range at this station is 0.60m to 2.90m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.90m 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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