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Dover USGS

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• Kent • ID: E5092 • Flow
(31m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 133 views
Current Flow
0.309 m3/s
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.722 m3/s
24h Min
0.290 m3/s
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
2.55 m3/s
23 Jun 2026
Since Feb 2025
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Flow Readings

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Recent Readings

Falling · -2 cm over 5h
10 Oct 05:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.309 m3/s
10 Oct 05:00 ▬ steady 0.310 m3/s
10 Oct 04:45 ▬ steady 0.310 m3/s
10 Oct 04:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.310 m3/s
10 Oct 04:15 ▬ steady 0.313 m3/s
10 Oct 04:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.313 m3/s
10 Oct 03:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.314 m3/s
10 Oct 03:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.312 m3/s
10 Oct 03:15 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.313 m3/s
10 Oct 03:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.316 m3/s
10 Oct 02:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.315 m3/s
10 Oct 02:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.316 m3/s
10 Oct 02:15 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.314 m3/s
10 Oct 02:00 ▬ steady 0.319 m3/s
10 Oct 01:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.319 m3/s
10 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.321 m3/s
10 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.325 m3/s
10 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.324 m3/s
10 Oct 00:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.326 m3/s
10 Oct 00:30 0.329 m3/s

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Dover USGS
  • Watercourse: —
  • County: Kent
  • Coordinates: 51°7'37"N 1°18'54"E (51.126858, 1.315047)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Flow gauging station (inferred)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E5092
  • EA Gauge ID: E5092-flow--i-15_min-m3_s
  • Parameter: Flow
  • Unit: m3/s
  • Typical rise rate: 3 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No

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

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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.

4 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 600 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 3 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Southern Water · into Freshwater River · 600 m upstream along the river
1 spill · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Southern Water · into River Dour · 900 m upstream along the river
1 spill · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Freshwater River · 2.6 km upstream along the river
8 spills · 6 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
💧
Southern Water · into Freshwater River · 2.6 km upstream along the river
2 spills · 1 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
Placed on the river by its position alone.

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 Freshwater River · 1.6 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
6 spills · 10 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow

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.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2011 for the 2 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.6 km away).

9flood warnings 51flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 30 Mar 2025 — Coast at St Margaret's at Cliffe, Dover, Folkestone and Sandgate

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 1 4
2024 1 11
2023 0 9
2022 0 6
2021 0 3
2020 3 7
2019 2 8
2014 1 0
2013 1 2
2011 0 1

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record.

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 Dover USGS flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.31m. 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 Dover USGS?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

How often is this river level data updated?

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