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HORTON GS

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• Kent • ID: E3952 • Flow
(46m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 131 views
Current Flow
1.136 m3/s
▬ Steady
24h Max
1.159 m3/s
24h Min
1.114 m3/s
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
16.81 m3/s
28 Jan 2026
Since Feb 2025
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Flow Readings

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Recent Readings

Rising · +1 cm over 6h
09 Oct 13:15 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 12:45 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 12:15 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 10:45 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 09:30 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 08:45 ▬ steady 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 08:30 ▲ +1 cm 1.136 m3/s
09 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 1.125 m3/s
09 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 1.125 m3/s
09 Oct 07:30 1.125 m3/s

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: HORTON GS
  • Watercourse: —
  • County: Kent
  • Coordinates: 51°15'29"N 1°1'50"E (51.258097, 1.030515)
  • 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: E3952
  • EA Gauge ID: E3952-flow--i-15_min-m3_s
  • Parameter: Flow
  • Unit: m3/s
  • Typical rise rate: 17 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.

20 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 13.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 18 report not discharging, and for 2 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

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Southern Water · into The Great Stour · 13.9 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Southern Water · into Mill Stream · 17.5 km upstream along the river
24 spills · 283 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Southern Water · into Great Stour · 17.8 km upstream along the river
11 spills · 101 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Tributary Of The Great Stour · 18.9 km upstream along the river
2 spills · 11 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Great Stour River · 19.7 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Great Stour · 21.2 km upstream along the river
17 spills · 156 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Freshwater River · 21.6 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Southern Water · into The Great Stour · 22.2 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

12 more further upstream, up to 44.8 km away along the river.

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 →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 4 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.6 km away).

5flood warnings 45flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 28 Jan 2021 — Swalecliffe Brook

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1
2024 0 3
2023 0 2
2021 2 8
2020 2 3
2018 0 2
2016 0 5
2015 0 4
2014 1 9
2013 0 4
2012 0 4

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

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Frequently asked questions

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The latest recorded level is 1.14m. 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 HORTON GS?

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.

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