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Hothfield Upstream

Great Stour
Stour catchment • Hothfield • Kent • ID: E4321 • Level
(31m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 129 views

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Current Level
0.039 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.067 mASD
24h Min
0.030 mASD
Typical Range
0.07 - 2.34
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.67 mASD
EA official record
3.90 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 1% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 6h
09 Oct 13:30 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 13:15 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.045 mASD
09 Oct 13:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.038 mASD
09 Oct 12:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.041 mASD
09 Oct 12:15 ▲ +0.7 cm 0.043 mASD
09 Oct 12:00 ▼ -0.6 cm 0.036 mASD
09 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 0.042 mASD
09 Oct 11:30 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.042 mASD
09 Oct 11:00 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.037 mASD
09 Oct 10:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.042 mASD
09 Oct 10:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.045 mASD
09 Oct 10:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.044 mASD
09 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.045 mASD
09 Oct 09:30 ▲ +0.6 cm 0.047 mASD
09 Oct 09:15 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.041 mASD
09 Oct 09:00 ▲ +1 cm 0.048 mASD
09 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.037 mASD
09 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.042 mASD
09 Oct 07:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.042 mASD
09 Oct 07:30 0.040 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Hothfield Upstream
  • Watercourse: Great Stour
  • Nearest Town: Hothfield
  • County: Kent
  • Coordinates: 51°9'28"N 0°48'55"E (51.157688, 0.815185)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1998
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E4321
  • RLOI id: 1137 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E4321-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 4 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Stour
  • Datum: 44.159m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.066 – 2.340 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.05 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 13:15)

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.

2 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.1 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Southern Water · into The Great Stour · 3.1 km upstream along the river
21 spills · 173 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Tributary Of The Great Stour · 15.2 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Status unknown — the live feed has not updated for 144 d 1 h

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 The Great Stour · 3.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Freshwater River · 4.6 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
7 spills · 42 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into The Great Stour · 5.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
12 spills · 60 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Freshwater River · 5.3 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
8 spills · 12 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Tributary Of River Beult · 5.7 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
21 spills · 175 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into A Trib Of The East Stour · 6.0 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

12 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 2.34 m on about 3 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 16 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2020 4 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2019 4 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2018 3 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 2.62 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2015 for the 7 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.4 km away).

9flood warnings 68flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 4 Nov 2023 — Whitewater and Ruckinge Dykes

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4
2025 0 2
2024 0 12
2023 1 14
2022 1 5
2021 0 9
2020 2 7
2019 3 8
2018 2 2
2016 0 3
2015 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 Hothfield flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 7 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Great Stour at Hothfield Upstream flooding today?

The current level is 0.04m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Hothfield Upstream?

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.

What is a normal level for the Great Stour at Hothfield Upstream?

The typical range at this station is 0.07m to 2.34m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.34m 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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