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Littlebourne

Little Stour
Stour catchment • Littlebourne • Kent • ID: E3401 • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 259 views

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Current Level
-0.007 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.001 mASD
24h Min
-0.011 mASD
Typical Range
0.02 - 0.53
mASD
Highest Recorded
0.75 mASD
EA official record
A 2.01 reading (22 Jan 2018) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 5h
08 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 10:00 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.2 cm -0.008 mASD
08 Oct 09:30 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.006 mASD
08 Oct 09:00 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.008 mASD
08 Oct 08:30 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 08:00 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.008 mASD
08 Oct 07:45 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady -0.008 mASD
08 Oct 07:15 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.008 mASD
08 Oct 07:00 ▬ steady -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 06:30 ▬ steady -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 06:15 ▬ steady -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 06:00 ▲ +0.1 cm -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 05:45 ▼ -0.1 cm -0.008 mASD
08 Oct 05:30 ▬ steady -0.007 mASD
08 Oct 05:15 -0.007 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Littlebourne
  • Watercourse: Little Stour
  • Nearest Town: Littlebourne
  • County: Kent
  • Coordinates: 51°16'26"N 1°10'8"E (51.273987, 1.168823)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2002
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E3401
  • RLOI id: 1139 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E3401-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 1 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: 9.770m AOD
  • Typical Range: 0.015 – 0.530 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: -0.01 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 10:15)

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

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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

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.

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 The Great Stour · 3.2 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
7 spills · 45 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Great Stour River · 4.2 km away in a straight line · discharges into a tidal reach, where the water moves both ways
5 spills · 16 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Southern Water · into Wingham River · 4.2 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
4 spills · 10 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

2 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 0.53 m on about 14 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 33 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 61 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
2020 34 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2019 0 days
2018 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 1 day, 1 of them high · 1 high

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 0.59 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2014 for the 9 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.7 km away).

12flood warnings 138flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 29 Feb 2024 — Grove Ferry and Plucks Gutter

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 0 14
2025 0 10
2024 3 32
2023 1 17
2022 0 11
2021 4 10
2020 3 15
2019 1 13
2018 0 6
2017 0 6
2015 0 2
2014 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 Littlebourne flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 9 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Little Stour at Littlebourne flooding today?

The current level is -0.01m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Littlebourne?

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 Little Stour at Littlebourne?

The typical range at this station is 0.02m to 0.53m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.53m 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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