This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here
are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
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Current Level
0.569 mAOD
▼ Falling (-20cm/hr)
24h Max
2.727 mAOD
24h Min
0.191 mAOD
Typical Range
0.50 - 3.00
mAOD
Highest Recorded
3.35 mAOD
EA official record
A 10.10 reading (11 May 2022) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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EA forecast (official)
Flood predictions aren't generated for
tidal gauges —
their levels are driven by the tide,
not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.
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.
24 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 26.8 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 22 report not discharging, and for 2 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Southern Water · into Controlled Sea · 5.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
1 spill · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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 →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 3.00 m
on about 3 days.
This year so far: 0 days.
20260 days so far
20251 day patchy data
20241 day
20231 day
20220 days patchy data
20214 days
20209 days
20191 day
20184 days
20171 day patchy data
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 2011 for the 11 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.7 km away).
2severe warnings3flood warnings143flood alerts
Most recent severe flood warning:
5 Dec 2013
— The Pfizer Site
Year by year
Year
Severe
Warnings
Alerts
2026
0
0
11
2025
0
0
7
2024
0
0
27
2023
0
0
17
2022
0
0
7
2021
0
0
8
2020
0
0
14
2019
0
0
14
2018
0
0
5
2017
0
0
8
2016
0
0
5
2015
0
0
10
2014
0
0
4
2013
2
3
3
2012
0
0
1
2011
0
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 Sandwich flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 11 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Is the River Stour at Sandwich Quay flooding today?
The current level is 0.57m, which is within the typical range of 0.50 to 3.00m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Sandwich Quay?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. 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 River Stour at Sandwich Quay?
The typical range at this station is 0.50m to 3.00m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 3.00m 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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