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Sheerness

Tide 🌊 Tidal
England - East Coast catchment • Sheerness • Kent • ID: E71539 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
(1h ago) • 1 reading/hr • 155 views

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Current Level
1.497 mAOD
▲ Rising (-22cm/hr)
24h Max
1.770 mAOD
24h Min
-1.135 mAOD
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
8.55 mAOD
20 Aug 2023
Since Jul 2017
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Recent Water Levels

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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.

Recent Readings

Rising · +249 cm over 7h
23 Aug 22:15 ▼▼ -27 cm 1.497 mAOD
23 Aug 21:00 ▲▲ +5 cm 1.770 mAOD
23 Aug 20:45 ▲▲ +18 cm 1.717 mAOD
23 Aug 20:15 ▲▲ +12 cm 1.538 mAOD
23 Aug 20:00 ▲▲ +14 cm 1.418 mAOD
23 Aug 19:45 ▲▲ +15 cm 1.277 mAOD
23 Aug 19:30 ▲▲ +16 cm 1.126 mAOD
23 Aug 19:15 ▲▲ +17 cm 0.964 mAOD
23 Aug 19:00 ▲▲ +17 cm 0.796 mAOD
23 Aug 18:45 ▲▲ +18 cm 0.624 mAOD
23 Aug 18:30 ▲▲ +18 cm 0.446 mAOD
23 Aug 18:15 ▲▲ +18 cm 0.269 mAOD
23 Aug 18:00 ▲▲ +16 cm 0.092 mAOD
23 Aug 17:45 ▲▲ +16 cm -0.064 mAOD
23 Aug 17:30 ▲▲ +28 cm -0.226 mAOD
23 Aug 17:00 ▲▲ +12 cm -0.509 mAOD
23 Aug 16:45 ▲▲ +11 cm -0.629 mAOD
23 Aug 16:30 ▲▲ +18 cm -0.737 mAOD
23 Aug 16:00 ▲▲ +7 cm -0.919 mAOD
23 Aug 15:45 -0.988 mAOD

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 6 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.6 km away).

8flood warnings 73flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 30 Jan 2021Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2025 0 2
2024 0 5
2023 0 1
2022 0 5
2021 4 7
2020 2 8
2019 0 3
2018 0 1
2017 1 1
2016 0 7
2015 0 5
2014 1 11
2013 0 9
2012 0 6
2009 0 1
2008 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. See also the Sheerness flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Sheerness
  • Watercourse: Tide
  • Nearest Town: Sheerness
  • County: Kent
  • Coordinates: 51°26'44"N 0°44'36"E (51.445627, 0.743415)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 31 Jan 2012
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: E71539
  • EA Gauge ID: E71539-level-tidal_level-Mean-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 112 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~37 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: England - East Coast
  • EA Cross-check: 1.50 mAOD (EA at 23 Aug 22:15)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the Tide at Sheerness flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 1.50m. 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 Sheerness?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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