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Rose 0.41 m since 09:45 — peaked 1.55 at 13:30, now 1.49 and easing
1.49

GroveFerry

Great Stour
Stour catchment • Upstreet • Kent • ID: E2500 • Level
(58m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 159 views

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Current Level
1.485 mAOD
▲▼ Crested · peaked 1.55
24h Max
1.560 mAOD
24h Min
1.130 mAOD
Typical Range
0.95 - 2.35
mAOD
Highest Recorded
2.66 mAOD
EA official record
2.43 in our data (since Sep 2023)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +31 cm over 5h
09 Oct 15:15 ▼ -1 cm 1.485 mAOD
09 Oct 15:00 ▼ -3 cm 1.498 mAOD
09 Oct 14:45 ▼ -2 cm 1.532 mAOD
09 Oct 14:30 ▬ steady 1.552 mAOD
09 Oct 14:15 ▲ +1 cm 1.552 mAOD
09 Oct 14:00 ▲ +2 cm 1.538 mAOD
09 Oct 13:45 ▲ +2 cm 1.520 mAOD
09 Oct 13:30 ▲ +3 cm 1.498 mAOD
09 Oct 13:15 ▲ +3 cm 1.469 mAOD
09 Oct 13:00 ▲ +3 cm 1.441 mAOD
09 Oct 12:45 ▲ +3 cm 1.407 mAOD
09 Oct 12:30 ▲ +3 cm 1.377 mAOD
09 Oct 12:15 ▲ +3 cm 1.346 mAOD
09 Oct 12:00 ▲ +2 cm 1.316 mAOD
09 Oct 11:45 ▲ +2 cm 1.295 mAOD
09 Oct 11:30 ▲▲ +11 cm 1.272 mAOD
09 Oct 11:00 ▲ +2 cm 1.165 mAOD
09 Oct 10:45 ▼ -2 cm 1.147 mAOD
09 Oct 10:15 ▼ -1 cm 1.163 mAOD
09 Oct 10:00 1.174 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: GroveFerry
  • Watercourse: Great Stour
  • Nearest Town: Upstreet
  • County: Kent
  • Coordinates: 51°19'26"N 1°12'23"E (51.323963, 1.206421)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2003
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E2500
  • RLOI id: 1134 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E2500-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 19 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Stour
  • Typical Range: 0.950 – 2.353 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 1.49 mAOD (EA at 9 Oct 15:15)

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

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 9.1 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 River Great Stour · 9.1 km upstream along the river
7 spills · 42 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Great Stour River · 11.2 km upstream along the river
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into The Great Stour · 13.3 km upstream along the river
3 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into A Trib Of The Great Stour · 15.0 km upstream along the river
11 spills · 20 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into The Great Stour · 30.6 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Mill Stream · 34.1 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 · 34.5 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 · 35.6 km upstream along the river
2 spills · 11 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

16 more further upstream, up to 61.5 km away along the river.

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 · 4.1 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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Herne Bay WwTW🏊 Bathing water🦪 Shellfish
Southern Water · into Hogwell Sewer & R.great Stour · 4.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
11 spills · 111 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Southern Water · into Wingham River · 6.0 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

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 2.35 m on about 4 days. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 7 days
2023 6 days 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 2014 for the 13 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.3 km away).

17flood 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 6 10
2020 5 15
2019 1 13
2018 0 6
2017 0 6
2015 0 2
2014 1 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 Upstreet flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 13 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Great Stour at GroveFerry flooding today?

The current level is 1.49m, which is within the typical range of 0.95 to 2.35m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at GroveFerry?

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 GroveFerry?

The typical range at this station is 0.95m to 2.35m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.35m 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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