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Easing — down from 4.39 at 06:15, now 4.35
4.35

Thames Ditton Island

Thames
Thames from Hurley to Teddington catchment • Long Ditton • Surrey • ID: 3104TH • Level
(22m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 185 views

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Current Level
4.348 mAOD
▼ Easing (+1cm/hr)
24h Max
4.539 mAOD
24h Min
4.264 mAOD
Typical Range
4.46 - 5.70
mAOD
Highest Recorded
6.70 mAOD
EA official record
6.68 in our data (since Aug 2004)
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.5 cm over 5h
10 Oct 15:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 4.348 mAOD
10 Oct 15:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 4.345 mAOD
10 Oct 14:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 4.342 mAOD
10 Oct 14:30 ▲ +0.9 cm 4.350 mAOD
10 Oct 14:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 4.341 mAOD
10 Oct 14:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 4.337 mAOD
10 Oct 13:45 ▼ -1.0 cm 4.341 mAOD
10 Oct 13:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 4.351 mAOD
10 Oct 13:15 ▲ +2 cm 4.353 mAOD
10 Oct 13:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 4.337 mAOD
10 Oct 12:45 ▼ -0.9 cm 4.341 mAOD
10 Oct 12:30 ▲ +0.2 cm 4.350 mAOD
10 Oct 12:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 4.348 mAOD
10 Oct 12:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 4.349 mAOD
10 Oct 11:45 ▲ +2 cm 4.352 mAOD
10 Oct 11:30 ▲ +0.8 cm 4.336 mAOD
10 Oct 11:15 ▼ -2 cm 4.328 mAOD
10 Oct 11:00 ▼ -1 cm 4.348 mAOD
10 Oct 10:45 ▲ +0.7 cm 4.360 mAOD
10 Oct 10:30 4.353 mAOD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Thames Ditton Island
  • Watercourse: River Thames
  • Nearest Town: Long Ditton
  • County: Surrey
  • Coordinates: 51°23'36"N 0°19'52"W (51.393384, -0.331228)
  • 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: 3104TH
  • RLOI id: 7246 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 3104TH-level-stage-i-15_min-mAOD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mAOD
  • Typical rise rate: 9 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Thames from Hurley to Teddington
  • Typical Range: 4.460 – 5.700 mAOD
  • EA Cross-check: 4.34 mAOD (EA at 10 Oct 14:45)

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.

154 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 5.0 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 150 report not discharging, and for 4 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
Thames Water · into River Ember And Mole · 5.0 km upstream along the river
19 spills · 239 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Thames Water · into Mole · 14.4 km upstream along the river
24 spills · 268 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Thames Water · into River Wey · 16.5 km upstream along the river
28 spills · 426 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Thames Water · into Bourne (North) · 20.5 km upstream along the river
27 spills · 472 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.
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Thames Water · into River Mole · 21.6 km upstream along the river
6 spills · 45 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Thames Water · into River Wey/Ockham Mill Stream · 25.3 km upstream along the river
37 spills · 428 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Thames Water · into N/A · 26.5 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2024
No live feed for this overflow
Placed on the river by its position alone.
💧
Thames Water · into River Wey · 27.1 km upstream along the river
10 spills · 125 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

146 more further upstream, up to 235.8 km away along the river.

4 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 5.70 m on about 9 days. This year so far: 20 days.

2026 20 days so far
2025 5 days
2024 36 days, 13 of them high · 13 high
2023 3 days
2022 0 days
2021 12 days, 9 of them high · 9 high
2020 13 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2019 6 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2018 2 days
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 6.00 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2008 for the 34 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.1 km away).

2severe warnings 61flood warnings 1305flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 26 Feb 2024 — River Thames at Hamm Court

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 105
2025 0 0 81
2024 0 9 138
2023 0 0 89
2022 0 0 73
2021 0 0 101
2020 0 2 115
2019 0 2 87
2018 0 0 83
2017 0 0 48
2016 0 0 92
2015 0 0 56
2014 2 35 83
2013 0 8 79
2012 0 5 59
2011 0 0 14
2008 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 Long Ditton flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 34 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the River Thames at Thames Ditton Island flooding today?

The current level is 4.35m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Thames Ditton Island?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the River Thames at Thames Ditton Island?

The typical range at this station is 4.46m to 5.70m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 5.70m 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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