River level River Darent at Otford

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Latest recorded level 0.78m at 6:00pm Monday 17 February 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-02-17T18:00Z	0.776	false
2020-02-17T17:45Z	0.782	false
2020-02-17T17:30Z	0.782	false
2020-02-17T17:15Z	0.783	false
2020-02-17T17:00Z	0.787	false
2020-02-17T16:45Z	0.79	false
2020-02-17T16:30Z	0.791	false
2020-02-17T16:15Z	0.794	false
2020-02-17T16:00Z	0.797	false
2020-02-17T15:45Z	0.798	false
2020-02-17T15:30Z	0.799	false
2020-02-17T15:15Z	0.8	false
2020-02-17T15:00Z	0.804	false
2020-02-17T14:45Z	0.807	false
2020-02-17T14:30Z	0.806	false
2020-02-17T14:15Z	0.808	false
2020-02-17T14:00Z	0.812	false
2020-02-17T13:45Z	0.811	false
2020-02-17T13:30Z	0.817	false
2020-02-17T13:15Z	0.82	false
2020-02-17T13:00Z	0.821	false
2020-02-17T12:45Z	0.824	false
2020-02-17T12:30Z	0.824	false
2020-02-17T12:15Z	0.83	false
2020-02-17T12:00Z	0.832	false
2020-02-17T11:45Z	0.833	false
2020-02-17T11:30Z	0.836	false
2020-02-17T11:15Z	0.84	false
2020-02-17T11:00Z	0.842	false
2020-02-17T10:45Z	0.844	false
2020-02-17T10:30Z	0.845	false
2020-02-17T10:15Z	0.848	false
2020-02-17T10:00Z	0.846	false
2020-02-17T09:45Z	0.846	false
2020-02-17T09:30Z	0.847	false
2020-02-17T09:15Z	0.846	false
2020-02-17T09:00Z	0.844	false
2020-02-17T08:45Z	0.842	false
2020-02-17T08:30Z	0.84	false
2020-02-17T08:15Z	0.84	false
2020-02-17T08:00Z	0.84	false
2020-02-17T07:45Z	0.836	false
2020-02-17T07:30Z	0.836	false
2020-02-17T07:15Z	0.838	false
2020-02-17T07:00Z	0.834	false
2020-02-17T06:45Z	0.834	false
2020-02-17T06:30Z	0.834	false
2020-02-17T06:15Z	0.841	false
2020-02-17T06:00Z	0.84	false
2020-02-17T05:45Z	0.842	false
2020-02-17T05:30Z	0.846	false
2020-02-17T05:15Z	0.846	false
2020-02-17T05:00Z	0.848	false
2020-02-17T04:45Z	0.85	false
2020-02-17T04:30Z	0.849	false
2020-02-17T04:15Z	0.849	false
2020-02-17T04:00Z	0.849	false
2020-02-17T03:45Z	0.85	false
2020-02-17T03:30Z	0.851	false
2020-02-17T03:15Z	0.858	false
2020-02-17T03:00Z	0.857	false
2020-02-17T02:45Z	0.861	false
2020-02-17T02:30Z	0.864	false
2020-02-17T02:15Z	0.865	false
2020-02-17T02:00Z	0.867	false
2020-02-17T01:45Z	0.87	false
2020-02-17T01:30Z	0.87	false
2020-02-17T01:15Z	0.87	false
2020-02-17T01:00Z	0.872	false
2020-02-17T00:45Z	0.877	false
2020-02-17T00:30Z	0.882	false
2020-02-17T00:15Z	0.888	false
2020-02-17T00:00Z	0.891	false
2020-02-16T23:45Z	0.902	false
2020-02-16T23:30Z	0.909	false
2020-02-16T23:15Z	0.918	false
2020-02-16T23:00Z	0.927	false
2020-02-16T22:45Z	0.929	false
2020-02-16T22:30Z	0.927	false
2020-02-16T22:15Z	0.931	false
2020-02-16T22:00Z	0.932	false
2020-02-16T21:45Z	0.933	false
2020-02-16T21:30Z	0.933	false
2020-02-16T21:15Z	0.94	false
2020-02-16T21:00Z	0.929	false
2020-02-16T20:45Z	0.93	false
2020-02-16T20:30Z	0.931	false
2020-02-16T20:15Z	0.926	false
2020-02-16T20:00Z	0.926	false
2020-02-16T19:45Z	0.922	false
2020-02-16T19:30Z	0.925	false
2020-02-16T19:15Z	0.923	false
2020-02-16T19:00Z	0.924	false
2020-02-16T18:45Z	0.923	false
2020-02-16T18:30Z	0.929	false
2020-02-16T18:15Z	0.928	false
2020-02-16T18:00Z	0.934	false
2020-02-16T17:45Z	0.936	false
2020-02-16T17:30Z	0.944	false
2020-02-16T17:15Z	0.946	false
2020-02-16T17:00Z	0.945	false
2020-02-16T16:45Z	0.948	false
2020-02-16T16:30Z	0.949	false
2020-02-16T16:15Z	0.953	false
2020-02-16T16:00Z	0.949	false
2020-02-16T15:45Z	0.949	false
2020-02-16T15:30Z	0.941	false
2020-02-16T15:15Z	0.939	false
2020-02-16T15:00Z	0.933	false
2020-02-16T14:45Z	0.922	false
2020-02-16T14:30Z	0.913	false
2020-02-16T14:15Z	0.907	false
2020-02-16T14:00Z	0.898	false
2020-02-16T13:45Z	0.886	false
2020-02-16T13:30Z	0.876	false
2020-02-16T13:15Z	0.859	false
2020-02-16T13:00Z	0.851	false
2020-02-16T12:45Z	0.84	false
2020-02-16T12:30Z	0.831	false
2020-02-16T12:15Z	0.829	false
2020-02-16T12:00Z	0.823	false
2020-02-16T11:45Z	0.818	false
2020-02-16T11:30Z	0.818	false
2020-02-16T11:15Z	0.817	false
2020-02-16T11:00Z	0.813	false
2020-02-16T10:45Z	0.809	false
2020-02-16T10:30Z	0.809	false
2020-02-16T10:15Z	0.802	false
2020-02-16T10:00Z	0.794	false
2020-02-16T09:45Z	0.782	false
2020-02-16T09:30Z	0.773	false
2020-02-16T09:15Z	0.76	false
2020-02-16T09:00Z	0.745	false
2020-02-16T08:45Z	0.721	false
2020-02-16T08:30Z	0.706	false
2020-02-16T08:15Z	0.69	false
2020-02-16T08:00Z	0.674	false
2020-02-16T07:45Z	0.662	false
2020-02-16T07:30Z	0.645	false
2020-02-16T07:15Z	0.634	false
2020-02-16T07:00Z	0.619	false
2020-02-16T06:45Z	0.604	false
2020-02-16T06:30Z	0.587	false
2020-02-16T06:15Z	0.574	false
2020-02-16T06:00Z	0.56	false
2020-02-16T05:45Z	0.544	false
2020-02-16T05:30Z	0.532	false
2020-02-16T05:15Z	0.523	false
2020-02-16T05:00Z	0.513	false
2020-02-16T04:45Z	0.507	false
2020-02-16T04:30Z	0.501	false
2020-02-16T04:15Z	0.496	false
2020-02-16T04:00Z	0.488	false
2020-02-16T03:45Z	0.484	false
2020-02-16T03:30Z	0.485	false
2020-02-16T03:15Z	0.482	false
2020-02-16T03:00Z	0.48	false
2020-02-16T02:45Z	0.478	false
2020-02-16T02:30Z	0.476	false
2020-02-16T02:15Z	0.472	false
2020-02-16T02:00Z	0.466	false
2020-02-16T01:45Z	0.466	false
2020-02-16T01:30Z	0.461	false
2020-02-16T01:15Z	0.456	false
2020-02-16T01:00Z	0.453	false
2020-02-16T00:45Z	0.452	false
2020-02-16T00:30Z	0.451	false
2020-02-16T00:15Z	0.449	false
2020-02-16T00:00Z	0.447	false
2020-02-15T23:45Z	0.447	false
2020-02-15T23:30Z	0.445	false
2020-02-15T23:15Z	0.444	false
2020-02-15T23:00Z	0.446	false
2020-02-15T22:45Z	0.444	false
2020-02-15T22:30Z	0.446	false
2020-02-15T22:15Z	0.443	false
2020-02-15T22:00Z	0.439	false
2020-02-15T21:45Z	0.438	false
2020-02-15T21:30Z	0.436	false
2020-02-15T21:15Z	0.434	false
2020-02-15T21:00Z	0.431	false
2020-02-15T20:45Z	0.429	false
2020-02-15T20:30Z	0.426	false
2020-02-15T20:15Z	0.422	false
2020-02-15T20:00Z	0.42	false
2020-02-15T19:45Z	0.415	false
2020-02-15T19:30Z	0.413	false
2020-02-15T19:15Z	0.41	false
2020-02-15T19:00Z	0.408	false
2020-02-15T18:45Z	0.404	false
2020-02-15T18:30Z	0.405	false
2020-02-15T18:15Z	0.4	false
2020-02-15T18:00Z	0.4	false
2020-02-15T17:45Z	0.399	false
2020-02-15T17:30Z	0.395	false
2020-02-15T17:15Z	0.394	false
2020-02-15T17:00Z	0.393	false
2020-02-15T16:45Z	0.391	false
2020-02-15T16:30Z	0.387	false
2020-02-15T16:15Z	0.386	false
2020-02-15T16:00Z	0.386	false
2020-02-15T15:45Z	0.388	false
2020-02-15T15:30Z	0.383	false
2020-02-15T15:15Z	0.384	false
2020-02-15T15:00Z	0.382	false
2020-02-15T14:45Z	0.382	false
2020-02-15T14:30Z	0.382	false
2020-02-15T14:15Z	0.381	false
2020-02-15T14:00Z	0.383	false
2020-02-15T13:45Z	0.381	false
2020-02-15T13:30Z	0.383	false
2020-02-15T13:15Z	0.384	false
2020-02-15T13:00Z	0.385	false
2020-02-15T12:45Z	0.383	false
2020-02-15T12:30Z	0.385	false
2020-02-15T12:15Z	0.383	false
2020-02-15T12:00Z	0.386	false
2020-02-15T11:45Z	0.386	false
2020-02-15T11:30Z	0.387	false
2020-02-15T11:15Z	0.386	false
2020-02-15T11:00Z	0.387	false
2020-02-15T10:45Z	0.388	false
2020-02-15T10:30Z	0.389	false
2020-02-15T10:15Z	0.39	false
2020-02-15T10:00Z	0.39	false
2020-02-15T09:45Z	0.39	false
2020-02-15T09:30Z	0.39	false
2020-02-15T09:15Z	0.392	false
2020-02-15T09:00Z	0.392	false
2020-02-15T08:45Z	0.392	false
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2020-02-15T08:15Z	0.394	false
2020-02-15T08:00Z	0.396	false
2020-02-15T07:45Z	0.395	false
2020-02-15T07:30Z	0.395	false
2020-02-15T07:15Z	0.397	false
2020-02-15T07:00Z	0.396	false
2020-02-15T06:45Z	0.397	false
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2020-02-15T05:45Z	0.399	false
2020-02-15T05:30Z	0.4	false
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2020-02-15T04:45Z	0.398	false
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2020-02-15T04:00Z	0.398	false
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2020-02-15T02:00Z	0.398	false
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2020-02-15T00:15Z	0.402	false
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2020-02-14T23:45Z	0.402	false
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2020-02-14T21:15Z	0.409	false
2020-02-14T21:00Z	0.409	false
2020-02-14T20:45Z	0.411	false
2020-02-14T20:30Z	0.41	false
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2020-02-14T19:45Z	0.413	false
2020-02-14T19:30Z	0.414	false
2020-02-14T19:15Z	0.414	false
2020-02-14T19:00Z	0.416	false
2020-02-14T18:45Z	0.415	false
2020-02-14T18:30Z	0.415	false
2020-02-14T18:15Z	0.417	false
2020-02-14T18:00Z	0.418	false
2020-02-14T17:45Z	0.417	false
2020-02-14T17:30Z	0.418	false
2020-02-14T17:15Z	0.42	false
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2020-02-13T03:30Z	0.327	false
2020-02-13T03:15Z	0.327	false
2020-02-13T03:00Z	0.326	false
2020-02-13T02:45Z	0.326	false
2020-02-13T02:30Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T02:15Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T02:00Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T01:45Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T01:30Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T01:15Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T01:00Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T00:45Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T00:30Z	0.328	false
2020-02-13T00:15Z	0.329	false
2020-02-13T00:00Z	0.328	false
2020-02-12T23:45Z	0.328	false
2020-02-12T23:30Z	0.328	false
2020-02-12T23:15Z	0.328	false
2020-02-12T23:00Z	0.328	false
2020-02-12T22:45Z	0.328	false
2020-02-12T22:30Z	0.328	false
2020-02-12T22:15Z	0.329	false
2020-02-12T22:00Z	0.329	false
2020-02-12T21:45Z	0.329	false
2020-02-12T21:30Z	0.33	false
2020-02-12T21:15Z	0.33	false
2020-02-12T21:00Z	0.33	false
2020-02-12T20:45Z	0.33	false
2020-02-12T20:30Z	0.33	false
2020-02-12T20:15Z	0.33	false
2020-02-12T20:00Z	0.33	false
2020-02-12T19:45Z	0.331	false
2020-02-12T19:30Z	0.331	false
2020-02-12T19:15Z	0.332	false
2020-02-12T19:00Z	0.33	false
2020-02-12T18:45Z	0.332	false
2020-02-12T18:30Z	0.331	false
2020-02-12T18:15Z	0.331	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Otford
• Station ID: 1040
• River name: River Darent
• Typical range: 0.07m to 0.80m
• Highest level on record: 1.10m on 17 January 2014
• Site datum: 59.95mAOD (what does this mean?)

How are river levels measured?

The Environment agency uses a network of monitoring stations across the country. Each one has its own datum - a height in metres fixed relative to mean sea level. This height is expressed as metres above ordnance datum (mAOD). The river levels we provide for each monitoring station are all relative to its site datum.

If we didn't do this, we'd show some very high measurements, which could cause confusion. By using a local site datum, the river levels are easier to understand, especially by users familiar with the data from a particular monitoring station.

A river's height above ordnance datum can be seen by adding the site datum to the river level.

How often are river levels measured?

We use measuring stations like this one to collect water level data, usually once or twice a day. We collect data more frequently when there's a greater risk of flooding. That's why the graph might show a short time lag since the last measurement.

How might river levels affect flood risk?

Typical range

This is the usual range of river levels at this station, based on historical data.

Above typical

This means that flooding is possible because river levels at this station are currently higher than usual.
Many factors can influence the possibility of flooding - river levels are only one indicator. Always check if there's a flood warning in place at a particular location.

Below typical

This means that river levels at this station are currently lower than usual.
Drought or water management measures may be in place. Please check for the latest information on water resources and restrictions in your area.

• View nearby measuring stations

• View the flood information service for England
• View your property's long term risk of flooding

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