River level River Medway at Chafford

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Latest recorded level 0.47m at 12:00pm Saturday 7 December 2019.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2019-12-07T12:00Z	0.468	false
2019-12-07T11:45Z	0.467	false
2019-12-07T11:30Z	0.469	false
2019-12-07T11:15Z	0.471	false
2019-12-07T11:00Z	0.475	false
2019-12-07T10:45Z	0.471	false
2019-12-07T10:30Z	0.476	false
2019-12-07T10:15Z	0.477	false
2019-12-07T10:00Z	0.477	false
2019-12-07T09:45Z	0.48	false
2019-12-07T09:30Z	0.479	false
2019-12-07T09:15Z	0.483	false
2019-12-07T09:00Z	0.482	false
2019-12-07T08:45Z	0.482	false
2019-12-07T08:30Z	0.487	false
2019-12-07T08:15Z	0.488	false
2019-12-07T08:00Z	0.487	false
2019-12-07T07:45Z	0.494	false
2019-12-07T07:30Z	0.49	false
2019-12-07T07:15Z	0.496	false
2019-12-07T07:00Z	0.493	false
2019-12-07T06:45Z	0.495	false
2019-12-07T06:30Z	0.499	false
2019-12-07T06:15Z	0.502	false
2019-12-07T06:00Z	0.501	false
2019-12-07T05:45Z	0.502	false
2019-12-07T05:30Z	0.502	false
2019-12-07T05:15Z	0.509	false
2019-12-07T05:00Z	0.509	false
2019-12-07T04:45Z	0.51	false
2019-12-07T04:30Z	0.511	false
2019-12-07T04:15Z	0.513	false
2019-12-07T04:00Z	0.518	false
2019-12-07T03:45Z	0.518	false
2019-12-07T03:30Z	0.516	false
2019-12-07T03:15Z	0.518	false
2019-12-07T03:00Z	0.518	false
2019-12-07T02:45Z	0.518	false
2019-12-07T02:30Z	0.52	false
2019-12-07T02:15Z	0.519	false
2019-12-07T02:00Z	0.523	false
2019-12-07T01:45Z	0.52	false
2019-12-07T01:30Z	0.519	false
2019-12-07T01:15Z	0.521	false
2019-12-07T01:00Z	0.519	false
2019-12-07T00:45Z	0.521	false
2019-12-07T00:30Z	0.518	false
2019-12-07T00:15Z	0.514	false
2019-12-07T00:00Z	0.519	false
2019-12-06T23:45Z	0.518	false
2019-12-06T23:30Z	0.517	false
2019-12-06T23:15Z	0.517	false
2019-12-06T23:00Z	0.516	false
2019-12-06T22:45Z	0.512	false
2019-12-06T22:30Z	0.518	false
2019-12-06T22:15Z	0.514	false
2019-12-06T22:00Z	0.516	false
2019-12-06T21:45Z	0.515	false
2019-12-06T21:30Z	0.515	false
2019-12-06T21:15Z	0.515	false
2019-12-06T21:00Z	0.512	false
2019-12-06T20:45Z	0.515	false
2019-12-06T20:30Z	0.513	false
2019-12-06T20:15Z	0.514	false
2019-12-06T20:00Z	0.511	false
2019-12-06T19:45Z	0.51	false
2019-12-06T19:30Z	0.506	false
2019-12-06T19:15Z	0.503	false
2019-12-06T19:00Z	0.505	false
2019-12-06T18:45Z	0.503	false
2019-12-06T18:30Z	0.501	false
2019-12-06T18:15Z	0.499	false
2019-12-06T18:00Z	0.495	false
2019-12-06T17:45Z	0.491	false
2019-12-06T17:30Z	0.493	false
2019-12-06T17:15Z	0.487	false
2019-12-06T17:00Z	0.483	false
2019-12-06T16:45Z	0.482	false
2019-12-06T16:30Z	0.481	false
2019-12-06T16:15Z	0.477	false
2019-12-06T16:00Z	0.47	false
2019-12-06T15:45Z	0.472	false
2019-12-06T15:30Z	0.467	false
2019-12-06T15:15Z	0.466	false
2019-12-06T15:00Z	0.458	false
2019-12-06T14:45Z	0.456	false
2019-12-06T14:30Z	0.458	false
2019-12-06T14:15Z	0.452	false
2019-12-06T14:00Z	0.444	false
2019-12-06T13:45Z	0.448	false
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2019-12-06T13:15Z	0.444	false
2019-12-06T13:00Z	0.441	false
2019-12-06T12:45Z	0.441	false
2019-12-06T12:30Z	0.439	false
2019-12-06T12:15Z	0.439	false
2019-12-06T12:00Z	0.433	false
2019-12-06T11:45Z	0.435	false
2019-12-06T11:30Z	0.431	false
2019-12-06T11:15Z	0.435	false
2019-12-06T11:00Z	0.425	false
2019-12-06T10:45Z	0.431	false
2019-12-06T10:30Z	0.427	false
2019-12-06T10:15Z	0.426	false
2019-12-06T10:00Z	0.426	false
2019-12-06T09:45Z	0.425	false
2019-12-06T09:30Z	0.424	false
2019-12-06T09:15Z	0.424	false
2019-12-06T09:00Z	0.422	false
2019-12-06T08:45Z	0.421	false
2019-12-06T08:30Z	0.422	false
2019-12-06T08:15Z	0.422	false
2019-12-06T08:00Z	0.42	false
2019-12-06T07:45Z	0.42	false
2019-12-06T07:30Z	0.421	false
2019-12-06T07:15Z	0.423	false
2019-12-06T07:00Z	0.419	false
2019-12-06T06:45Z	0.419	false
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2019-12-06T06:15Z	0.419	false
2019-12-06T06:00Z	0.416	false
2019-12-06T05:45Z	0.419	false
2019-12-06T05:30Z	0.417	false
2019-12-06T05:15Z	0.416	false
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2019-12-06T04:30Z	0.415	false
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2019-12-06T04:00Z	0.416	false
2019-12-06T03:45Z	0.413	false
2019-12-06T03:30Z	0.417	false
2019-12-06T03:15Z	0.414	false
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2019-12-06T02:45Z	0.411	false
2019-12-06T02:30Z	0.413	false
2019-12-06T02:15Z	0.416	false
2019-12-06T02:00Z	0.416	false
2019-12-06T01:45Z	0.414	false
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2019-12-06T01:15Z	0.415	false
2019-12-06T01:00Z	0.414	false
2019-12-06T00:45Z	0.417	false
2019-12-06T00:30Z	0.413	false
2019-12-06T00:15Z	0.412	false
2019-12-06T00:00Z	0.416	false
2019-12-05T23:45Z	0.414	false
2019-12-05T23:30Z	0.411	false
2019-12-05T23:15Z	0.417	false
2019-12-05T23:00Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T22:45Z	0.416	false
2019-12-05T22:30Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T22:15Z	0.416	false
2019-12-05T22:00Z	0.416	false
2019-12-05T21:45Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T21:30Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T21:15Z	0.414	false
2019-12-05T21:00Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T20:45Z	0.411	false
2019-12-05T20:30Z	0.411	false
2019-12-05T20:15Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T20:00Z	0.41	false
2019-12-05T19:45Z	0.414	false
2019-12-05T19:30Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T19:15Z	0.41	false
2019-12-05T19:00Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T18:45Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T18:30Z	0.413	false
2019-12-05T18:15Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T18:00Z	0.412	false
2019-12-05T17:45Z	0.411	false
2019-12-05T17:30Z	0.413	false
2019-12-05T17:15Z	0.406	false
2019-12-05T17:00Z	0.413	false
2019-12-05T16:45Z	0.408	false
2019-12-05T16:30Z	0.413	false
2019-12-05T16:15Z	0.413	false
2019-12-05T16:00Z	0.411	false
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2019-12-05T11:00Z	0.415	false
2019-12-05T10:45Z	0.413	false
2019-12-05T10:30Z	0.415	false
2019-12-05T10:15Z	0.413	false
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2019-12-05T09:45Z	0.413	false
2019-12-05T09:30Z	0.414	false
2019-12-05T09:15Z	0.416	false
2019-12-05T09:00Z	0.414	false
2019-12-05T08:45Z	0.415	false
2019-12-05T08:30Z	0.417	false
2019-12-05T08:15Z	0.417	false
2019-12-05T08:00Z	0.418	false
2019-12-05T07:45Z	0.418	false
2019-12-05T07:30Z	0.419	false
2019-12-05T07:15Z	0.42	false
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2019-12-05T06:45Z	0.422	false
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2019-12-05T06:15Z	0.422	false
2019-12-05T06:00Z	0.422	false
2019-12-05T05:45Z	0.422	false
2019-12-05T05:30Z	0.423	false
2019-12-05T05:15Z	0.425	false
2019-12-05T05:00Z	0.427	false
2019-12-05T04:45Z	0.426	false
2019-12-05T04:30Z	0.428	false
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2019-12-05T04:00Z	0.428	false
2019-12-05T03:45Z	0.429	false
2019-12-05T03:30Z	0.428	false
2019-12-05T03:15Z	0.429	false
2019-12-05T03:00Z	0.428	false
2019-12-05T02:45Z	0.431	false
2019-12-05T02:30Z	0.43	false
2019-12-05T02:15Z	0.43	false
2019-12-05T02:00Z	0.43	false
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2019-12-05T00:45Z	0.431	false
2019-12-05T00:30Z	0.431	false
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2019-12-05T00:00Z	0.436	false
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2019-12-02T20:45Z	0.487	false
2019-12-02T20:30Z	0.488	false
2019-12-02T20:15Z	0.488	false
2019-12-02T20:00Z	0.487	false
2019-12-02T19:45Z	0.486	false
2019-12-02T19:30Z	0.487	false
2019-12-02T19:15Z	0.487	false
2019-12-02T19:00Z	0.488	false
2019-12-02T18:45Z	0.488	false
2019-12-02T18:30Z	0.486	false
2019-12-02T18:15Z	0.487	false
2019-12-02T18:00Z	0.486	false
2019-12-02T17:45Z	0.489	false
2019-12-02T17:30Z	0.487	false
2019-12-02T17:15Z	0.488	false
2019-12-02T17:00Z	0.487	false
2019-12-02T16:45Z	0.488	false
2019-12-02T16:30Z	0.486	false
2019-12-02T16:15Z	0.491	false
2019-12-02T16:00Z	0.489	false
2019-12-02T15:45Z	0.49	false
2019-12-02T15:30Z	0.493	false
2019-12-02T15:15Z	0.493	false
2019-12-02T15:00Z	0.49	false
2019-12-02T14:45Z	0.492	false
2019-12-02T14:30Z	0.492	false
2019-12-02T14:15Z	0.494	false
2019-12-02T14:00Z	0.494	false
2019-12-02T13:45Z	0.496	false
2019-12-02T13:30Z	0.498	false
2019-12-02T13:15Z	0.495	false
2019-12-02T13:00Z	0.495	false
2019-12-02T12:45Z	0.496	false
2019-12-02T12:30Z	0.495	false
2019-12-02T12:15Z	0.498	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Chafford
• Station ID: 1066
• River name: River Medway
• Typical range: 0.15m to 2.50m
• Highest level on record: 3.53m on 12 October 2000
• Site datum: 30.68mAOD (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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