River level River Medway at Chafford

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Latest recorded level 0.17m at 5:30am Thursday 9 July 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-07-09T04:30Z	0.172	false
2020-07-09T04:15Z	0.171	false
2020-07-09T04:00Z	0.172	false
2020-07-09T03:45Z	0.175	false
2020-07-09T03:30Z	0.176	false
2020-07-09T03:15Z	0.177	false
2020-07-09T03:00Z	0.176	false
2020-07-09T02:45Z	0.177	false
2020-07-09T02:30Z	0.178	false
2020-07-09T02:15Z	0.18	false
2020-07-09T02:00Z	0.181	false
2020-07-09T01:45Z	0.182	false
2020-07-09T01:30Z	0.182	false
2020-07-09T01:15Z	0.185	false
2020-07-09T01:00Z	0.186	false
2020-07-09T00:45Z	0.188	false
2020-07-09T00:30Z	0.189	false
2020-07-09T00:15Z	0.19	false
2020-07-09T00:00Z	0.189	false
2020-07-08T23:45Z	0.189	false
2020-07-08T23:30Z	0.189	false
2020-07-08T23:15Z	0.188	false
2020-07-08T23:00Z	0.191	false
2020-07-08T22:45Z	0.193	false
2020-07-08T22:30Z	0.194	false
2020-07-08T22:15Z	0.188	false
2020-07-08T22:00Z	0.187	false
2020-07-08T21:45Z	0.186	false
2020-07-08T21:30Z	0.187	false
2020-07-08T21:15Z	0.186	false
2020-07-08T21:00Z	0.183	false
2020-07-08T20:45Z	0.183	false
2020-07-08T20:30Z	0.183	false
2020-07-08T20:15Z	0.183	false
2020-07-08T20:00Z	0.184	false
2020-07-08T19:45Z	0.184	false
2020-07-08T19:30Z	0.185	false
2020-07-08T19:15Z	0.184	false
2020-07-08T19:00Z	0.184	false
2020-07-08T18:45Z	0.184	false
2020-07-08T18:30Z	0.184	false
2020-07-08T18:15Z	0.183	false
2020-07-08T18:00Z	0.181	false
2020-07-08T17:45Z	0.178	false
2020-07-08T17:30Z	0.177	false
2020-07-08T17:15Z	0.174	false
2020-07-08T17:00Z	0.17	false
2020-07-08T16:45Z	0.166	false
2020-07-08T16:30Z	0.168	false
2020-07-08T16:15Z	0.168	false
2020-07-08T16:00Z	0.168	false
2020-07-08T15:45Z	0.167	false
2020-07-08T15:30Z	0.167	false
2020-07-08T15:15Z	0.166	false
2020-07-08T15:00Z	0.163	false
2020-07-08T14:45Z	0.161	false
2020-07-08T14:30Z	0.162	false
2020-07-08T14:15Z	0.167	false
2020-07-08T14:00Z	0.175	false
2020-07-08T13:45Z	0.174	false
2020-07-08T13:30Z	0.164	false
2020-07-08T13:15Z	0.164	false
2020-07-08T13:00Z	0.163	false
2020-07-08T12:45Z	0.163	false
2020-07-08T12:30Z	0.162	false
2020-07-08T12:15Z	0.165	false
2020-07-08T12:00Z	0.164	false
2020-07-08T11:45Z	0.165	false
2020-07-08T11:30Z	0.165	false
2020-07-08T11:15Z	0.165	false
2020-07-08T11:00Z	0.163	false
2020-07-08T10:45Z	0.159	false
2020-07-08T10:30Z	0.156	false
2020-07-08T10:15Z	0.157	false
2020-07-08T10:00Z	0.156	false
2020-07-08T09:45Z	0.151	false
2020-07-08T09:30Z	0.151	false
2020-07-08T09:15Z	0.149	false
2020-07-08T09:00Z	0.146	false
2020-07-08T08:45Z	0.145	false
2020-07-08T08:30Z	0.147	false
2020-07-08T08:15Z	0.145	false
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2020-07-08T07:45Z	0.143	false
2020-07-08T07:30Z	0.142	false
2020-07-08T07:15Z	0.142	false
2020-07-08T07:00Z	0.143	false
2020-07-08T06:45Z	0.143	false
2020-07-08T06:30Z	0.143	false
2020-07-08T06:15Z	0.142	false
2020-07-08T06:00Z	0.136	false
2020-07-08T05:45Z	0.133	false
2020-07-08T05:30Z	0.131	false
2020-07-08T05:15Z	0.131	false
2020-07-08T05:00Z	0.131	false
2020-07-08T04:45Z	0.131	false
2020-07-08T04:30Z	0.13	false
2020-07-08T04:15Z	0.13	false
2020-07-08T04:00Z	0.131	false
2020-07-08T03:45Z	0.131	false
2020-07-08T03:30Z	0.131	false
2020-07-08T03:15Z	0.131	false
2020-07-08T03:00Z	0.133	false
2020-07-08T02:45Z	0.132	false
2020-07-08T02:30Z	0.133	false
2020-07-08T02:15Z	0.133	false
2020-07-07T18:00Z	0.123	false
2020-07-07T17:45Z	0.123	false
2020-07-07T17:30Z	0.124	false
2020-07-07T17:15Z	0.123	false
2020-07-07T17:00Z	0.124	false
2020-07-07T16:45Z	0.124	false
2020-07-07T16:30Z	0.123	false
2020-07-07T16:15Z	0.123	false
2020-07-07T16:00Z	0.123	false
2020-07-07T15:45Z	0.122	false
2020-07-07T15:30Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T15:15Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T15:00Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T14:45Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T14:30Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T14:15Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T14:00Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T13:45Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T13:30Z	0.117	false
2020-07-07T13:15Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T13:00Z	0.119	false
2020-07-07T12:45Z	0.119	false
2020-07-07T12:30Z	0.118	false
2020-07-07T12:15Z	0.119	false
2020-07-07T12:00Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T11:45Z	0.119	false
2020-07-07T11:30Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T11:15Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T11:00Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T10:45Z	0.122	false
2020-07-07T10:30Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T10:15Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T10:00Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T09:45Z	0.12	false
2020-07-07T09:30Z	0.121	false
2020-07-07T09:15Z	0.122	false
2020-07-07T09:00Z	0.122	false
2020-07-07T08:45Z	0.122	false
2020-07-07T08:30Z	0.122	false
2020-07-07T08:15Z	0.124	false
2020-07-07T08:00Z	0.123	false
2020-07-07T07:45Z	0.124	false
2020-07-07T07:30Z	0.125	false
2020-07-07T07:15Z	0.126	false
2020-07-07T07:00Z	0.126	false
2020-07-07T06:45Z	0.126	false
2020-07-07T06:30Z	0.127	false
2020-07-07T06:15Z	0.127	false
2020-07-07T06:00Z	0.128	false
2020-07-07T05:45Z	0.128	false
2020-07-07T05:30Z	0.129	false
2020-07-07T05:15Z	0.13	false
2020-07-07T05:00Z	0.13	false
2020-07-07T04:45Z	0.13	false
2020-07-07T04:30Z	0.131	false
2020-07-07T04:15Z	0.131	false
2020-07-07T04:00Z	0.131	false
2020-07-07T03:45Z	0.131	false
2020-07-07T03:30Z	0.132	false
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2020-07-07T03:00Z	0.132	false
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2020-07-07T01:15Z	0.135	false
2020-07-07T01:00Z	0.136	false
2020-07-07T00:45Z	0.137	false
2020-07-07T00:30Z	0.138	false
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2020-07-07T00:00Z	0.136	false
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2020-07-06T19:45Z	0.124	false
2020-07-06T19:30Z	0.124	false
2020-07-06T19:15Z	0.124	false
2020-07-06T19:00Z	0.125	false
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2020-07-06T18:30Z	0.127	false
2020-07-06T18:15Z	0.126	false
2020-07-06T18:00Z	0.128	false
2020-07-06T17:45Z	0.128	false
2020-07-06T17:30Z	0.129	false
2020-07-06T17:15Z	0.129	false
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2020-07-06T16:45Z	0.131	false
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2020-07-06T16:15Z	0.131	false
2020-07-06T16:00Z	0.131	false
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2020-07-06T14:15Z	0.123	false
2020-07-06T14:00Z	0.123	false
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2020-07-06T12:45Z	0.122	false
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2020-07-06T12:15Z	0.121	false
2020-07-06T12:00Z	0.121	false
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2020-07-05T07:30Z	0.135	false
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2020-07-05T07:00Z	0.136	false
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2020-07-05T06:15Z	0.138	false
2020-07-05T06:00Z	0.138	false
2020-07-05T05:45Z	0.138	false
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2020-07-05T04:30Z	0.143	false
2020-07-05T04:15Z	0.146	false
2020-07-05T04:00Z	0.143	false
2020-07-05T03:45Z	0.144	false
2020-07-05T03:30Z	0.145	false
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2020-07-04T23:00Z	0.148	false
2020-07-04T22:45Z	0.151	false
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2020-07-04T21:45Z	0.139	false
2020-07-04T21:30Z	0.139	false
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2020-07-04T21:00Z	0.14	false
2020-07-04T20:45Z	0.139	false
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2020-07-04T12:45Z	0.131	false
2020-07-04T12:30Z	0.13	false
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2020-07-04T11:45Z	0.129	false
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2020-07-04T11:15Z	0.128	false
2020-07-04T11:00Z	0.129	false
2020-07-04T10:45Z	0.131	false
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2020-07-04T10:15Z	0.129	false
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2020-07-04T07:15Z	0.131	false
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2020-07-04T05:45Z	0.134	false
2020-07-04T05:30Z	0.134	false
2020-07-04T05:15Z	0.134	false
2020-07-04T05:00Z	0.135	false
2020-07-04T04:45Z	0.135	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.

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

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