River level River Medway at Forest Row

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Latest recorded level 0.24m at 1:00pm Monday 27 January 2020.

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Observed data

DateTime	Value	Error
2020-01-27T13:00Z	0.237	false
2020-01-27T12:45Z	0.238	false
2020-01-27T12:30Z	0.237	false
2020-01-27T12:15Z	0.238	false
2020-01-27T12:00Z	0.235	false
2020-01-27T11:45Z	0.245	false
2020-01-27T11:30Z	0.239	false
2020-01-27T11:15Z	0.242	false
2020-01-27T11:00Z	0.241	false
2020-01-27T10:45Z	0.244	false
2020-01-27T10:30Z	0.242	false
2020-01-27T10:30Z	0.242	false
2020-01-27T10:15Z	0.248	false
2020-01-27T10:15Z	0.248	false
2020-01-27T10:00Z	0.243	false
2020-01-27T10:00Z	0.243	false
2020-01-27T09:45Z	0.246	false
2020-01-27T09:30Z	0.247	false
2020-01-27T09:15Z	0.244	false
2020-01-27T09:00Z	0.243	false
2020-01-27T08:45Z	0.242	false
2020-01-27T08:30Z	0.244	false
2020-01-27T08:15Z	0.246	false
2020-01-27T08:00Z	0.24	false
2020-01-27T07:45Z	0.25	false
2020-01-27T07:30Z	0.244	false
2020-01-27T07:15Z	0.238	false
2020-01-27T07:00Z	0.243	false
2020-01-27T06:45Z	0.25	false
2020-01-27T06:30Z	0.25	false
2020-01-27T06:15Z	0.248	false
2020-01-27T06:00Z	0.252	false
2020-01-27T05:45Z	0.257	false
2020-01-27T05:30Z	0.257	false
2020-01-27T05:15Z	0.258	false
2020-01-27T05:00Z	0.262	false
2020-01-27T04:45Z	0.266	false
2020-01-27T04:30Z	0.269	false
2020-01-27T04:15Z	0.273	false
2020-01-27T04:00Z	0.277	false
2020-01-27T03:45Z	0.278	false
2020-01-27T03:30Z	0.273	false
2020-01-27T03:15Z	0.288	false
2020-01-27T03:00Z	0.287	false
2020-01-27T02:45Z	0.298	false
2020-01-27T02:30Z	0.305	false
2020-01-27T02:15Z	0.317	false
2020-01-27T02:00Z	0.317	false
2020-01-27T01:45Z	0.323	false
2020-01-27T01:30Z	0.337	false
2020-01-27T01:15Z	0.347	false
2020-01-27T01:00Z	0.361	false
2020-01-27T00:45Z	0.379	false
2020-01-27T00:30Z	0.389	false
2020-01-27T00:15Z	0.409	false
2020-01-27T00:00Z	0.436	false
2020-01-26T23:45Z	0.463	false
2020-01-26T23:30Z	0.486	false
2020-01-26T23:15Z	0.515	false
2020-01-26T23:00Z	0.532	false
2020-01-26T22:45Z	0.551	false
2020-01-26T22:30Z	0.565	false
2020-01-26T22:15Z	0.565	false
2020-01-26T22:00Z	0.552	false
2020-01-26T21:45Z	0.534	false
2020-01-26T21:30Z	0.505	false
2020-01-26T21:15Z	0.473	false
2020-01-26T21:00Z	0.419	false
2020-01-26T20:45Z	0.362	false
2020-01-26T20:30Z	0.308	false
2020-01-26T20:15Z	0.268	false
2020-01-26T20:00Z	0.233	false
2020-01-26T19:45Z	0.205	false
2020-01-26T19:30Z	0.183	false
2020-01-26T19:15Z	0.154	false
2020-01-26T19:00Z	0.143	false
2020-01-26T18:45Z	0.136	false
2020-01-26T18:30Z	0.13	false
2020-01-26T18:15Z	0.127	false
2020-01-26T18:00Z	0.123	false
2020-01-26T17:45Z	0.126	false
2020-01-26T17:30Z	0.123	false
2020-01-26T17:15Z	0.121	false
2020-01-26T17:00Z	0.119	false
2020-01-26T16:45Z	0.116	false
2020-01-26T16:30Z	0.118	false
2020-01-26T16:15Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T16:00Z	0.115	false
2020-01-26T15:45Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T15:30Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T15:15Z	0.118	false
2020-01-26T15:00Z	0.119	false
2020-01-26T14:45Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T14:30Z	0.118	false
2020-01-26T14:15Z	0.118	false
2020-01-26T14:00Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T13:45Z	0.119	false
2020-01-26T13:30Z	0.118	false
2020-01-26T13:15Z	0.118	false
2020-01-26T13:00Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T12:45Z	0.115	false
2020-01-26T12:30Z	0.116	false
2020-01-26T12:15Z	0.116	false
2020-01-26T12:00Z	0.115	false
2020-01-26T11:45Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T11:30Z	0.115	false
2020-01-26T11:15Z	0.115	false
2020-01-26T11:00Z	0.111	false
2020-01-26T10:45Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T10:30Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T10:15Z	0.109	false
2020-01-26T10:00Z	0.11	false
2020-01-26T09:45Z	0.111	false
2020-01-26T09:30Z	0.11	false
2020-01-26T09:15Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T09:00Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T08:45Z	0.11	false
2020-01-26T08:30Z	0.11	false
2020-01-26T08:15Z	0.111	false
2020-01-26T08:00Z	0.11	false
2020-01-26T07:45Z	0.111	false
2020-01-26T07:30Z	0.11	false
2020-01-26T07:15Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T07:00Z	0.111	false
2020-01-26T06:45Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T06:30Z	0.111	false
2020-01-26T06:15Z	0.111	false
2020-01-26T06:00Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T05:45Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T05:30Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T05:15Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T05:00Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T04:45Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T04:30Z	0.112	false
2020-01-26T04:15Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T04:00Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T03:45Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T03:30Z	0.113	false
2020-01-26T03:15Z	0.113	false
2020-01-26T03:00Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T02:45Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T02:30Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T02:15Z	0.113	false
2020-01-26T02:00Z	0.115	false
2020-01-26T01:45Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T01:30Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T01:15Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T01:00Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T00:45Z	0.114	false
2020-01-26T00:30Z	0.115	false
2020-01-26T00:15Z	0.117	false
2020-01-26T00:00Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T23:45Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T23:30Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T23:15Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T23:00Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T22:45Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T22:30Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T22:15Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T22:00Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T21:45Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T21:30Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T21:15Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T21:00Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T20:45Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T20:30Z	0.114	false
2020-01-25T20:15Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T20:00Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T19:45Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T19:30Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T19:15Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T19:00Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T18:45Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T18:30Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T18:15Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T18:00Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T17:45Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T17:30Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T17:15Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T17:00Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T16:45Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T16:30Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T16:15Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T16:00Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T15:45Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T15:30Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T15:15Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T15:00Z	0.12	false
2020-01-25T14:45Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T14:30Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T14:15Z	0.12	false
2020-01-25T14:00Z	0.121	false
2020-01-25T13:45Z	0.121	false
2020-01-25T13:30Z	0.121	false
2020-01-25T13:15Z	0.121	false
2020-01-25T13:00Z	0.121	false
2020-01-25T12:45Z	0.121	false
2020-01-25T12:30Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T12:15Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T12:00Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T11:45Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T11:30Z	0.12	false
2020-01-25T11:15Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T11:00Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T10:45Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T10:30Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T10:15Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T10:00Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T09:45Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T09:30Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T09:15Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T09:00Z	0.115	false
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2020-01-25T08:15Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T08:00Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T07:45Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T07:30Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T07:15Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T07:00Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T06:45Z	0.115	false
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2020-01-25T06:15Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T06:00Z	0.115	false
2020-01-25T05:45Z	0.117	false
2020-01-25T05:30Z	0.116	false
2020-01-25T05:15Z	0.119	false
2020-01-25T05:00Z	0.117	false
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2020-01-25T04:15Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T04:00Z	0.118	false
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2020-01-25T03:30Z	0.118	false
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2020-01-25T02:15Z	0.118	false
2020-01-25T02:00Z	0.118	false
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2020-01-25T00:15Z	0.121	false
2020-01-25T00:00Z	0.122	false
2020-01-24T23:45Z	0.123	false
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2020-01-24T14:00Z	0.125	false
2020-01-24T13:45Z	0.126	false
2020-01-24T13:30Z	0.126	false
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2020-01-22T22:30Z	0.136	false
2020-01-22T22:15Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T22:00Z	0.139	false
2020-01-22T21:45Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T21:30Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T21:15Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T21:00Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T20:45Z	0.14	false
2020-01-22T20:30Z	0.137	false
2020-01-22T20:15Z	0.137	false
2020-01-22T20:00Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T19:45Z	0.136	false
2020-01-22T19:30Z	0.137	false
2020-01-22T19:15Z	0.137	false
2020-01-22T19:00Z	0.137	false
2020-01-22T18:45Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T18:30Z	0.135	false
2020-01-22T18:15Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T18:00Z	0.137	false
2020-01-22T17:45Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T17:30Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T17:15Z	0.137	false
2020-01-22T17:00Z	0.137	false
2020-01-22T16:45Z	0.14	false
2020-01-22T16:30Z	0.141	false
2020-01-22T16:15Z	0.142	false
2020-01-22T16:00Z	0.139	false
2020-01-22T15:45Z	0.141	false
2020-01-22T15:30Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T15:15Z	0.139	false
2020-01-22T15:00Z	0.141	false
2020-01-22T14:45Z	0.141	false
2020-01-22T14:30Z	0.141	false
2020-01-22T14:15Z	0.139	false
2020-01-22T14:00Z	0.138	false
2020-01-22T13:45Z	0.14	false
2020-01-22T13:30Z	0.141	false
2020-01-22T13:15Z	0.14	false
2020-01-22T13:00Z	0.14	false
2020-01-22T12:45Z	0.141	false
2020-01-22T12:30Z	0.14	false
2020-01-22T12:15Z	0.14	false

Forecast data

Key information

• Station name: Forest Row
• Station ID: 1072
• River name: River Medway
• Typical range: 0.04m to 1.82m
• Highest level on record: 2.26m on 24 December 2013
• Site datum: 55.08mAOD (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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