Environment Agency monitoring station
West Gate Gardens
Great Stour · Canterbury · Stour catchment
EA station reference
1003SO
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- Great Stour
- Catchment
- Stour
- Nearest named place
- Canterbury
- EA opening date
- 17 July 2001
- Coordinates
- 51.28082, 1.07383
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- West Brook, from Frogs Island Farm to HamptonDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF9A2
- Plenty Brook from Eddington to the sea, including Herne Bay, the Swalecliffe Brook from near Court Lees to the sea, including Chestfield and Swalecliffe and the West Brook from the railway line to the sea including Studd Hill and HamptonDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF332
- Swalecliffe Brook, between Honey Hill and SwalecliffeDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF9A3
- Areas at risk of coastal flooding from Whitstable to Herne Bay, including Tankerton, Swalecliffe, Studd Hill and HamptonDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWC1HerneBay
- Great Stour at Fordwich and SturryDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF6Fordwich
- River Stour from the A2070 at Conningbrook Manor to Fordwich, including Wye, Godmersham, Shalmsford Street, Chartham, Canterbury and SturryDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF6LowStour
- Great Stour from Shalmsford Street to Thanington including CharthamDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF6Chartham
- Great Stour at CanterburyDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF6Canterbury
- Communities in the Nailbourne Valley including Lyminge, Elham, Barham, Bridge and BekesbourneDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF6Nailbrne
- Communities on the Nailbourne, Little Stour and River Wingham, including Lyminge, Elham, Barham, Bridge, Bekesbourne, Littlebourne, Ickham, Wickhambreaux and WinghamDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF6LittleStour
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.