Environment Agency monitoring station
Black Bull Road
Pent Stream · Folkestone · Stour catchment
EA station reference
1285SO
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
- Pent Stream
- Catchment
- Stour
- Nearest named place
- Folkestone
- EA opening date
- 23 October 2015
- Coordinates
- 51.08566, 1.17766
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.
- Areas at risk of flooding from the Pent Stream between Folkestone Fire Station and the viaduct including Pavilion Road, Black Bull Road and Bradstone AvenueDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF9Pent
- Pent Stream area from Cheriton to Folkestone HarbourDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF9PentStrm
- Upper Pent Stream at Cheriton and MorehallDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF9UpperPent
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.