Environment Agency monitoring station
Otford
River Darent · Otford · Darent catchment
EA station reference
E15240
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
- River Darent
- Catchment
- Darent
- Nearest named place
- Otford
- EA opening date
- 10 April 1990
- Coordinates
- 51.30429, 0.18632
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.
- River Darent in Otford, Shoreham, Eynsford, Farningham, Horton Kirby, South Darenth, Sutton-at-Hone and Darenth to HawleyDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF7Otford
- River Darent from Westerham to Dartford, including Brasted, Sundridge, Chipstead, Dunton Green, Otford, Eynsford and South DarenthDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF7Darent
- River Darent in Westerham, Brasted, Sundridge, Chipstead, Riverhead Chevening and Sevenoaks to the M26Designated warning area · EA ref 064FWF7Westerham
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.