Environment Agency monitoring station
Town Lock
River Medway · Tonbridge · Medway catchment
EA station reference
E1550
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 Medway
- Catchment
- Medway
- Nearest named place
- Tonbridge
- EA opening date
- 1 January 1993
- Coordinates
- 51.19461, 0.27845
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 Medway and The Bourne at East Peckham, including Little Mill and Hale StreetDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8EastPeck
- River Medway from Penshurst to Hampstead Lock at Yalding, including the Leigh Flood Storage area, the Ensfield Road, Tonbridge, Paddock Wood, the Hop Farm, East Peckham, Branbridges and Hale StreetDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF8MidMed
- River Medway between Penshurst and the Leigh Flood Storage areaDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8A3
- Bourne at Hadlow and Golden GreenDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8Hadlow
- River Bourne from Hadlow to East Peckham, including Golden Green and Little MillDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF8Bourne
- River Teise and Medway at Paddock Wood and LaddingfordDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8PaddWood
- River Medway at Tonbridge and Hildenborough including Tudeley, Golden Green, Whetsted and HartlakeDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8Tonbridge
- Properties at risk of flooding in Leigh VillageDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8LeighVill
- Southborough Stream from Tunbridge Wells to TonbridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8Southbrgh
- Southborough Stream from High Brooms to TonbridgeDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF8Southbrgh
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.