Environment Agency monitoring station
Allington Lock
River Medway · Sandling · Medway catchment
EA station reference
E427
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.
Requesting the latest EA readings…
Station location
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
Loading map…
About this station
- Monitors
- River Medway
- Catchment
- Medway
- Nearest named place
- Sandling
- EA opening date
- 1 January 1994
- Coordinates
- 51.29516, 0.50720
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 from Hampstead Lock at Yalding to Allington Lock, including East Farleigh, Wateringbury, Teston and Teston Park, Tovil and Maidstone including Millennium ParkDesignated alert area · EA ref 064WAF8LowMed
- River Medway at Maidstone, including Tovil, Allington, Allington Marina and AylesfordDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8Maidstne
- River Medway between Yalding and Maidstone, including Wateringbury, West Farleigh, Teston and East FarleighDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8LowerMed
- Little Venice Country Park and Marina, including low lying properties in Yalding around Yalding BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWF8LVenice
- Tidal River Medway between Allington and CuxtonDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWT8TidalMed
- Areas at risk of flooding from the tidal River Medway and the Medway Estuary, including Aylesford, Larkfield, Wouldham, Medway Towns, Upnor, Hoo and Lower HalstowDesignated warning area · EA ref 064FWT1Medway
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.