High Water Mark, Allington Rivr / Sea Lock Gate, Maidstone. UK
Posted by: 
dave-harris
N 51° 17.747 E 000° 30.403
31U E 326173 N 5685670
Several high water marks along the River Medway
Waymark Code: WMC9ND
Location: South East England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/13/2011
Views: 4
The River Medway at Allington has lock gates that seperate the tidal reaches of the River Medway and the freshwater stretches of the river. The main gates are huge and the river level on the freshwater side is controlled by various methods including overflow gullies.
Nature sometimes decides that despite these measures the river will flood. As seen here levels reached on the side of a house beside the river show the levels from:
December 1927
February 1900
February 1925
October 1909
November 1911
Natural or man made event?: Natural
What type of marker?: Line and date carved into brickwork
When did this occur?: Between 1900 and 1927
Website related to the event..: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
A picture showing the level along with any markers telling of what had occurred can be used. Better yet would be a picture of you or someone standing next to the high level mark, that would show if you would have been just wading or completely submersed.