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Medway Valley


River Medway
 
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Medway at Gun Wharf, Chatham
Country  England
Regions South East England, Kent
Districts Mid Sussex, Sevenoaks, Tonbridge and Malling, Medway
Tributaries
 - left Eden, Bourne, Wateringbury Stream, East Malling Stream, other minor streams
 - right Teise, Beult, Loose Stream, Len, other minor streams
Source Turners Hill
 - elevation 489 ft (149 m)
 - coordinates 51°06′25″N 0°5′37″W / 51.10694°N 0.09361°W / 51.10694; -0.09361
Mouth River Thames
 - location Garrison Point, Sheerness, Kent
 - coordinates 51°26′57″N 0°44′18″E / 51.44917°N 0.73833°E / 51.44917; 0.73833Coordinates: 51°26′57″N 0°44′18″E / 51.44917°N 0.73833°E / 51.44917; 0.73833
Length 70 mi (113 km)
Basin 930 sq mi (2,409 km2)
Discharge for Teston
 - average 11.08 m3/s (391 cu ft/s)
 - max 358.6 m3/s (12,664 cu ft/s) 16 September 1968
 - min 0.43 m3/s (15 cu ft/s) 24 August 1978
Designation
Official name Medway Estuary & Marshes
Designated 15 December 1993
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Rivers in Kent, showing the Medway