Water levels & flooding

[Box Brownie]

I found this site where based postcode etc you can check the status of water levels/flooding(risk) and see the up to date automated water guage readings.

River Levels UK - river and sea level monitoring stations, flood alerts, flood warnings and flood forecasts for your local area

RiverLevels.UK is a full listing of all river level monitoring stations across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as flood alerts and flood risk forecasts from the Flood Forecasting Centre. Check river levels near you, watch out for flood warnings and make sure you stay safe on and around water!

riverlevels.uk

I thought others might find this useful?

 

[mj4456]

Map says we are 422ft above sea level and the nearest river being approx 2 miles distant we should be fine, living atop a hill does have advantages although we tend to get the snow fall if any is going.

 

[Box Brownie]

Map says we are 422ft above sea level and the nearest river being approx 2 miles distant we should be fine, living atop a hill does have advantages although we tend to get the snow fall if any is going.

Depending on the location and topography, fluvial (run off water) flooding can be a risk in some areas for some houses.

 

[mj4456]

Depending on the location and topography, fluvial (run off water) flooding can be a risk in some areas for some houses.

We are 50 yards off the highest point with lower land all around, not much to run off to us and plenty of room for any that does to keep going.

 

[ancient_mariner]

Depending on the location and topography, fluvial (run off water) flooding can be a risk in some areas for some houses.

This was why we got flooded in 2020 - nextdoor neighbour had paved a previously grassed area above us, runoff then flowed across a road and into a place where it could enter the house. We built a low wall that now diverts the flow and all is well again.

 

[swanseamale47]

I'm pretty safe where I am luckly, but theres a place near me floods every time we get bad rain. Been like for decades, whey they havent done something about it baffles me.