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Dee Estuary from Parkgate to Chester

Areas at risk include Parkgate, Neston and Puddington, continuing to Blacon and Saltney, Chester

Flood alert area Dee Estuary Cheshire West and Chester, Wirral Gtr Mancs Mersey and Ches

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Ironbridge River Station
Dee • 18.5 km (downstream)
Falling · normal — Down from 4.89 at 15:00, now 4.74
4.74 m
33min ago
Farndon
Dee • 22.9 km (upstream)
Falling · normal — Down from 5.87 at 10:15, now 5.75
5.75 m
33min ago
Chase Way, Ellesmere Port
Rivacre Brook • Ellesmere Port • 7.9 km
structure gauge
0.15 m
33min ago
Knolls Bridge, Chester
Finchett's Gutter • Chester • 10.7 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 5.74 at 23:30, now 5.72
5.72 m
12h ago
Mold Leadmill Bridge River Station
Alun • 11.4 km
Steady · normal
0.05 m
33min ago
Countess Way, Abbot's Mead
Finchett's Gutter • Abbot's Mead, Chester • 11.6 km
Steady · normal
0.84 m
33min ago
Rhyd Y Mwyn DL River Station
Alun • 12.2 km
tidal gauge
0.40 m
33min ago
Pont Blyddyn River Station
Alun • 13.9 km
Steady · normal
0.59 m
33min ago
Greasby Road
Arrowe Brook • Upton (Wirral) • 14.1 km
Rising · normal
0.23 m
33min ago
Bridge Trafford
River Gowy • Bridge Trafford • 15.1 km
Steady · normal
0.27 m
33min ago

Flood Event History (31)

27 Oct 2026 at 4:11pm Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding. Weather conditions are expected to improve and no further flooding is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary. Continue to take care on waterside roads and footpaths and don't put yourself...
27 Oct 2026 at 9:20am Flood Alert
We anticipate the next high tide this morning, 27 October 2026, to meet the flood alert threshold. Flooding is possible from 11:15 AM on 27 October 2026. Locations most affected by spray overtopping will be low lying land and roads around the Dee Estuary. We are not expecting that the high tide o...
26 Oct 2026 at 4:59pm Flood Alert
High tides this evening may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible from 10:30 PM on 26 October 2026.  Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads around the Dee Estuary. We are expecting that the high tide tomorrow afternoon, 27 October 2026 will meet the flood alert threshold. We are ...
8 Oct 2025 at 4:15pm Flood Alert
30 Mar 2025 at 9:41am Flood Alert
20 Oct 2024 at 9:50am Flood Alert
18 Oct 2024 at 4:23pm Flood Alert
7 Apr 2024 at 4:06pm Flood Alert
7 Apr 2024 at 8:00am Flood Alert
13 Mar 2024 at 7:44am Flood Alert
12 Mar 2024 at 8:09am Flood Alert
11 Mar 2024 at 8:49am Flood Alert
12 Feb 2024 at 10:48am Flood Alert
28 Oct 2023 at 11:43am Flood Alert
1 Sep 2023 at 12:57pm Flood Alert
21 Mar 2023 at 11:43pm Flood Alert
15 Nov 2020 at 9:44am Flood Alert
14 Nov 2020 at 2:52pm Flood Alert
12 Mar 2020 at 10:38am Flood Alert
11 Mar 2020 at 9:37am Flood Alert
13 Feb 2020 at 11:20am Flood Alert
10 Feb 2020 at 10:54am Flood Alert
9 Feb 2020 at 7:26am Flood Alert
30 Sep 2019 at 3:22pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2019 at 11:43am Flood Alert
29 Sep 2019 at 2:53pm Flood Alert
29 Sep 2019 at 10:15am Flood Alert
22 Mar 2019 at 10:28am Flood Alert
3 Jan 2018 at 9:02am Flood Alert
2 Jan 2018 at 4:29pm Flood Alert
8 Oct 2014 at 4:39pm Flood Alert

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Tidal River Dee in England at Hawarden Embankment, Chester
Dee Estuary • Cheshire West and Chester
Tidal River Dee in England at Northern Embankment, Chester
Dee Estuary • Cheshire West and Chester

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 205002 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 013WATDEE

Live warnings and area boundaries are the Environment Agency’s and the EA is the authority on them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This area in the EA’s own data.