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Groundwater flooding for the South Winterbourne Valley

Groundwater flooding for Kingston Russell, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Martinstown or Winterbourne St Martin, Winterbourne Monkton, Winterbourne Herringston and Winterbourne Came

Flood warning area Groundwater Dorset Council Wessex In Groundwater flooding in the West of Dorset

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Flood Event History (22)

30 Mar 2026 at 11:38am Flood Warning
Groundwater levels are now falling steadily. We do not expect further flooding and the flood warning has been removed.   Rivers and streams remain full due to high groundwater levels and will react rapidly to further rainfall.    We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further aler...
27 Mar 2026 at 4:08pm Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are causing flooding. Groundwater levels in the West Dorset area remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Kingston Russell, Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Martinstown, Winterbourne Monkton, Winterbourne Herringston and Winterbourne Came. The groundwate...
23 Mar 2026 at 2:08pm Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are causing flooding. Groundwater levels in West Dorset remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Martinstown, Winterbourne Monkton, Winterbourne Herringston and Winterbourne Came. The groundwater level at the Kingston Rus...
20 Mar 2026 at 9:45am Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are causing flooding. Groundwater levels in West Dorset remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Martinstown, Winterbourne Monkton, Winterbourne Herringston and Winterbourne Came. The groundwater level at the Kingston Rus...
16 Mar 2026 at 2:50pm Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in West Dorset remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Martinstown, Winterbourne Monkton, Winterbourne Herringston and Winterbourne Came. The groundwater level at the Ki...
9 Mar 2026 at 9:33am Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in West Dorset remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Martinstown, Winterbourne Monkton, Winterbourne Herringston and Winterbourne Came. The groundwater level at the Ki...
2 Mar 2026 at 1:34pm Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in West Dorset remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Martinstown, Winterbourne Monkton, Winterbourne Herringston and Winterbourne Came. The groundwater level at the Ki...
23 Feb 2026 at 4:38pm Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in West Dorset remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Winterbourne Abbas, Winterbourne Steepleton, Martinstown, Winterbourne Monkton, Winterbourne Herringston and Winterbourne Came. The groundwater level at the Ki...
19 Jan 2026 at 2:33pm Flood Warning
19 Dec 2025 at 4:49pm Flood Warning
3 Apr 2024 at 2:12pm Flood Warning
22 Feb 2024 at 4:09pm Flood Warning
4 Jan 2024 at 1:27pm Flood Warning
8 Dec 2023 at 3:28pm Flood Warning
6 Nov 2023 at 2:24pm Flood Warning
3 Jan 2023 at 12:14pm Flood Warning
16 Feb 2020 at 3:39pm Flood Warning
11 Dec 2019 at 10:01am Flood Warning
5 Dec 2019 at 9:36am Flood Warning
28 Nov 2019 at 2:00pm Flood Warning
9 Apr 2018 at 2:09pm Flood Warning
8 Jan 2016 at 5:42pm Flood Warning

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This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 166049 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 111FWGSWV1

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