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Groundwater flooding in the Allen Vale at Sixpenny Handley

Groundwater flooding for Sixpenny Handley

Flood warning area Groundwater Dorset Council, Wiltshire Wessex In Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Woodyates in this area
Groundwater Level • Woodyates • 2.5 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
68.30 m
59min ago
Ashmore
Groundwater Level • Ashmore • 8.8 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
132.51 m
59min ago
Horton Inn
Groundwater Level • 9.7 km (downstream)
Rising · normal — Up 0.05 m since 14:15, still rising (0.01 m/h)
1.95 m
6h ago
Iwerne Hill Farm
Groundwater Level • 11.6 km (upstream)
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.02 m since 19:45, rising slightly
3.47 m
29min ago
Windwhistle
Groundwater Level • Bishopstone • 13.3 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.54 m
29min ago
Homington
Groundwater Level • 14.1 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
55.20 m
59min ago
Odstock
Groundwater Level • 15.9 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
48.36 m
29min ago
Badbury Rings
Groundwater Level • 16.0 km (upstream)
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.04 m since 14:15, rising slightly
22.49 m
6h ago
The Terraces Fonthill
Groundwater Level • Fonthill Gifford • 16.3 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
104.45 m
4h ago
Oakley Industrial Estate
Groundwater Level • Dinton • 16.6 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
84.67 m
7h ago

Flood Event History (7)

5 Mar 2026 at 3:59pm Flood Warning
Groundwater levels have begun to fall. 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. Some properties will still need to continue to use personal property flood prot...
5 Mar 2026 at 7:19am Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in Cranborne Chase are falling slowly, but remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Sixpenny Handley. The groundwater level at West Woodyates borehole is currently at 104.52m, and is expected to remain high. We have...
25 Feb 2026 at 12:30pm Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in Cranborne Chase are falling slowly, but remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Sixpenny Handley. The groundwater level at West Woodyates borehole is currently at 104.52m, and is expected to remain high. We have...
28 Jan 2026 at 10:57am Flood Warning
7 Jan 2024 at 4:07pm Flood Warning
14 Jan 2023 at 12:36pm Flood Warning
20 Dec 2019 at 1:26pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 310007 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 111FWGALL101

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.