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Groundwater flooding in the South Wiltshire Downs - The Dene

Groundwater flooding for the Dene including Hindon, Fonthill Bishop, Fonthill Gifford and Chicklade

Flood warning area Groundwater Wiltshire Wessex In Groundwater flooding in the Salisbury Plain area

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

The Terraces Fonthill
Groundwater Level • Fonthill Gifford • 0.9 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
104.45 m
36min ago
Musseldean Copse
Groundwater Level • 3.3 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
132.85 m
22min ago
Oakley Industrial Estate
Groundwater Level • Dinton • 8.9 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
84.69 m
8h ago
Chitterne Down
Groundwater Level • 14.7 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 77.75 at 23:45, now 77.72
77.72 m
11h ago
Ashmore
Groundwater Level • Ashmore • 15.5 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
132.52 m
2h ago
Tilshead
Groundwater Level • Orcheston • 16.3 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
78.78 m
18min ago
Woodyates
Groundwater Level • Woodyates • 16.9 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
68.29 m
2h ago
Windwhistle
Groundwater Level • Bishopstone • 17.4 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.54 m
22min ago
Iwerne Hill Farm
Groundwater Level • 19.0 km (upstream)
Falling · normal
3.43 m
22min ago
Stoford Cross
Groundwater Level • Stoford • 19.0 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
11.48 m
8h ago

Flood Event History (11)

5 Mar 2026 at 3:57pm 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...
2 Mar 2026 at 11:05am Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in Salisbury Plain remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Hindon. The groundwater level at the Terraces borehole remains high at 115.76m. Levels are falling steadily. The start of the week is dry so further falls...
23 Feb 2026 at 4:30pm Flood Warning
High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Groundwater levels in Salisbury Plain remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Hindon. The groundwater level at the Terraces borehole remains high at 117.326m. Levels are starting to plateau but further rainfall is forecast towards th...
26 Jan 2026 at 10:51am Flood Warning
30 Jan 2025 at 12:23pm Flood Warning
2 Dec 2024 at 11:40am Flood Warning
3 Apr 2024 at 4:45pm Flood Warning
23 Feb 2024 at 3:29pm Flood Warning
4 Jan 2024 at 4:49pm Flood Warning
6 Nov 2023 at 2:30pm Flood Warning
6 Jan 2023 at 1:56pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 310003 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 111FWGSWDENE1

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.