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Hundred Foot Washes in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk

Hundred Foot Washes, also known as the Ouse Washes, including the causeways at Earith, Sutton Gault and Welney

Flood alert area Old Bedford River, New Bedford River, Hundred Foot Drain, River Delph Cambridgeshire, Norfolk East Anglia

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Welches Dam
Counter Drain • Welches Dam • 3.7 km
structure gauge
0.94 m
3h ago
Welney Causeway in this area
River Great Ouse • Welney Causeway • 5.9 km
tidal gauge
0.84 m
22min ago
Ely
River Great Ouse • Ely • 10.3 km
Steady · normal
0.68 m
22min ago
Sutton Gault
River Great Ouse • Sutton Gault • 11.3 km
Steady · normal
0.88 m
22min ago
Soham Lode
River Great Ouse • Little Thetford • 13.0 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.66 at 10:15, now 1.64
1.64 m
22min ago
Earith
River Great Ouse • Earith • 17.5 km
tidal gauge
1.72 m
1h ago
Isleham
River Lark • Isleham • 19.7 km
Steady · normal
2.14 m
22min ago
Brownshill
River Great Ouse • Bluntisham • 20.3 km
Rising · normal — Peaked 0.43 at 00:00, now 0.33 and rising again (0.00 m/h)
0.33 m
3h ago
Fordham
River Snail • Fordham • 21.3 km
Steady · normal
0.07 m
22min ago
WISBECH TIDAL WITS
• 21.5 km
tidal gauge
7.04 m
22min ago

Flood Event History (50)

28 Feb 2026 at 4:04pm Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.  Further rainfall is forecast but no further flooding is expected.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.   Never drive through flood water, jus...
28 Feb 2026 at 7:43am Flood Alert
River levels remain high but are now falling after the recent heavy rainfall. This information is correct as of 7.30am Saturday 28th February 2026. The causeway at Welney has up to 2 cm of water on the road. There are no issues for the causeway at Earith or at Sutton Gault. Due to the uneven surface...
27 Feb 2026 at 2:48pm Flood Alert
High river levels today may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible on 27 February 2026 . This information is correct as of 2.30pm on Friday 27th February 2026. The causeway at Welney has up to 4 cm of water on the road. Floodwater is receding from the causeway at Sutton Gault. There is no longer a...
27 Feb 2026 at 8:02am Flood Alert
River levels remain high in response to recent rainfall. Flooding is expected on the Hundred Foot Washes for the next few days. This information is correct as of 7:30am Friday 27th February 2026. The causeway at Sutton Gault has approximately 1cm of water on the road. The causeway at Welney has up t...
26 Feb 2026 at 3:41pm Flood Alert
River levels remain high in response to recent rainfall. Flooding is expected on the Hundred Foot Washes for the next few days. This information is correct as of 3:30pm Thursday 26th February 2026. The causeway at Sutton Gault has approx 10cm of water on the road. The causeway at Welney has up to 21...
26 Feb 2026 at 7:49am Flood Alert
River levels remain high in response to recent rainfall. Flooding is expected on the Hundred Foot Washes for several days. This information is correct as of 7:30am Thursday 26th February 2026. The causeway at Sutton Gault has approximately 17cm of water on the road. The causeway at Welney has up to ...
25 Feb 2026 at 4:03pm Flood Alert
River levels remain high in response to recent rainfall. Flooding is expected on the Hundred Foot Washes for several days. This information is correct as of 4:00pm Wednesday 25th February 2026. The causeway at Sutton Gault has approx 25cm of water on the road. The causeway at Welney has up to 40cm o...
25 Feb 2026 at 7:41am Flood Alert
High river levels today, 25th February 2026 may lead to flooding. This information is correct as of 07:00am Wednesday 25th February 2026. The causeway at Sutton Gault has approximately 30cm of water on the road. The causeway at Welney has up to 43cm of water on the road. The causeway at Earith has a...
17 Jan 2026 at 3:36pm Flood Alert
16 Jan 2026 at 3:41pm Flood Alert
10 Jan 2026 at 10:36pm Flood Alert
20 Dec 2025 at 10:28am Flood Alert
27 Feb 2025 at 5:02pm Flood Alert
4 Feb 2025 at 3:47pm Flood Alert
2 Feb 2025 at 3:46pm Flood Alert
29 Jan 2025 at 1:12pm Flood Alert
13 Jan 2025 at 7:17pm Flood Alert
9 Jan 2025 at 2:58am Flood Alert
6 Jan 2025 at 3:53pm Flood Alert
20 Dec 2024 at 8:43am Flood Alert
18 Dec 2024 at 7:44am Flood Alert
13 Dec 2024 at 3:45pm Flood Alert
10 Dec 2024 at 8:05am Flood Alert
3 Dec 2024 at 7:36am Flood Alert
29 Nov 2024 at 7:41am Flood Alert
26 Nov 2024 at 8:55am Flood Alert
20 Oct 2024 at 9:18am Flood Alert
16 Oct 2024 at 7:51am Flood Alert
30 Sep 2024 at 3:39pm Flood Alert
29 Sep 2024 at 4:50pm Flood Alert
29 Sep 2024 at 8:13am Flood Alert
29 Sep 2024 at 7:59am Flood Alert
28 Sep 2024 at 4:14pm Flood Alert
26 Sep 2024 at 5:40am Flood Alert
26 May 2024 at 5:28pm Flood Alert
14 Mar 2024 at 11:37am Flood Alert
13 Mar 2024 at 4:02pm Flood Alert
13 Mar 2024 at 2:14am Flood Alert
28 Feb 2024 at 4:53pm Flood Alert
11 Feb 2024 at 7:50am Flood Alert
10 Feb 2024 at 7:34am Flood Alert
9 Feb 2024 at 7:41am Flood Alert
19 Jan 2024 at 7:38am Flood Alert
2 Jan 2024 at 6:05pm Flood Alert
2 Jan 2024 at 12:54am Flood Alert
1 Jan 2024 at 7:29am Flood Alert
11 Dec 2023 at 11:17am Flood Alert
7 Dec 2023 at 10:45am Flood Alert
5 Dec 2023 at 10:27am Flood Alert
15 Nov 2023 at 5:49pm Flood Alert

Related Flood Areas

Hundred Foot Washes east bank Flood Defences at Coveney, Littleport and Denver
River Great Ouse • Cambridgeshire, Norfolk
Old Bedford Counter Drain west bank Flood Defence at Welney, Christchurch and Nordelph
Old Bedford • Cambridgeshire, Norfolk
Tidal breach east of Wisbech along the A47 at West Walton, Emneth Hungate and Terrington St John
River Great Ouse • Cambridgeshire, Norfolk
Tidal River Great Ouse from Denver to south of King's Lynn in Norfolk
River Great Ouse • Cambridgeshire, Norfolk
Tidal River Nene in Wisbech
River Nene • Cambridgeshire, Norfolk

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 212180 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 052WAFHFW

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.