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Lower Avon and tributaries

Tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch

Flood alert area Avon Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, Hampshire Wessex

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Knapp Mill in this area
River Avon • Burton • 5.3 km (downstream)
Rising · below normal
0.31 m
34min ago
East Mills Flume
River Avon • Fordingbridge • 14.8 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.72 m
34min ago
Downton Iron Bridge
River Avon • Downton • 22.3 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.05 m
34min ago
Salisbury Harnham Bridge
River Avon • Salisbury • 29.5 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.32 m
34min ago
Hurn Court
Moors River • Hurn • 3.6 km
Steady · normal
0.31 m
34min ago
Throop
River Stour • Throop • 5.2 km
Steady · normal
0.47 m
34min ago
Ringwood Old Cottage in this area
Bickerly Mill Stream • Ringwood • 5.7 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.16 at 08:00, now 0.14
0.14 m
34min ago
Iford Bridge
River Stour • Pokesdown • 6.2 km
tidal gauge
0.68 m
34min ago
Ferndown Tricketts Cross
Uddens Water • Ferndown • 6.3 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.60 at 01:30, now 0.57
0.57 m
8h ago
SOMERFORD in this area
• 7.0 km
Steady
0.03 m
34min ago

Flood Event History (50)

19 Mar 2026 at 3:44pm Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.  Weather conditions are expected to improve and no further flooding is expected. The forecast is dry for the next 4 days allowing river levels to fall further.  We will continue to monitor the situation and w...
17 Mar 2026 at 4:12pm Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
15 Mar 2026 at 7:19pm Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
13 Mar 2026 at 3:28pm Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
11 Mar 2026 at 4:48pm Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
10 Mar 2026 at 7:08am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
9 Mar 2026 at 8:19am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
8 Mar 2026 at 9:11am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
7 Mar 2026 at 7:45am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
6 Mar 2026 at 9:02am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
5 Mar 2026 at 7:58am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
4 Mar 2026 at 10:08am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
3 Mar 2026 at 10:53am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
2 Mar 2026 at 10:22am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible with low lying land and roads nea...
1 Mar 2026 at 10:34am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible as river levels react to rainfall...
28 Feb 2026 at 10:09am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible as river levels react to rainfall...
27 Feb 2026 at 10:43am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels remain steady but still higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible as river levels react to rainfall...
26 Feb 2026 at 10:24am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels are dropping, but remain higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible as river levels react to rainfal...
25 Feb 2026 at 8:01am Flood Alert
This is a flood alert update. River levels are dropping, but remain higher than normal in the Lower Avon and responsive to further rainfall. Flooding is still possible. Areas most at risk include the tributaries between Ringwood and Christchurch. Flooding is possible as river levels react to rainfal...
20 Jan 2026 at 5:36pm Flood Alert
15 Jan 2026 at 1:50pm Flood Alert
18 Dec 2025 at 10:40am Flood Alert
8 Dec 2025 at 7:55pm Flood Alert
1 Dec 2025 at 4:15pm Flood Alert
22 Nov 2025 at 6:51pm Flood Alert
13 Nov 2025 at 5:38pm Flood Alert
22 Oct 2025 at 5:34pm Flood Alert
20 Oct 2025 at 1:06pm Flood Alert
23 Jan 2025 at 5:32pm Flood Alert
4 Jan 2025 at 5:51pm Flood Alert
1 Jan 2025 at 6:12pm Flood Alert
23 Nov 2024 at 6:12pm Flood Alert
19 Oct 2024 at 7:36am Flood Alert
16 Oct 2024 at 3:11pm Flood Alert
14 Oct 2024 at 8:26am Flood Alert
7 Oct 2024 at 2:02pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2024 at 8:28am Flood Alert
26 Sep 2024 at 8:34am Flood Alert
5 Sep 2024 at 3:09pm Flood Alert
13 Mar 2024 at 5:33pm Flood Alert
28 Feb 2024 at 1:25pm Flood Alert
8 Feb 2024 at 10:22am Flood Alert
2 Jan 2024 at 12:58pm Flood Alert
5 Nov 2023 at 2:23pm Flood Alert
25 Oct 2023 at 9:57am Flood Alert
20 Sep 2023 at 4:19pm Flood Alert
12 Apr 2023 at 12:42am Flood Alert
9 Jan 2023 at 4:38pm Flood Alert
26 Dec 2022 at 1:19am Flood Alert
23 Dec 2022 at 11:14am Flood Alert

Related Flood Areas

Lower Avon from Ringwood to Christchurch
River Avon • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, Hampshire
Lower Stour and tributaries
River Allen, River Stour • Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, Hampshire
River Avon in Worcestershire
Avon • Gloucestershire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 210026 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 111WAFAVOL

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.