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Lower Avon from Ringwood to Christchurch

Bickerley, Ringwood and the B3347 from Christchurch to Stony Lane in Christchurch

Flood warning area River Avon Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset Council, Hampshire Wessex In Lower Avon and tributaries

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Knapp Mill in this area

River Avon • Burton • 4.9 km (downstream)

Easing · below normal — Easing — down from 0.32 at 19:15, now 0.30

East Mills Flume

River Avon • Fordingbridge • 15.3 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Downton Iron Bridge

River Avon • Downton • 22.8 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

Salisbury Harnham Bridge

River Avon • Salisbury • 30.0 km (upstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.33 at 14:30, now 0.30

Moors River • Hurn • 3.0 km

Steady · normal

River Stour • Throop • 4.6 km

Steady · normal

River Stour • Pokesdown • 5.7 km

Ferndown Tricketts Cross

Uddens Water • Ferndown • 6.0 km

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.60 at 01:30, now 0.57

Ringwood Old Cottage

Bickerly Mill Stream • Ringwood • 6.1 km

Steady · normal

Flood Event History (20)

27 Jan 2026 at 9:51am Flood Warning

6 Jan 2025 at 9:39am Flood Warning

27 Nov 2024 at 8:43am Flood Warning

4 Jan 2024 at 8:23pm Flood Warning

7 Dec 2023 at 8:35pm Flood Warning

2 Nov 2023 at 3:43pm Flood Warning

8 Mar 2020 at 11:34am Flood Warning

29 Feb 2020 at 2:50pm Flood Warning

23 Feb 2020 at 10:41am Flood Warning

15 Feb 2020 at 6:15am Flood Warning

15 Jan 2020 at 12:45am Flood Warning

15 Dec 2019 at 8:04am Flood Warning

7 Feb 2014 at 12:08am Flood Warning

16 Jan 2014 at 4:37pm Flood Warning

4 Jan 2014 at 7:17pm Flood Warning

24 Dec 2013 at 7:38am Flood Warning

22 Dec 2012 at 8:15pm Flood Warning

22 Dec 2012 at 12:17pm Flood Warning

20 Dec 2012 at 2:51pm Flood Warning

25 Nov 2012 at 1:19am Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 166081 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 111FWFAVOL610

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