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Lower Tame

Low-lying land and roads between Hopwas and the National Arboretum near Alrewas

Flood alert area River Tame Staffordshire West Midlands

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Elford in this area
River Tame • Elford • 0.8 km (downstream)
Falling
1.19 m
48min ago
Hopwas in this area
River Tame • Hopwas • 4.6 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.58 at 06:30, now 0.48
0.48 m
48min ago
Tamworth
River Tame • Lady Bridge • 6.4 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.91 at 07:00, now 0.86
0.86 m
48min ago
Lea Marston
River Tame • Lea Marston • 16.2 km (downstream)
Rising · normal — Up 0.09 m since 09:15, still rising (0.02 m/h)
0.38 m
48min ago
Water Orton
River Tame • Water Orton • 18.4 km (downstream)
structure gauge
0.25 m
48min ago
Brookvale Road
River Tame • Brookvale Road • 21.4 km (upstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.61 at 06:39, now 0.58
0.58 m
38min ago
Perry Park
River Tame • Perry Barr • 21.6 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.40 m
48min ago
Bescot
River Tame • Walsall • 22.1 km (upstream)
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.04 m since 09:30, rising slightly
0.87 m
48min ago
Sandwell Woodend
River Tame • Sandwell Valley • 22.1 km (upstream)
Rising · normal
0.58 m
33min ago
Park Hill
River Tame • Park Hill • 23.0 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.23 m
48min ago

Flood Event History (50)

2 Mar 2026 at 3:29pm 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.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.   Continue to take care o...
1 Mar 2026 at 9:09am Flood Alert
River levels are high and steady at the Hopwas river gauge, therefore the risk of flooding will remain throughout Sunday. Some light rainfall is forecast, but no further increases are expected, we expect levels to decrease during Sunday. Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the R...
28 Feb 2026 at 9:55am Flood Alert
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 28 February 2026 and into Sunday 1 March.  River levels are rising at Hopwas and will continue to do so through the weekend. Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Tame between Hopwas and the Nation...
13 Feb 2026 at 4:21pm Flood Alert
6 Feb 2026 at 3:35pm Flood Alert
28 Jan 2026 at 6:31am Flood Alert
10 Jan 2026 at 12:06pm Flood Alert
19 Dec 2025 at 9:52am Flood Alert
14 Nov 2025 at 6:19pm Flood Alert
6 Jan 2025 at 7:11am Flood Alert
19 Dec 2024 at 4:27pm Flood Alert
7 Dec 2024 at 5:08pm Flood Alert
25 Nov 2024 at 10:04am Flood Alert
2 Oct 2024 at 8:16am Flood Alert
30 Sep 2024 at 5:56pm Flood Alert
26 Sep 2024 at 4:31pm Flood Alert
22 Sep 2024 at 6:55pm Flood Alert
22 May 2024 at 7:37pm Flood Alert
22 Feb 2024 at 5:06pm Flood Alert
18 Feb 2024 at 5:56pm Flood Alert
9 Feb 2024 at 8:24am Flood Alert
2 Jan 2024 at 10:14am Flood Alert
29 Dec 2023 at 7:01am Flood Alert
11 Dec 2023 at 10:18am Flood Alert
9 Dec 2023 at 6:06pm Flood Alert
4 Dec 2023 at 4:14pm Flood Alert
20 Oct 2023 at 7:13pm Flood Alert
22 Nov 2022 at 1:42pm Flood Alert
31 Jan 2021 at 8:44am Flood Alert
29 Jan 2021 at 9:00am Flood Alert
29 Feb 2020 at 5:56pm Flood Alert
17 Feb 2020 at 1:09pm Flood Alert
15 Feb 2020 at 3:01pm Flood Alert
21 Dec 2019 at 11:04am Flood Alert
15 Nov 2019 at 6:34am Flood Alert
11 Nov 2019 at 12:10pm Flood Alert
28 Oct 2019 at 7:01am Flood Alert
25 Oct 2019 at 12:25pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2019 at 7:14am Flood Alert
25 Sep 2019 at 8:32am Flood Alert
31 Jul 2019 at 7:15pm Flood Alert
18 Jun 2019 at 3:33pm Flood Alert
12 Jun 2019 at 5:04pm Flood Alert
28 May 2018 at 4:23pm Flood Alert
31 Mar 2018 at 8:12pm Flood Alert
28 Dec 2017 at 7:21am Flood Alert
22 Nov 2016 at 8:54am Flood Alert
16 Jun 2016 at 6:35am Flood Alert
10 Mar 2016 at 7:02am Flood Alert
7 Feb 2016 at 12:25pm Flood Alert

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 052128 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 033WAF306

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.