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Middle Stour and tributaries

Tributaries between Sturminster Newton and Wimborne

Flood alert area River Stour, River Lodden Dorset Council Wessex

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Blandford in this area

River Stour • Blandford St Mary • 4.9 km (downstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.18 at 00:00, now 0.14

River Stour • Oakley • 11.5 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

River Stour • Hammoon • 15.7 km (upstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.28 at 14:15, now 0.25

River Stour • Throop • 20.7 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

River Stour • Pokesdown • 24.0 km (downstream)

River Lodden • Gillingham • 26.0 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Gillingham Le Neubourg Way

River Stour • Gillingham • 26.7 km (upstream)

Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.44 at 00:00, now 0.42

Sturminster Marshall Maggs Bridge in this area

River Winterbourne • Sturminster Marshall • 3.7 km

Steady · normal

STURMINSTER MARSHALL MAGGS BRIDGE in this area

Groundwater Level • 5.3 km

Rising · normal — Up 0.09 m since 08:30, still rising (0.01 m/h)

Flood Event History (50)

19 Feb 2026 at 9:51am Flood Alert

16 Feb 2026 at 8:21am Flood Alert

6 Feb 2026 at 1:15pm Flood Alert

20 Jan 2026 at 5:30pm Flood Alert

16 Jan 2026 at 8:57am Flood Alert

16 Dec 2025 at 5:54pm Flood Alert

8 Dec 2025 at 4:39pm Flood Alert

5 Dec 2025 at 4:08pm Flood Alert

2 Dec 2025 at 4:43pm Flood Alert

24 Feb 2025 at 7:44am Flood Alert

25 Jan 2025 at 9:41am Flood Alert

5 Jan 2025 at 6:37pm Flood Alert

28 Nov 2024 at 8:03am Flood Alert

23 Nov 2024 at 6:52pm Flood Alert

16 Oct 2024 at 7:57pm Flood Alert

8 Oct 2024 at 6:28pm Flood Alert

29 Sep 2024 at 5:36pm Flood Alert

27 Sep 2024 at 6:59pm Flood Alert

3 Apr 2024 at 6:12pm Flood Alert

28 Mar 2024 at 12:36pm Flood Alert

2 Mar 2024 at 8:53am Flood Alert

22 Feb 2024 at 3:52pm Flood Alert

17 Feb 2024 at 10:28am Flood Alert

9 Feb 2024 at 7:14am Flood Alert

2 Jan 2024 at 12:54pm Flood Alert

30 Dec 2023 at 5:46pm Flood Alert

7 Dec 2023 at 5:06pm Flood Alert

4 Dec 2023 at 3:11pm Flood Alert

26 Oct 2023 at 6:42am Flood Alert

1 Apr 2023 at 1:56am Flood Alert

16 Jan 2023 at 7:13am Flood Alert

14 Jan 2023 at 6:43pm Flood Alert

13 Jan 2023 at 2:23am Flood Alert

9 Jan 2023 at 7:02am Flood Alert

31 Dec 2022 at 11:52pm Flood Alert

29 Dec 2022 at 5:22am Flood Alert

24 Dec 2022 at 9:25am Flood Alert

19 Dec 2022 at 4:47pm Flood Alert

22 Nov 2022 at 8:15am Flood Alert

16 Nov 2022 at 11:24am Flood Alert

4 Nov 2022 at 7:37am Flood Alert

17 Mar 2022 at 12:22pm Flood Alert

31 Oct 2021 at 5:05pm Flood Alert

20 Oct 2021 at 5:34pm Flood Alert

31 Jan 2021 at 11:17am Flood Alert

20 Jan 2021 at 9:58pm Flood Alert

19 Dec 2020 at 10:39am Flood Alert

15 Nov 2020 at 10:00am Flood Alert

6 Mar 2020 at 7:03am Flood Alert

29 Feb 2020 at 7:55pm Flood Alert

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 210033 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 111WAFSTOM

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