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Middle Tame

Low-lying land and roads between Water Orton and Tamworth including the Bourne Brook at Fazeley

Flood alert area River Tame Birmingham, Staffordshire, Warwickshire West Midlands

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Lea Marston on the boundary
River Tame • Lea Marston • 2.4 km (downstream)
Crested · normal — Rose 0.10 m since 09:15 — peaked 0.39 at 17:00, now 0.38 and holding
0.38 m
46min ago
Water Orton
River Tame • Water Orton • 6.2 km (downstream)
structure gauge
0.24 m
46min ago
Tamworth
River Tame • Lady Bridge • 7.7 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.91 at 08:15, now 0.87
0.87 m
46min ago
Hopwas in this area
River Tame • Hopwas • 9.5 km (downstream)
Rising · normal — Peaked 0.57 at 08:15, now 0.48 and rising again (0.01 m/h)
0.48 m
46min ago
Brookvale Road
River Tame • Brookvale Road • 13.8 km (upstream)
Rising · normal
0.59 m
36min ago
Elford
River Tame • Elford • 14.4 km (downstream)
Easing — Easing — down from 1.27 at 09:30, now 1.17
1.17 m
46min ago
Perry Park
River Tame • Perry Barr • 15.5 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.43 m
46min ago
Sandwell Woodend
River Tame • Sandwell Valley • 17.3 km (upstream)
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.03 m since 15:00, rising slightly
0.59 m
31min ago
Bescot
River Tame • Walsall • 19.8 km (upstream)
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.03 m since 09:30, rising slightly
0.87 m
46min ago
Park Hill
River Tame • Park Hill • 20.8 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.23 m
46min ago

Flood Event History (50)

2 Mar 2026 at 7:44am 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 9:04am Flood Alert
River levels are high and steady at the Tamworth river gauge, therefore flooding remains possible throughout Sunday. Some light rainfall is forecast, but no further increases are expected, we expect levels to fall during the day. Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads between Water Orton and T...
28 Feb 2026 at 9:46am 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 continuing to rise in Tamworth, and will do so throughout Saturday and into Sunday as the rainfall travels down the Tame and Anker watercourses to this point. Floodin...
27 Feb 2026 at 5:18pm Flood Alert
5 Feb 2026 at 4:49pm Flood Alert
26 Jan 2026 at 4:02pm Flood Alert
11 Jan 2026 at 6:58pm Flood Alert
19 Dec 2025 at 10:01am Flood Alert
15 Dec 2025 at 4:49pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2025 at 3:08pm Flood Alert
5 Jan 2025 at 1:03pm Flood Alert
18 Dec 2024 at 7:27pm Flood Alert
24 Nov 2024 at 3:01pm Flood Alert
18 Oct 2024 at 5:01pm Flood Alert
26 Sep 2024 at 5:53pm Flood Alert
22 Sep 2024 at 6:55pm Flood Alert
9 Jul 2024 at 7:30am Flood Alert
22 Feb 2024 at 9:58am Flood Alert
19 Feb 2024 at 7:16am Flood Alert
9 Feb 2024 at 8:22am Flood Alert
2 Jan 2024 at 9:54am Flood Alert
3 Dec 2023 at 4:06pm Flood Alert
22 Oct 2023 at 1:30pm Flood Alert
19 Oct 2023 at 12:12am Flood Alert
13 Oct 2023 at 5:42pm Flood Alert
21 Nov 2022 at 7:07pm Flood Alert
31 Oct 2022 at 5:42pm Flood Alert
23 Oct 2022 at 10:59am Flood Alert
31 Oct 2021 at 11:05am Flood Alert
31 Jan 2021 at 8:54am Flood Alert
29 Jan 2021 at 9:00am Flood Alert
20 Jan 2021 at 4:58pm Flood Alert
4 Oct 2020 at 7:22am Flood Alert
25 Aug 2020 at 9:12am Flood Alert
17 Feb 2020 at 12:39pm Flood Alert
15 Feb 2020 at 3:01pm Flood Alert
18 Dec 2019 at 4:12pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2019 at 4:34pm Flood Alert
28 Oct 2019 at 6:54am Flood Alert
25 Oct 2019 at 12:25pm Flood Alert
28 Sep 2019 at 6:42pm Flood Alert
25 Sep 2019 at 10:48am Flood Alert
24 Sep 2019 at 8:46am Flood Alert
31 Jul 2019 at 7:48pm Flood Alert
30 Jul 2019 at 6:12pm Flood Alert
25 Jun 2019 at 1:39pm Flood Alert
18 Jun 2019 at 3:33pm Flood Alert
12 Jun 2019 at 5:13pm Flood Alert
11 Jun 2019 at 9:41am Flood Alert
29 May 2018 at 7:04am Flood Alert

Related Flood Areas

Ford Brook at Bescot
River Tame • Walsall
Lower Tame
River Tame • Staffordshire
River Anker at Nuneaton Town Centre
River Tame • Warwickshire
River Tame and Bourne Brook at Fazeley
River Tame • Staffordshire
River Tame at Audenshaw, Shepley
River Tame • Tameside
River Tame at Bescot
River Tame • Sandwell, Walsall
River Tame at Castle Vale
River Tame • Birmingham
River Tame at Comberford
River Tame • Staffordshire
River Tame at County Drive and Bitterscote
River Tame • Staffordshire
River Tame at Croxall
River Tame • Staffordshire
River Tame at Delph
River Tame • Oldham
River Tame at Denton, Hyde and Woodley
River Tame • Stockport, Tameside

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 208010 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 033WAF304

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.