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Minor watercourses of the South Forty Foot Drain

Isolated properties and villages in low lying areas west of the South Forty Foot Drain from north Heckington to Bourne, including property at Northbeck, Scredlington, Spanby, Swaton, Osbournby, Haconby and Spanby

Flood alert area South Forty Foot and tributaries Lincolnshire Lincs and Northants

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Donington Bridge
South Forty Foot Drain • Bridge End • 2.6 km
Steady · normal
0.73 m
50min ago
Swaton in this area
South Forty Foot Drain • Swaton • 3.2 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.18 at 14:30, now 0.16
0.16 m
35min ago
Billingborough Ousemere in this area
South Forty Foot Drain • Billingborough • 3.2 km
Steady · normal
0.05 m
35min ago
Pointon Lode in this area
Pointon Lode • Pointon • 4.4 km
Steady · normal
0.00 m
35min ago
Dowsby Fen in this area
South Forty Foot Drain • Gosberton Clough • 5.6 km
Steady · normal
0.77 m
35min ago
Irnham
East Glen River • Hawthorpe • 13.4 km
Steady · normal
0.02 m
35min ago
IRNHAM GS
• 13.4 km
Steady
0.01 m
35min ago
Slea Tilting Gate
River Slea • Sleaford • 13.6 km
structure gauge
0.34 m
35min ago
Surfleet Sluice
River Glen • Surfleet Seas End • 14.2 km
structure gauge
0.86 m
35min ago
Cranwell Line Sluice
River Slea • Sleaford • 14.5 km
structure gauge
0.09 m
50min ago

Flood Event History (50)

15 Feb 2026 at 5:17pm Flood Alert
6 Feb 2026 at 8:57am Flood Alert
15 Jan 2026 at 6:54pm Flood Alert
8 Jan 2026 at 7:38pm Flood Alert
16 Dec 2025 at 11:03am Flood Alert
14 Nov 2025 at 7:22pm Flood Alert
6 Jan 2025 at 2:05am Flood Alert
1 Oct 2024 at 1:33pm Flood Alert
22 May 2024 at 4:52pm Flood Alert
22 Feb 2024 at 12:48pm Flood Alert
18 Feb 2024 at 8:41am Flood Alert
8 Feb 2024 at 8:57pm Flood Alert
2 Jan 2024 at 1:50am Flood Alert
4 Dec 2023 at 9:38am Flood Alert
27 Nov 2023 at 1:49pm Flood Alert
2 Nov 2023 at 7:27am Flood Alert
20 Oct 2023 at 12:44pm Flood Alert
21 Nov 2022 at 7:59pm Flood Alert
16 Mar 2022 at 10:13pm Flood Alert
4 Oct 2021 at 8:45pm Flood Alert
28 Jan 2021 at 7:44pm Flood Alert
14 Jan 2021 at 6:52am Flood Alert
23 Dec 2020 at 7:28pm Flood Alert
4 Dec 2020 at 11:49pm Flood Alert
16 Feb 2020 at 8:05am Flood Alert
8 Jan 2020 at 9:08pm Flood Alert
20 Dec 2019 at 5:05pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2019 at 4:39pm Flood Alert
7 Nov 2019 at 11:00am Flood Alert
26 Oct 2019 at 9:37am Flood Alert
13 Oct 2019 at 5:26pm Flood Alert
6 Oct 2019 at 10:51am Flood Alert
1 Oct 2019 at 1:13pm Flood Alert
29 Sep 2019 at 7:12pm Flood Alert
11 Jun 2019 at 10:18am Flood Alert
10 Apr 2018 at 8:02am Flood Alert
2 Apr 2018 at 12:36pm Flood Alert
21 Nov 2016 at 6:35pm Flood Alert
14 Jun 2016 at 3:45pm Flood Alert
9 Mar 2016 at 9:42am Flood Alert
27 Dec 2014 at 8:50am Flood Alert
24 May 2014 at 7:23pm Flood Alert
22 May 2014 at 8:41pm Flood Alert
23 Dec 2013 at 11:52am Flood Alert
28 Oct 2013 at 11:24am Flood Alert
17 Mar 2013 at 6:09pm Flood Alert
14 Feb 2013 at 8:23am Flood Alert
27 Jan 2013 at 7:38am Flood Alert
20 Dec 2012 at 7:10am Flood Alert
21 Nov 2012 at 2:23pm Flood Alert

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Area at risk from the furthest extent of tidal flooding from Wainfleet All Saints to Langrick
The Wash, River Witham • Lincolnshire
Area at risk of river and tidal flooding in North Boston
River Witham, Maud Foster Drain, North Sea • Lincolnshire
Area at risk of river and tidal flooding in West Boston
River Witham, South Forty Foot Drain, the North Sea • Lincolnshire
Area near the Wash Frontage from Gibraltar Point to Freiston Shore
The Wash • Lincolnshire
Area near the Wash Frontage from Wyberton Marsh to Kirton Marsh
The Wash • Lincolnshire
Area near to the sea defences in Anderby Creek and Chapel St Leonards
North Sea • Lincolnshire
Area near to the sea defences in Ingoldmells
North Sea • Lincolnshire
Area near to the sea defences in Mablethorpe
North Sea • Lincolnshire
Area near to the sea defences in Skegness and low lying areas near Gibraltar Point
North Sea • Lincolnshire

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 207015 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 053WAF122SFF

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.