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River Anker and River Sence

Low-lying land and roads between Nuneaton and Tamworth on the River Anker and between Temple Mill and Ratcliffe Culey on the River Sence

Flood alert area River Anker, River Sence Leicestershire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire West Midlands

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Mancetter in this area
River Anker • Mancetter • 3.5 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.84 at 15:15, now 0.82
0.82 m
45min ago
Temple Mill in this area
River Sence • Temple Mill, Twycross • 4.1 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.27 m
45min ago
Polesworth in this area
River Anker • Polesworth • 8.0 km (downstream)
structure gauge
0.16 m
45min ago
Nuneaton in this area
River Anker • Nuneaton • 9.5 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.69 m
30min ago
South Wigston
River Sence • South Wigston • 25.3 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.99 at 12:30, now 0.93
0.93 m
45min ago
Clifton Hall
River Mease • 13.4 km
Steady · normal
0.24 m
45min ago
Tamworth
River Tame • Lady Bridge • 13.5 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.03 m since 15:30, rising slightly
0.89 m
45min ago
Lea Marston
River Tame • Lea Marston • 14.2 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.39 at 17:00, now 0.36
0.36 m
45min ago
Ashby De La Zouch
Gilwiskaw Brook • Ashby De La Zouch • 15.6 km
Steady
0.08 m
30min ago
Hopwas
River Tame • Hopwas • 16.2 km
Rising · normal — Up 0.07 m since 16:00, still rising (0.01 m/h)
0.55 m
45min ago

Flood Event History (50)

29 Aug 2026 at 9:27am Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.  Further rainfall is forecast but no further flooding is expected.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary.   Stay away from floodwater - it contai...
28 Aug 2026 at 6:43am Flood Alert
High river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 28 August 2026 .  Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Anker between Nuneaton and Tamworth the River Sence between Temple Mill and Ratcliffe Culey.  We are closely monitoring the situation .  Take ca...
2 Mar 2026 at 7:51am 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 9:12am Flood Alert
River levels remain high but are slowly decreasing at the Polesworth and Mancetter river gauges. Therefore, the risk of flooding will remain throughout Sunday. Some light rainfall is forecast, but no further increases are expected, we expect levels to continue to fall. Flooding may affect low-lying ...
28 Feb 2026 at 10:04am Flood Alert
High river levels today have led to flooding. Flooding is possible on 28 February 2026 and into Sunday 1 March. River levels are still rising at Nuneaton, Mancetter and Polesworth. Peak levels are expected to be some of the highest recorded. Peak levels at Nuneaton and Mancetter will be this after...
27 Feb 2026 at 5:25pm Flood Alert
13 Feb 2026 at 4:23pm Flood Alert
8 Feb 2026 at 10:27am Flood Alert
5 Feb 2026 at 4:50pm Flood Alert
27 Jan 2026 at 10:52am Flood Alert
18 Jan 2026 at 4:32pm Flood Alert
15 Jan 2026 at 3:42pm Flood Alert
9 Jan 2026 at 2:08pm Flood Alert
15 Dec 2025 at 4:59pm Flood Alert
9 Dec 2025 at 11:56am Flood Alert
29 Nov 2025 at 1:28pm Flood Alert
13 Nov 2025 at 5:30pm Flood Alert
4 Jan 2025 at 5:16pm Flood Alert
18 Dec 2024 at 5:46pm Flood Alert
8 Dec 2024 at 7:03pm Flood Alert
27 Nov 2024 at 2:22pm Flood Alert
20 Oct 2024 at 6:03am Flood Alert
9 Oct 2024 at 10:59am Flood Alert
8 Oct 2024 at 8:46pm Flood Alert
2 Oct 2024 at 8:16am Flood Alert
30 Sep 2024 at 12:30pm Flood Alert
28 Sep 2024 at 4:09pm Flood Alert
26 Sep 2024 at 4:31pm Flood Alert
22 Sep 2024 at 5:37pm Flood Alert
22 May 2024 at 2:25pm Flood Alert
28 Apr 2024 at 2:18pm Flood Alert
22 Feb 2024 at 9:37am Flood Alert
17 Feb 2024 at 5:26pm Flood Alert
13 Feb 2024 at 5:50pm Flood Alert
8 Feb 2024 at 6:02pm Flood Alert
30 Dec 2023 at 4:17pm Flood Alert
27 Dec 2023 at 3:39pm Flood Alert
10 Dec 2023 at 5:10pm Flood Alert
9 Dec 2023 at 10:28am Flood Alert
7 Dec 2023 at 6:03pm Flood Alert
3 Dec 2023 at 4:06pm Flood Alert
4 Nov 2023 at 10:42pm Flood Alert
2 Nov 2023 at 8:57pm Flood Alert
20 Oct 2023 at 8:57am Flood Alert
13 Oct 2023 at 6:42pm Flood Alert
19 Jun 2023 at 5:41pm Flood Alert
12 Mar 2023 at 4:53pm Flood Alert
10 Mar 2023 at 5:46pm Flood Alert
24 Dec 2022 at 1:18am Flood Alert
20 Dec 2022 at 12:18pm Flood Alert

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 052428 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 033WAF307

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.