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River Anker at Polesworth

River Anker at Polesworth including Bridge Street, Market Street, Grendon Road, Tamworth Road, Rowland Avenue and Pooley View

Flood warning area River Anker Warwickshire West Midlands In River Anker and River Sence

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Polesworth
River Anker • Polesworth • 0.3 km (downstream)
structure gauge
0.17 m
51min ago
Mancetter
River Anker • Mancetter • 8.8 km (downstream)
Crested · normal — Rose 0.15 m since 08:45 — peaked 0.84 at 15:15, now 0.83 and holding
0.83 m
51min ago
Nuneaton
River Anker • Nuneaton • 16.5 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.69 m
36min ago
Tamworth
River Tame • Lady Bridge • 5.7 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.91 at 07:00, now 0.86
0.86 m
51min ago
Clifton Hall
River Mease • 8.1 km
Steady · normal
0.24 m
51min ago
Hopwas
River Tame • Hopwas • 8.4 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.58 at 06:30, now 0.48
0.48 m
51min ago
Temple Mill
River Sence • Temple Mill, Twycross • 9.3 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.29 at 06:30, now 0.27
0.27 m
51min ago
Hints
Bourne Brook • 10.0 km
Steady · normal
1.27 m
51min ago
Elford
River Tame • Elford • 10.3 km
Falling
1.19 m
51min ago
Lea Marston
River Tame • Lea Marston • 10.9 km
Rising · normal — Up 0.09 m since 09:15, still rising (0.02 m/h)
0.38 m
51min ago

Flood Event History (14)

1 Mar 2026 at 7:21pm Flood Warning
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 8:57am Flood Warning
High river levels are causing flooding today.  Flooding is expected on 01 March 2026 .   River levels along the Anker at the Polesworth and Mancetter gauges are decreasing, but slowly. Therefore, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding may affect properties and roads in the Bridge Street, Market Str...
28 Feb 2026 at 1:47pm Flood Warning
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding today.  Flooding is expected on 28 February 2026 .  Flooding may affect properties and roads in the Bridge Street, Market Street, Grendon Road, Tamworth Road, Rowland Avenue and Pooley View areas.  We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .  Stay...
6 Jan 2025 at 3:13pm Flood Warning
9 Feb 2024 at 12:57pm Flood Warning
2 Jan 2024 at 6:26pm Flood Warning
21 Oct 2023 at 5:12am Flood Warning
17 Feb 2020 at 8:52am Flood Warning
16 Feb 2020 at 3:56pm Flood Warning
25 Nov 2012 at 11:36am Flood Warning
22 Nov 2012 at 7:59pm Flood Warning
22 Nov 2012 at 11:31am Flood Warning
22 Nov 2012 at 3:25am Flood Warning
7 Jul 2012 at 10:11am Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 308013 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 033FWF3ANKR007

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.