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River Blithe from Blithfield Reservoir to Bancroft

River Blithe from Blithfield Reservoir to Bancroft including Hanstall Ridware

Flood warning area River Blithe Staffordshire West Midlands In River Blithe and River Swarbourn

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Hamstall Ridware
River Blithe • Hamstall Ridware • 2.5 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.12 m
47min ago
Cresswell
River Blithe • 21.4 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.17 m
47min ago
Blythe Bridge
River Blithe • 24.7 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.33 m
32min ago
Hoar Cross
River Swarbourne • 5.0 km
Steady · normal
0.19 m
47min ago
Kings Bromley
River Trent • King's Bromley • 5.3 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.79 at 12:15, now 0.77
0.77 m
47min ago
Great Haywood
River Trent • Great Haywood • 9.9 km
Steady · normal
0.87 m
47min ago
Marchington
Marchington Brook • 10.8 km
Steady · normal
0.18 m
32min ago
Milford
River Sow • Milford • 11.6 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.68 at 12:00, now 0.66
0.66 m
47min ago
Uttoxeter Park
Picknall Brook • 12.4 km
Steady · normal
0.27 m
32min ago
Aston Bridge
River Dove • Sudbury • 12.5 km
Steady · normal
0.83 m
32min ago

Flood Event History (39)

1 Mar 2026 at 9:32am Flood Warning
The Flood Warning has now been removed. However, a Flood Alert remains in force for the wider area, so flooding of roads and low lying land is still possible.  Weather conditions are expected to improve and no further flooding is expected.   We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue ...
28 Feb 2026 at 10:10pm Flood Warning
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding this evening.  Flooding is expected on 28 February 2026 .  Flooding may affect properties and roads in the Blithfield Reservoir to Bancroft areas including Hamstall Ridware.  We are closely monitoring the situation .  Stay away from floodwater - it ...
13 Feb 2026 at 12:43pm Flood Warning
6 Feb 2026 at 7:10am Flood Warning
19 Dec 2025 at 10:07am Flood Warning
6 Jan 2025 at 2:45am Flood Warning
2 Jan 2025 at 8:35am Flood Warning
8 Dec 2024 at 6:38am Flood Warning
25 Nov 2024 at 10:03am Flood Warning
22 Feb 2024 at 9:05am Flood Warning
19 Feb 2024 at 11:26am Flood Warning
18 Feb 2024 at 10:05pm Flood Warning
18 Feb 2024 at 9:55am Flood Warning
9 Feb 2024 at 3:43pm Flood Warning
9 Feb 2024 at 2:51am Flood Warning
3 Jan 2024 at 3:22pm Flood Warning
2 Jan 2024 at 1:31pm Flood Warning
2 Jan 2024 at 12:22am Flood Warning
28 Dec 2023 at 2:58pm Flood Warning
12 Dec 2023 at 11:33pm Flood Warning
5 Dec 2023 at 2:12am Flood Warning
20 Oct 2023 at 12:14pm Flood Warning
21 Feb 2022 at 12:30pm Flood Warning
20 Feb 2022 at 9:17pm Flood Warning
28 Jan 2021 at 5:22am Flood Warning
20 Jan 2021 at 6:41am Flood Warning
14 Jan 2021 at 8:48pm Flood Warning
24 Feb 2020 at 11:15am Flood Warning
17 Feb 2020 at 8:21am Flood Warning
16 Feb 2020 at 2:44am Flood Warning
26 Oct 2019 at 4:44pm Flood Warning
29 Mar 2016 at 3:45am Flood Warning
27 Jan 2013 at 7:35pm Flood Warning
27 Jan 2013 at 5:13am Flood Warning
20 Dec 2012 at 7:56pm Flood Warning
25 Nov 2012 at 1:26am Flood Warning
22 Nov 2012 at 10:13pm Flood Warning
6 Jul 2012 at 4:34pm Flood Warning
28 Jun 2012 at 4:43pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 308038 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 033FWF3BLITHE04

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.