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River Devon and Smite in Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire

River Devon, Smite and tributaries from Knipton to the River Trent at Newark on Trent

Flood alert area River Devon Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire East Midlands

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Wensor Bridge, Shelton in this area
River Devon • Long Bennington • 3.7 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.61 at 10:15, now 0.60
0.60 m
49min ago
Woolsthorpe in this area
River Devon • Woolsthorpe by Belvoir • 10.7 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.56 m
49min ago
CLAYPOLE MILL R WITHAM GS
• 9.2 km
Steady
0.58 m
49min ago
Claypole
River Witham • Claypole • 9.2 km
Steady · normal
0.12 m
49min ago
Newark Balderton in this area
Lowfield Drain • Balderton • 9.7 km
Steady · normal
0.41 m
34min ago
Farndon
River Trent • Farndon • 9.7 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.35 at 11:45, now 0.33
0.33 m
49min ago
ALLINGTON GS WITS
• 10.8 km
Steady
0.01 m
34min ago
Allington
Foston Beck • Allington • 10.8 km
Steady · normal
0.05 m
34min ago
Colston Bassett in this area
River Smite • Colston Bassett • 11.2 km
Steady · normal
0.50 m
49min ago
Lowdham Grange
Cocker Beck • Lowdham • 11.8 km
structure gauge
0.11 m
49min ago

Flood Event History (48)

1 Mar 2026 at 8:09am 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...
28 Feb 2026 at 4:34pm Flood Alert
High river levels today may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible on 28 February 2026. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads along the River Smite. Church Gate and Bunnison Lane in Colston Bassett could be impassable, with potentially dangerous depths of flood water. Areas ...
28 Feb 2026 at 9:28am Flood Alert
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 28 February 2026 .  Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads along the River Smite. Church Gate and Bunnison Lane in Colston Bassett could be impassable, with potentially dangerous depths of flood water. Ar...
15 Feb 2026 at 5:44pm Flood Alert
15 Jan 2026 at 11:18am Flood Alert
8 Jan 2026 at 4:33pm Flood Alert
13 Nov 2025 at 3:47pm Flood Alert
5 Jan 2025 at 4:11pm Flood Alert
18 Dec 2024 at 4:43pm Flood Alert
23 Nov 2024 at 4:14pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2024 at 5:05pm Flood Alert
22 May 2024 at 4:15pm Flood Alert
28 Apr 2024 at 10:41am Flood Alert
22 Feb 2024 at 11:14am Flood Alert
18 Feb 2024 at 11:37am Flood Alert
9 Feb 2024 at 7:47am Flood Alert
31 Dec 2023 at 9:19am Flood Alert
18 Dec 2023 at 4:35pm Flood Alert
7 Dec 2023 at 12:17pm Flood Alert
3 Dec 2023 at 3:40pm Flood Alert
19 Oct 2023 at 7:11pm Flood Alert
22 Nov 2022 at 7:41am Flood Alert
17 Nov 2022 at 5:36pm Flood Alert
28 Jan 2021 at 7:01am Flood Alert
18 Jan 2021 at 5:47pm Flood Alert
14 Jan 2021 at 6:31am Flood Alert
23 Dec 2020 at 5:51pm Flood Alert
16 Aug 2020 at 7:46pm Flood Alert
22 Feb 2020 at 6:28pm Flood Alert
15 Feb 2020 at 5:42pm Flood Alert
20 Dec 2019 at 3:58pm Flood Alert
19 Dec 2019 at 6:00pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2019 at 3:29pm Flood Alert
7 Nov 2019 at 1:21pm Flood Alert
26 Oct 2019 at 9:37am Flood Alert
14 Oct 2019 at 5:33pm Flood Alert
30 Sep 2019 at 5:39pm Flood Alert
10 Jun 2019 at 8:39pm Flood Alert
10 Apr 2018 at 10:25am Flood Alert
2 Apr 2018 at 1:06pm Flood Alert
12 Mar 2018 at 6:15pm Flood Alert
26 Dec 2017 at 4:57pm Flood Alert
9 Mar 2016 at 11:20am Flood Alert
27 Oct 2013 at 7:54pm Flood Alert
24 Dec 2012 at 6:11pm Flood Alert
21 Nov 2012 at 6:43pm Flood Alert
28 Jun 2012 at 8:01pm Flood Alert
29 Apr 2012 at 2:42pm Flood Alert

Related Flood Areas

River Devon at Bottesford, Easthorpe, Muston and Woolsthorpe
River Devon • Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 206015 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 034WAF419

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.