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River Soar at Rushey Mead

River Soar at Rushey Mead including properties around Oakland Avenue and Melton Road

Flood warning area River Soar Leicester, Leicestershire East Midlands In Upper Soar catchment

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Freemans Weir
River Soar • Aylestone • 6.2 km (downstream)
structure gauge
0.19 m
50min ago
Pillings Lock
River Soar • Barrow Upon Soar • 10.5 km (downstream)
structure gauge
0.97 m
35min ago
Littlethorpe
River Soar • Littlethorpe • 12.7 km (upstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.75 at 08:15, now 0.72
0.72 m
35min ago
Sharnford
River Soar • Sharnford • 20.8 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.23 m
35min ago
Kegworth
River Soar • Kegworth • 21.2 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.45 m
50min ago
Leicester Cannock Street
Melton Brook • Leicester Hamilton • 1.8 km
Steady · normal
0.26 m
2h ago
Leicester Ash Street
Willow Brook • Leicester Spinney Hills • 3.0 km
Steady · normal
0.22 m
2h ago
Syston Town
Barkby Brook • Syston • 3.8 km
Steady · normal
0.12 m
50min ago
Spinney Hill Park
Evington Brook • Leicester Spinney Hills • 3.9 km
Steady · normal
0.04 m
50min ago
Syston
River Wreake • Cossington • 4.2 km
Steady · normal
1.43 m
50min ago

Flood Event History (5)

1 Mar 2026 at 9:21am 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 ...
1 Mar 2026 at 1:12am Flood Warning
High river levels continue to cause flooding. Areas most at risk are Rushey Mead, including Oakland Avenue. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation This message will be updated by 09:30AM on 01 March 2026 or as the situation changes.
28 Feb 2026 at 6:36pm Flood Warning
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding this evening.  Flooding is expected on 28 February 2026 from approximately 9PM.  Areas most at risk are Rushey Mead, including Oakland Avenue. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at the Freemans Weir Gauge will rise until...
6 Jan 2025 at 3:32pm Flood Warning
2 Jan 2024 at 11:56pm Flood Warning

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 306132 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 034FWFSORUSHMEAD

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.