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Rivers Kent and Bela

Rivers Kent and Bela and other watercourses, from Kentmere to Silverdale including low lying areas around Staveley, Burneside, Kendal, Milnthorpe and Beetham

Flood alert area River Kent, River Bela Lancashire, Westmorland and Furness Cumbria and Lancashire

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Bowston in this area
River Kent • Burneside • 0.9 km (upstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.39 at 12:30, now 0.37
0.37 m
32min ago
Victoria Bridge in this area
River Kent • Victoria Bridge, Kendal • 4.6 km (upstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.45 at 12:00, now 1.43
1.43 m
32min ago
Sedgwick in this area
River Kent • Sedgwick • 9.9 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.65 at 12:30, now 0.61
0.61 m
32min ago
Beetham Weir in this area
River Bela • Beetham • 16.8 km (downstream)
structure gauge
0.51 m
32min ago
Sprint Mill, Kendal in this area
River Sprint • Burneside • 1.7 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.36 at 12:15, now 0.35
0.35 m
32min ago
Staveley Village in this area
River Gowan • 3.5 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.52 at 12:00, now 0.50
0.50 m
32min ago
Mint Bridge on the boundary
River Mint • Kendal • 3.5 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.56 at 12:30, now 0.54
0.54 m
32min ago
Stock Beck, Jewsons Yard in this area
Stock Beck • Kendal • 4.6 km
Steady · normal
0.32 m
32min ago
Calder Drive, Kendal in this area
Stock Beck • Calder Drive, Kendal • 5.0 km
structure gauge
0.31 m
32min ago
Whitbarrow Close in this area
Stock Beck • Kendal • 5.2 km
Steady · normal
0.02 m
32min ago

Flood Event History (50)

25 Mar 2026 at 9:21am 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.   If you have been evacua...
24 Mar 2026 at 2:26pm Flood Alert
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 24 March 2026 .  The rain will continue today and into this evening when it will clear Cumbria from midnight. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers Kent, Bela and other watercourses, from Kentmere...
13 Mar 2026 at 7:22am 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.   If you have been evacua...
12 Mar 2026 at 4:02pm Flood Alert
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 12 March 2026 .  Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers Kent, Bela and other watercourses, from Kentmere to Silverdale including low lying areas around Staveley, Burneside, Kendal, Milnthorpe and B...
11 Jan 2026 at 6:41pm Flood Alert
17 Dec 2025 at 5:10pm Flood Alert
13 Dec 2025 at 6:19pm Flood Alert
8 Dec 2025 at 3:47pm Flood Alert
1 Dec 2025 at 8:55am Flood Alert
27 Nov 2025 at 7:34am Flood Alert
12 Nov 2025 at 5:46pm Flood Alert
3 Nov 2025 at 8:56am Flood Alert
2 Nov 2025 at 4:43pm Flood Alert
3 Oct 2025 at 2:39pm Flood Alert
18 Sep 2025 at 5:47pm Flood Alert
15 Sep 2025 at 6:00pm Flood Alert
15 Jul 2025 at 2:34pm Flood Alert
31 Dec 2024 at 1:22pm Flood Alert
6 Dec 2024 at 4:26pm Flood Alert
23 Nov 2024 at 1:11pm Flood Alert
16 Oct 2024 at 2:51pm Flood Alert
25 Aug 2024 at 2:44pm Flood Alert
23 Aug 2024 at 6:48am Flood Alert
22 Aug 2024 at 7:43am Flood Alert
4 Apr 2024 at 4:39pm Flood Alert
23 Jan 2024 at 12:53pm Flood Alert
20 Jan 2024 at 5:41pm Flood Alert
26 Dec 2023 at 4:09pm Flood Alert
23 Dec 2023 at 7:12pm Flood Alert
9 Dec 2023 at 4:51pm Flood Alert
7 Dec 2023 at 5:13pm Flood Alert
13 Nov 2023 at 2:17pm Flood Alert
5 Oct 2023 at 9:57pm Flood Alert
20 Sep 2023 at 9:25am Flood Alert
23 Mar 2023 at 9:14am Flood Alert
15 Mar 2023 at 4:23pm Flood Alert
13 Mar 2023 at 6:32am Flood Alert
11 Jan 2023 at 5:19pm Flood Alert
9 Jan 2023 at 4:29pm Flood Alert
19 Feb 2022 at 7:18pm Flood Alert
30 Dec 2021 at 4:15pm Flood Alert
27 Oct 2021 at 6:22am Flood Alert
5 Oct 2021 at 3:55pm Flood Alert
28 Mar 2021 at 5:37pm Flood Alert
10 Mar 2021 at 4:35pm Flood Alert
24 Feb 2021 at 6:43pm Flood Alert
23 Feb 2021 at 8:13pm Flood Alert
19 Jan 2021 at 3:16pm Flood Alert
18 Dec 2020 at 2:21pm Flood Alert
1 Nov 2020 at 6:25pm Flood Alert

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Cumbrian coastline at North Morecambe Bay, between Roosebeck, Ulverston, Flookburgh and A590
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Upper River Lune
River Lune • Lancashire, Westmorland and Furness

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 141032 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 011WAFKB

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.