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The Rivers Box and Brett

The River Box from Boxford, to and including Thorrington Street, and the River Brett from Cockfield, to and including Higham

Flood alert area River Box, River Brett Suffolk East Anglia

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Hadleigh in this area

River Brett • Hadleigh • 4.3 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Boxford on the boundary

River Box • Boxford • 5.6 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

Polstead in this area

River Box • Polstead • 7.5 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Cockfield on the boundary

River Brett • Cockfield • 10.2 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

POLSTEAD FGS GSM

River Stour • Thorington Street • 11.4 km

Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.02 m since 16:30, rising slightly

LONG MELFORD FGS

Chad Brook • Long Melford • 12.1 km

Steady · normal

Rattlesden River • Rattlesden • 13.5 km

Steady · normal

River Stour • Lamarsh • 13.8 km

Steady · normal

Flood Event History (49)

27 Jan 2026 at 3:58pm Flood Alert

9 Jan 2026 at 8:36am Flood Alert

6 Jan 2025 at 11:11am Flood Alert

5 Jan 2025 at 5:20pm Flood Alert

8 Dec 2024 at 9:07am Flood Alert

22 May 2024 at 11:57am Flood Alert

18 Feb 2024 at 10:20am Flood Alert

11 Feb 2024 at 8:03am Flood Alert

9 Feb 2024 at 8:39am Flood Alert

5 Jan 2024 at 2:49pm Flood Alert

4 Jan 2024 at 12:38pm Flood Alert

2 Jan 2024 at 8:38am Flood Alert

18 Nov 2023 at 3:45pm Flood Alert

2 Nov 2023 at 8:29am Flood Alert

29 Oct 2023 at 1:13am Flood Alert

20 Oct 2023 at 5:14am Flood Alert

10 Mar 2023 at 6:02pm Flood Alert

10 Dec 2021 at 9:22am Flood Alert

21 Oct 2021 at 8:01am Flood Alert

28 Jan 2021 at 9:37am Flood Alert

14 Jan 2021 at 8:47am Flood Alert

24 Dec 2020 at 8:48am Flood Alert

5 Dec 2020 at 10:29am Flood Alert

4 Dec 2020 at 7:17am Flood Alert

15 Nov 2020 at 3:31pm Flood Alert

22 Dec 2019 at 10:59am Flood Alert

20 Dec 2019 at 9:02am Flood Alert

27 Nov 2019 at 11:44am Flood Alert

2 Apr 2018 at 11:03am Flood Alert

23 Jun 2016 at 12:10pm Flood Alert

14 Apr 2016 at 6:37pm Flood Alert

9 Mar 2016 at 2:14pm Flood Alert

27 Dec 2014 at 9:08am Flood Alert

23 Nov 2014 at 2:15pm Flood Alert

13 Oct 2014 at 1:02pm Flood Alert

7 Feb 2014 at 8:18am Flood Alert

1 Feb 2014 at 9:13am Flood Alert

27 Jan 2013 at 7:18am Flood Alert

22 Dec 2012 at 5:55pm Flood Alert

3 May 2012 at 6:37am Flood Alert

18 Jan 2011 at 10:35am Flood Alert

28 Feb 2010 at 12:38pm Flood Alert

22 Feb 2010 at 4:34pm Flood Alert

19 Jan 2009 at 3:58pm Flood Alert

10 Nov 2008 at 3:42pm Flood Alert

5 Oct 2008 at 6:45pm Flood Alert

16 Mar 2008 at 9:45am Flood Alert

25 Feb 2007 at 12:23pm Flood Alert

18 Jan 2007 at 11:13am Flood Alert

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 213544 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 054WAFSF5

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