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The upper River Chelmer

The River Chelmer from Great Dunmow to Rivermead campus and the Industrial Estate in Chelmsford

Flood alert area Chelmer Essex East Anglia

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Felsted on the boundary

River Chelmer • Felsted • 1.9 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

Churchend in this area

River Chelmer • Churchend • 3.9 km (upstream)

Steady · normal

River Chelmer • Chelmsford • 14.5 km (downstream)

Steady · normal

CHURCH END FGS GREAT DUNMOW DUAL COMMS in this area

Pods Brook • 8.3 km

Steady · normal

River Pant • Great Bardfield • 10.9 km

Steady · normal

COPFORD HALL FGS DUAL COMMS

Easing — Easing — down from 0.94 at 13:15, now 0.92

River Can • Chelmsford • 13.7 km

Steady · normal

BEACHES MILL FGS GSM

River Blackwater • Stisted • 14.3 km

Steady · normal

Flood Event History (34)

16 Feb 2026 at 8:24am Flood Alert

6 Feb 2026 at 5:19pm Flood Alert

10 Jan 2026 at 10:36am Flood Alert

6 Jan 2025 at 9:00am Flood Alert

27 Nov 2024 at 9:30am Flood Alert

23 Feb 2024 at 8:55am Flood Alert

11 Feb 2024 at 8:08am Flood Alert

9 Feb 2024 at 8:33am Flood Alert

5 Jan 2024 at 12:30pm Flood Alert

4 Jan 2024 at 2:33pm Flood Alert

2 Jan 2024 at 5:47pm Flood Alert

2 Nov 2023 at 4:28pm Flood Alert

1 Apr 2023 at 4:59am Flood Alert

28 Jan 2021 at 6:08pm Flood Alert

15 Jan 2021 at 8:20am Flood Alert

14 Jan 2021 at 9:45am Flood Alert

5 Dec 2020 at 10:51am Flood Alert

4 Dec 2020 at 11:45am Flood Alert

22 Dec 2019 at 10:40am Flood Alert

20 Dec 2019 at 12:07pm Flood Alert

11 Jan 2016 at 4:28pm Flood Alert

23 Nov 2014 at 6:20pm Flood Alert

7 Feb 2014 at 7:17am Flood Alert

1 Feb 2014 at 8:43am Flood Alert

27 Jan 2013 at 10:00am Flood Alert

20 Dec 2012 at 12:43pm Flood Alert

3 May 2012 at 6:21am Flood Alert

29 Apr 2012 at 8:19pm Flood Alert

18 Jan 2011 at 9:25am Flood Alert

28 Feb 2010 at 3:57pm Flood Alert

16 Mar 2008 at 12:18pm Flood Alert

20 Jan 2008 at 10:28am Flood Alert

12 Jan 2008 at 9:18am Flood Alert

18 Jan 2007 at 2:44pm Flood Alert

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Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 213624 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 051WAFEF6A

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