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Upper Avon River Swift and Clay Coton Brook

Low-lying land and roads between Stanford and Rugby including Lilbourne and Clay Coton areas

Flood alert area Avon, Swift, Claycoton Leicestershire, Warwickshire, West Northamptonshire West Midlands

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Flood Event History (50)

14 Mar 2026 at 8:09am Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding, though standing water and debris may still remain.  Further rainfall is forecast but no further flooding is expected. Further rainfall is expected on Sunday 15th March.  We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if ne...
13 Mar 2026 at 10:07am Flood Alert
River levels are high at the Lilbourne gauge after overnight rain. Flooding is possible from the evening today 13 March 2026. We expect rivers to remain high into Friday afternoon. Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift betwe...
12 Mar 2026 at 4:44pm Flood Alert
Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible from the evening of 12 March 2026 . We expect rivers to remain high into Friday afternoon.  Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosfor...
3 Mar 2026 at 4:27pm 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...
3 Mar 2026 at 1:43pm Flood Alert
River levels continue to decrease at Lilbourne and whilst the level is decreasing the risk of flooding continues and will remain into Wednesday. Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosford and Rugby and Clay Coton Br...
2 Mar 2026 at 3:40pm Flood Alert
River levels continue to decrease at Lilbourne and whilst the level is decreasing the risk of flooding continues and will remain into Tuesday. Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosford and Rugby and Clay Coton Broo...
1 Mar 2026 at 9:15am Flood Alert
River levels are slowly decreasing at the Lilbourne and Churchover river gauges. Therefore, the risk of flooding will remain throughout Sunday. Some light rainfall is forecast, but no further increases are expected, we expect levels to continue to decrease. Flooding may affect low-lying land and roa...
28 Feb 2026 at 11:25am Flood Alert
Rising river levels today have led to flooding. Flooding is possible on 28 February 2026 and into Sunday 1 March. River levels are still rising at Clay Coton, Lilbourne and Churchover and will continue to do so throughout Saturday. Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the Rive...
27 Feb 2026 at 11:00am Flood Alert
River levels at Lilbourne remain high and will remain high during Friday and into Saturday with more rain expected. Flooding is likely to affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosford and Rugby and Clay Coton Brook between Yelvert...
26 Feb 2026 at 4:35pm Flood Alert
Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible from the early hours of 27 February 2026 .  Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Avon between Stanford and Rugby, River Swift between Cosford and Rugby and Clay Coton Brook between Yelvert...
4 Feb 2026 at 6:08pm Flood Alert
26 Jan 2026 at 3:52pm Flood Alert
21 Jan 2026 at 3:55pm Flood Alert
15 Jan 2026 at 3:42pm Flood Alert
9 Jan 2026 at 8:11am Flood Alert
16 Dec 2025 at 8:05am Flood Alert
4 Dec 2025 at 3:40pm Flood Alert
1 Dec 2025 at 5:59pm Flood Alert
28 Nov 2025 at 4:13pm Flood Alert
23 Nov 2025 at 8:30am Flood Alert
13 Nov 2025 at 5:32pm Flood Alert
26 Feb 2025 at 3:03pm Flood Alert
24 Feb 2025 at 8:12am Flood Alert
15 Feb 2025 at 4:54pm Flood Alert
31 Jan 2025 at 10:56am Flood Alert
26 Jan 2025 at 2:39pm Flood Alert
4 Jan 2025 at 5:16pm Flood Alert
20 Dec 2024 at 8:08am Flood Alert
18 Dec 2024 at 4:15pm Flood Alert
5 Dec 2024 at 12:31pm Flood Alert
28 Nov 2024 at 10:39am Flood Alert
24 Nov 2024 at 6:25am Flood Alert
19 Nov 2024 at 4:23pm Flood Alert
19 Oct 2024 at 10:40am Flood Alert
13 Oct 2024 at 5:05pm Flood Alert
9 Oct 2024 at 10:59am Flood Alert
8 Oct 2024 at 3:51pm Flood Alert
7 Oct 2024 at 4:05pm Flood Alert
2 Oct 2024 at 8:43am Flood Alert
29 Sep 2024 at 7:54am Flood Alert
28 Sep 2024 at 4:09pm Flood Alert
22 Sep 2024 at 4:51pm Flood Alert
16 Jul 2024 at 6:59am Flood Alert
28 Apr 2024 at 9:17am Flood Alert
4 Apr 2024 at 8:03am Flood Alert
1 Apr 2024 at 1:50pm Flood Alert
26 Mar 2024 at 4:43pm Flood Alert
18 Mar 2024 at 7:28am Flood Alert
15 Mar 2024 at 7:30am Flood Alert
12 Mar 2024 at 10:57am Flood Alert

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 208000 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 033WAF201

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