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Waterhead Brook at Bushbury, Wolverhampton

Waterhead Brook at Bushbury, Wolverhampton from Northycote Lane to Stafford Road

Flood warning area Wolverhampton West Midlands In River Sow and River Penk

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Coven
River Penk • Coven • 3.9 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.02 m since 12:15, rising slightly
0.62 m
35min ago
Deepmore Farm
Saredon Brook • 4.5 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.03 m since 09:00, rising slightly
0.37 m
50min ago
Wightwick
Smestow Brook • Wightwick • 7.4 km
Steady · below normal
0.03 m
50min ago
Cannock
Ridings Brook • 8.5 km
Steady · normal
0.21 m
50min ago
Penkridge
River Penk • Penkridge • 10.7 km
structure gauge
0.27 m
50min ago
Walsall
Ford Brook • 11.0 km
Crested · normal — Rose 0.06 m since 08:45 — peaked 0.21 at 15:00, now 0.21 and easing
0.21 m
35min ago
Park Hill
River Tame • Park Hill • 11.4 km
Steady · normal
0.23 m
50min ago
Bescot
River Tame • Walsall • 12.1 km
Rising slightly · normal — Up 0.04 m since 09:30, rising slightly
0.87 m
50min ago
Sheepwash
River Tame • Sheepwash, Tipton • 13.1 km
Steady · normal
0.30 m
50min ago
Cosford River
River Worfe • 14.0 km
Steady · normal
0.07 m
50min ago

Flood Event History (6)

23 Oct 2026 at 6:29pm Flood Warning
There is no longer a threat of flooding. Further rainfall is forecast but 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 on waterside roads and footpaths and don't put yourself in unnecessar...
23 Oct 2026 at 1:10pm Flood Warning
High river levels are causing flooding today.  Flooding is expected on Friday 23 October .  Flooding may affect properties and roads around Abbeyfield Road Wolverhampton.  We are closely monitoring the situation monitoring rainfall and river levels.  Start acting on your flood plan if you have one....
14 Nov 2025 at 8:54pm Flood Warning
3 Sep 2025 at 4:24pm Flood Warning
21 Sep 2024 at 9:45pm Flood Warning
20 Oct 2023 at 9:45am Flood Warning

Related Flood Areas

Smestow Brook at Wightwick
Smestow Brook • Wolverhampton

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 308203 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 033FWF3WATERHEAD

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.