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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 12:31:49 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Blawith and Subberthwaite is a civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority of Cumbria, England. It is situated in the Lake District National Park, and includes the villages of Blawith and Subberthwaite. In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 189. At the 2011 census Blawith and Subberthwaite was grouped with Torver giving a total population of 265.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Crake, about 10 m from the middle of Blawith's gauges. It flows into Channel of the River Leven about 7.2 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Crake nearest the middle of Blawith's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Blawith is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Crake, in Westmorland and Furness. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Crake is monitored by 1 station (Low Nibthwaite). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 7 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Blawith. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Crake Valley, including Low Nibthwaite, Lowick Bridge, Spark Bridge and Penny Bridge; Properties adjacent to the River Leven at Newby Bridge and Backbarrow, including the Swan Hotel, Boat Houses, Mill Farm, The Whitewater Hotel, Water Close, Lakeland Village, Coach House and Levens Dale; Church Beck and Yewdale Beck at Coniston, around Ruskin Avenue, The Garth, Yewdale Bridge, Lake Road and Beck Yeat; Church Beck and Yewdale Beck at Coniston, Yewdale Road, Collingwood Close, Little Moss and Hawkshead Old Road areas.
There are 3 storm overflows within 5km of Blawith. 1 is currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Blawith, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Blawith gets about 1,751 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 201 mm; driest May, 88 mm). That is 51% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.0 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Blawith has river level monitoring on River Crake — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 3 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2020. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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