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Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water — flooding is possible on Saturday 10 October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Updated 2026-10-10 09:18:22 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Blennerhasset and Torpenhow is a civil parish in Cumbria, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 437, reducing to 423 at the 2011 Census. It includes the villages of Blennerhasset grid reference NY178415 and Torpenhow at NY202397 and the smaller settlement of Kirkland Guards at NY187401. It is located just outside the Lake District National Park. Baggrow railway station was immediately north of Blennerhasset.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Ellen, about 10 m from the middle of Blennerhasset's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
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 Ellen nearest the middle of Blennerhasset'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.
Blennerhasset is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Ellen, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Ellen is monitored by 1 station (Blennerhasset Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There is 1 Environment Agency flood warning area within 10km of Blennerhasset. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Low lying areas beside the River Ellen at Blennerhasset and Baggrow.
There are 13 storm overflows within 5km of Blennerhasset. None of the 13 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Blennerhasset, 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.
Blennerhasset gets about 1,094 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 120 mm; driest April, 57 mm). That is close to 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), 0.9 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: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water — flooding is possible on Saturday 10 October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Blennerhasset has river level monitoring on River Ellen — 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 8 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2015. 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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