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Bowling Bank Flooding

Wrexham • Live river level monitoring on Clywedog
1 monitoring station
1 river
2 warning areas
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Wales — NRW flood warnings

NRW has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Wales. Last successful check: 2026-09-20 06:48:01 UTC.

No current NRW warning or alert matched the location of Bowling Bank River Station. That does not establish warning coverage for the whole town: only these gauge points were checked.

Messages: Natural Resources Wales flood warnings API. Warning-area boundaries: Contains Natural Resources Wales information © Natural Resources Wales and Database Right. All rights Reserved. Reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Boundaries from DataMapWales.

Flood risk in Bowling Bank today: Normal

No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.

Updated 2026-09-20 06:51:00 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide

About Bowling Bank
Bowling Bank
Village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales

Isycoed is a village and community in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It lies around 5 miles to the east of Wrexham, close to the River Dee on the border with England.

Source: Wikipedia
Flood Contacts
Floodline 24hr
0345 988 1188
Emergency
999

Flood Zones, Warning Areas and Surface Water are Environment Agency maps and cover England only. Bowling Bank is in Wales, so they draw little or nothing here — that is where the map ends, not an absence of flood risk. Natural Resources Wales’s warning areas have their own pages under flood areas.

Clywedog 1 station
Bowling Bank River Station ▬ Steady
20 Sep 06:30
0.08m
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Flood Monitoring in Bowling Bank

Bowling Bank is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Clywedog, in Wrexham. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.

Monitoring Stations

The Clywedog is monitored by 1 station (Bowling Bank River Station). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.

Flood Warning Areas

There are 2 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Bowling Bank. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Properties along the English River Dee in Farndon, including Townfield Lane and Two Trees; River Dee in England covers areas around Shocklach, Farndon, Handley, Lower Kinnerton, Chester and Puddington.

What To Do During A Flood

If flooding is forecast in Bowling Bank, 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.

How much rain falls on Bowling Bank

Bowling Bank gets about 711 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 74 mm; driest March, 46 mm). That is 39% drier 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), 2.2 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Recorded floods near Bowling Bank

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 →

  • 2009-11-24 — Lower Dee November 2009 001 (Main river)
  • 2000-11-06 — Dee 2000 01 (Main river)
  • 2000-11-01 — Farndon/2000/001 (Main river)
  • 1964-01-01 — Farndon to Bangor On Dee 1964 01 (Main river)

Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.

Frequently asked questions

Is there flooding in Bowling Bank today?

Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.

Which rivers affect Bowling Bank?

Bowling Bank has river level monitoring on Clywedog — 1 monitoring station in total.

How do I check official flood warnings for Bowling Bank?

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.

What should I do during a flood warning?

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.

Has Bowling Bank flooded before?

Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 2 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2009. 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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