Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea — flooding is possible from 04:45 to 08:15 on Saturday, 10/10/2026. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Updated 2026-10-10 04:45:05 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Brigsley is a village and civil parish in North East Lincolnshire, England, and on the B1203 road, 1 mile (1.6 km) south from Waltham.
Towns and villages near Brigsley with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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The nearest watercourse on the river map is Waithe Beck, about 10 m from the middle of Brigsley's gauges. It flows into Tetney Drain about 6.7 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 Waithe Beck nearest the middle of Brigsley'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.
Brigsley is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Waithe Beck, in North East Lincolnshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Waithe Beck is monitored by 1 station (Brigsley). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Brigsley. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Brigsley including Waithe Lane; Hatcliffe including Main Road; Wybers Wood and Willows Estate areas of Grimsby including St Nicholas Drive, Grasby Crescent and Anderby Drive; Wider area at risk of tidal flooding in the Littlefield, Yarborough and Little Coates areas of Grimsby.
There are 6 storm overflows within 5km of Brigsley. None of the 6 with a reporting monitor are 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 Brigsley, 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.
Brigsley gets about 602 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 60 mm; driest March, 37 mm). That is 48% 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), 2.5 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 North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea — flooding is possible from 04:45 to 08:15 on Saturday, 10/10/2026. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Brigsley has river level monitoring on Waithe Beck — 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 11 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2007. 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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