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Conditions are worth watching: heavy rain has fallen nearby (15.7 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-10 02:23:29 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Caldbeck is a village and civil parish in Cumbria, England, historically within Cumberland, it is situated within the Lake District National Park. Part of the parish lies within the Skiddaw Group SSSI. The village had 714 inhabitants according to the census of 2001.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Caldbeck's gauges: Gill Beck (about 10 m) and Cald Beck (about 30 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of Caldbeck'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.
Caldbeck is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Gill Beck, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Gill Beck is monitored by 1 station (Caldbeck Gill Beck Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 3 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Caldbeck. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Whelpo Beck, Gill Beck and Cald Beck at Caldbeck, Whelpo and Upton; Rivers Caldew and Petteril from the Lakeland Fells to Carlisle including Greystoke, Newton Reigny, Plumpton, Stockdalewath, Sebergham and Denton Holme in Carlisle; Robin House, Thistlewood, Highbridge, Ashbridge, Roewath and Stockdalewath.
There are 2 storm overflows within 5km of Caldbeck. None of the 2 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 Caldbeck, 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.
Caldbeck gets about 1,458 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 173 mm; driest April, 77 mm). That is 25% 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), 2.4 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: heavy rain has fallen nearby (15.7 mm in the last 24 hours at Rainfall station). Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Caldbeck has river level monitoring on Gill 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 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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