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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 15:10:48 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Drigg is a village on the coast of the Irish Sea in the Cumberland district of the county of Cumbria, England. It borders the Lake District National Park. Next to the village is the site of the UK's low-level radioactive waste storage facility.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Petteril, about 10 m from the middle of Carleton's gauges. It flows into the River Eden about 8.0 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 Petteril nearest the middle of Carleton'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.
Carleton is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Petteril, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Petteril is monitored by 1 station (Newbiggin Bridge). 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 Carleton. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Low lying roads, residential and commercial properties adjacent the River Petteril at Harraby Green; Properties on Warwick Road from Botcherby Bridge to Montgomery Way and adjacent to Durranhill Beck, including Tilbury Road, Eden Park Crescent, Victoria Road, Walkmill Crescent, Willow Park and Gilsland Road; Low lying roads and agricultural land, adjacent to the River Eden at Tesco Store, Warwick Road; The Stead McAlpin Factory on Caldew Road and parts of the Cumbria Way Cycleway adjacent to the River Caldew at Cummersdale, Carlisle.
There are 10 storm overflows within 5km of Carleton. None of the 10 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 Carleton, 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.
Carleton gets about 825 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 87 mm; driest April, 43 mm). That is 29% 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), 1.5 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: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Carleton has river level monitoring on River Petteril — 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 10 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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