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Conditions are worth watching: River Gelt at Hynam Bridge (0 km) is above normal and still rising. Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:00:50 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Castle Carrock is a village and civil parish on the B6413 road, in the Cumberland District, in the English county of Cumbria about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Brampton. The population of the Civil Parish was 303 in 2001 and rose to 328 by 2011. It has a pub, The Duke of Cumberland, a primary school and many walks. More recently Castle Carrock is known for 'Cumbria's Most Friendly Music Festival' Music on the Marr which takes place each year at the end of July. It attracts a diverse crop of music, entertainers, artists and poets from around the world.
Towns and villages near Castle Carrock with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Gelt, about 10 m from the middle of Castle Carrock's gauges. It flows into the River Irthing about 10 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 Gelt nearest the middle of Castle Carrock'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.
Castle Carrock is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Gelt, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Gelt is monitored by 1 station (Hynam Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 4 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Castle Carrock. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Brampton Beck at Brampton, Hemblesgate Court, Craw Hall, Main Street, Beck Riggs and Townfoot; Rivers Esk and Irthing and other watercourses, including low lying areas around Longtown and Brampton; Low lying roads, agricultural land and isolated properties adjacent to the River Eden at Armathwaite, The Castle, Mill Farm, Dry Beck Farm, Brocklewath, Coathouse Tower, Edenside, Low Holme and Fishgarth; Cairn Beck and Trout Beck at Warwick Bridge, Warwick Mill, King George Court and Waters Meet areas.
There are 6 storm overflows within 5km of Castle Carrock. None of the 3 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (3 have no live status right now). 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 Castle Carrock, 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.
Castle Carrock gets about 1,115 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 117 mm; driest April, 65 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), 2.3 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: River Gelt at Hynam Bridge (0 km) is above normal and still rising. Keep an eye on updates if heavy rain continues.
Castle Carrock has river level monitoring on River Gelt — 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 3 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2001. 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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