FloodRadar
Log inCreate free account
FloodRadar
Log inCreate free account
SEPA has no flood warnings or alerts in force in Scotland. Last successful check: 2026-11-04 07:47:02 UTC.
No current SEPA warning or alert matched the location of Coldstream. That does not establish warning coverage for the whole town: only these gauge points were checked.
Read Scotland’s warnings · Check your area on SEPA Floodline
Messages: SEPA Floodline RSS, used with permission. Warning-area boundaries: ©SEPA 2024; this SEPA product is licenced under the Open Government Licence 3.0.
No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-11-04 07:48:05 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Coldstream is a historic town, former burgh and civil parish in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It lies on the north bank of the River Tweed in Berwickshire, while Northumberland in England lies to the south bank, with Cornhill-on-Tweed the nearest village. In 2022, the town had a population of 2,080.
Flood Zones, Warning Areas and Surface Water are Environment Agency maps and cover England only. Coldstream is in Scotland, so they draw little or nothing here — that is where the map ends, not an absence of flood risk. SEPA’s warning areas have their own pages under flood areas.
No SEPA warning within 15 km of Coldstream is in FloodRadar's Scottish record, which starts on 15 September 2026 with no earlier archive — so this says nothing about floods before then.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Leet Water, about 20 m from the middle of Coldstream's gauges. It flows into the River Tweed about 660 m 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 Leet Water nearest the middle of Coldstream'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.
Coldstream is monitored by 1 SEPA river level station on the Leet Water, in Scottish Borders. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Leet Water is monitored by 1 station (Coldstream). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 2 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Coldstream. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Tweed, South Bank from Carham to Union Bridge; Properties and low lying land around the Boat House and the Boat House Cottage.
There are 8 storm overflows within 5km of Coldstream. None of the 5 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (3 have no live status right now). 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 Coldstream, 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.
Coldstream gets about 663 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 67 mm; driest March, 41 mm). That is 43% 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: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Coldstream has river level monitoring on Leet Water — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use SEPA's Floodline (floodline.sepa.org.uk) — the same service you reach by calling 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 2 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2005. 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. FloodRadar's Scottish warning record starts on 15 September 2026 and holds no SEPA warning within 15 km of Coldstream since then — there is no earlier archive. See the flood history link below.
FloodRadar helper · beta