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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:33:10 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Cove is an ancient village turned suburb, forming the western part of Farnborough, in the Rushmoor district, in the county of Hampshire, England. The appropriate ward is called Cove and Southwood. It is located 33 mi (53 km) south west of London. Cove is adjacent to Hawley village and Southwood.
Towns and villages near Cove with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Farnborough · Frimley · Camberley · Sandhurst · Ash Vale · Yateley · Aldershot · Crowthorne
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 Cove Brook, about 10 m from the middle of Cove's gauges. It flows into Blackwater River about 2.1 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 Cove Brook nearest the middle of Cove'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.
Cove is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Cove Brook, in Hampshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Cove Brook is monitored by 1 station (Mayfield Road). 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 Cove. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Cove Brook at Farnborough including Hawley Bridge, Hampshire; Cove Brook at West Farnborough including West Heath and Rafborough; River Blackwater at Aldershot and Farnborough including Lakeside Park, Ash Vale, Farnborough Park and Mytchett, Hampshire and Surrey; Properties near the Fleet Brook along Reading Road, Aldershot Road and north of Fleet Pond, and also properties near the Pinegrove Stream in the Pondtail area.
There are 5 storm overflows within 5km of Cove. None of the 5 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 Cove, 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.
Cove gets about 729 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 83 mm; driest March, 47 mm). That is 37% 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), 2.0 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.
Cove has river level monitoring on Cove Brook — 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 1968. 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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