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River Irt at Galesyke (6 km) is above its typical high. No official flood warning covers this location yet (the nearest is a flood alert 24.6 km away) — check GOV.UK flood warnings and keep watching river levels.
Updated 2026-10-10 12:34:53 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Eskdale Green is a village in Cumbria, England, 10 miles west of Coniston. Historically in Cumberland, it lies off the A595 road and is one of the few settlements in Eskdale.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Esk, about 10 m from the middle of Eskdale Green's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
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 Esk nearest the middle of Eskdale Green'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.
Eskdale Green is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Esk, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Esk is monitored by 1 station (Cropple How). 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 Eskdale Green. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Low Lying areas along the coast from St Bees Head to Haverigg including Ravenglass and Annaside; St Bees Head to Haverigg including Seascale, Ravenglass, Saltcoats and beach front properties at Coulderton, Nethertown and Braystones.
There is 1 storm overflow within 5km of Eskdale Green. 1 is currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
It has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Eskdale Green, 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.
Eskdale Green gets about 1,747 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 198 mm; driest April, 90 mm). That is 50% 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), 0.6 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: Warning. River Irt at Galesyke (6 km) is above its typical high. No official flood warning covers this location yet (the nearest is a flood alert 24.6 km away) — check GOV.UK flood warnings and keep watching river levels.
Eskdale Green has river level monitoring on River Esk — 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 6 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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