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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 22:02:08 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Fonthill Gifford is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, to the north of the Nadder valley, 14 miles (23 km) west of Salisbury.
The river map has no watercourse within 1 km of the middle of Fonthill Gifford's gauges.
That means this spot is not on the river map, not that there is no water here: Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers) leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Fonthill Gifford is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Groundwater Level, in Wiltshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Groundwater Level is monitored by 1 station (The Terraces Fonthill). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 7 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Fonthill Gifford. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Groundwater flooding for the Dene including Hindon, Fonthill Bishop, Fonthill Gifford and Chicklade; Groundwater flooding for Chilmark; Groundwater flooding for Teffont and Teffont Evis; Areas in Tisbury, Chicksgrove, Sutton Mandeville, Dinton, Barford St Martin, Wilton, Quidhampton, Salisbury in close proximity to the River Nadder.
There are 3 storm overflows within 5km of Fonthill Gifford. None of the 2 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has 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 Fonthill Gifford, 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.
Fonthill Gifford gets about 1,007 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 119 mm; driest May, 64 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), 0.8 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
No recorded flood outline within ~5 km of the Fonthill Gifford town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. Open the recorded-floods map →
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Fonthill Gifford has river level monitoring on Groundwater Level — 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.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the Fonthill Gifford town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. FloodRadar has separately logged 10 flood warnings or alerts for the Wiltshire area since February 2026. See the flood history link below.
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