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Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water — flooding is possible on Saturday 10 October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Updated 2026-10-10 12:33:17 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Glenridding is a village at the southern end of Ullswater, in the English Lake District. The village is popular with mountain walkers who can scale England's third-highest mountain, Helvellyn, and many other challenging peaks from there.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Glenridding Beck, about 100 m from the middle of Glenridding's gauges. It flows into the River Eamont about 12 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 Glenridding Beck nearest the middle of Glenridding'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.
Glenridding is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Ullswater, in Westmorland and Furness. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Ullswater is monitored by 1 station (Glenridding Steamer Pier). 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 Glenridding. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Bury Jubilee Hostel, Youth Hostels Association, Rattlebeck, properties from Eagle Farm to Glenridding Hotel, Tourist Information Centre, Ullswater Steamers, St Patricks Boat Landing, Inn on the Lake Hotel, Glenridding House and The Square; Rivers Eamont and Lowther to their confluence with the River Eden at Langwathby.
There is 1 storm overflow within 5km of Glenridding. None of the 1 with a reporting monitor 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 Glenridding, 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.
Glenridding gets about 2,467 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 317 mm; driest May, 128 mm). That is 112% 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), 1.5 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: Watch. Conditions are worth watching: the Environment Agency has a Flood Alert in force for Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water — flooding is possible on Saturday 10 October. Flooding is possible — be prepared and keep an eye on updates.
Glenridding has river level monitoring on Ullswater — 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 14 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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