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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 12:35:22 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Kingfisher, Cockermouth is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Derwent, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
Towns and villages near Kingfisher, Cockermouth with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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 the River Derwent, about 40 m from the middle of Kingfisher, Cockermouth'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 Derwent nearest the middle of Kingfisher, Cockermouth'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.
Kingfisher, Cockermouth is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Derwent, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Derwent is monitored by 1 station (Kingfisher, Cockermouth). 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 Kingfisher, Cockermouth. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Rivers Cocker and Derwent at Cockermouth, Cricket Ground, Trout Hotel and Market Street Car Parks, Hatters Croft; Properties in the Gote Road and St Leonards Lane and Close areas of Cockermouth liable to flooding from surface water; Commercial and residential properties adjacent to the Rivers Cocker and Derwent at Cockermouth, Brewery Lane, Bridge St, Crown Street, High Sand Lane, Main Street and Waterloo Street area; Residential and commercial properties adjacent to the River Derwent at Cockermouth, including Derwent Mills, Derwentside Gardens, Riverside Terrace, Wakefield Road, St Leonard's Close, Gote Road, Spital Ing Lane and Low Road areas.
There are 17 storm overflows within 5km of Kingfisher, Cockermouth. None of the 16 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging (1 has 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 Kingfisher, Cockermouth, 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.
Kingfisher, Cockermouth gets about 1,224 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 143 mm; driest April, 65 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), 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: 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.
Kingfisher, Cockermouth has river level monitoring on River Derwent — 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 15 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2009. 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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