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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 12:33:27 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Little Bowden is an area on the edge of Market Harborough in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. As a village it was formerly part of Northamptonshire. The River Jordan runs through part of the area.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Little Bowden's gauges: the River Jordan (about 50 m) and West Brook (about 50 m), so this page cannot say which one is nearer to you.
Distances along the river are from the point on each watercourse nearest the middle of Little Bowden'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.
Little Bowden is monitored by 2 Environment Agency river level stations on the River Jordan, in Leicestershire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Jordan is monitored by 2 stations (Litte Bowden Flood Storage Reservoir, Little Bowden). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 5 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Little Bowden. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Properties near the River Welland in Market Harborough, including the Market Square and Euro Business Park; River Jordan in Braybrooke and Little Bowden, including properties near the river on Newland Street in Braybrooke, and the area around Scotland Road and Rectory Lane in Little Bowden; River Welland and tributaries in Welham including properties in Welham and farms on Stonton Brook; Clipston including Kelmarsh Road.
There are 8 storm overflows within 5km of Little Bowden. None of the 7 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 Little Bowden, 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.
Little Bowden gets about 703 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 69 mm; driest March, 45 mm). That is 40% 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), 1.7 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.
Little Bowden has river level monitoring on River Jordan — 2 monitoring stations 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 2007. 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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