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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 15:10:53 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Long Load is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the River Yeo 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Somerton. The village has a population of 332.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Long Load's gauges: the River Ivel (River Yeo) (about 10 m) and Witcombe Bottom Main Drain (about 40 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 Long Load'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.
Long Load is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Witcombe Bottom Main Drain, in Somerset. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Witcombe Bottom Main Drain is monitored by 1 station (Long Load). 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 Long Load. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Downstream of Weir Bridge near Limington to Langport including Hainbury Farm, farms around the A303, Long Load, Withmoor Drove, Crouds Lane, Upton Bridge Farm, Pibsbury, Huish Episcopi, Portland Road, Courtfield and Huish Farm area near Langport; River Yeo from Yeovilton to Huish Episcopi including Ilchester and Long Load; River Yeo and River Parrett Moors including access from Langport, Law Lane from Drayton, Law Lane from Thorney, Wetmoor Lane from Long Load and properties in Muchelney, Muchelney Ham and Thorney; South Perrott to Thorney including Gawbridge Mill and Farms around Town Tree Lane.
There are 13 storm overflows within 5km of Long Load. None of the 13 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. 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 Long Load, 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.
Long Load gets about 777 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 88 mm; driest July, 52 mm). That is 33% 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), 1.5 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: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Long Load has river level monitoring on Witcombe Bottom Main Drain — 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 36 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2014. 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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