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River Cocker at Scalehill Upper Lorton Valley (0 km) is above its typical high. No official flood warning covers this location yet (the nearest is a flood alert 11.2 km away) — check GOV.UK flood warnings and keep watching river levels.
Updated 2026-10-10 12:32:13 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Loweswater is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Cocker, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Cocker, about 10 m from the middle of Loweswater's gauges. It flows into the River Derwent about 13 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 the River Cocker nearest the middle of Loweswater'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.
Loweswater is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Cocker, in Cumberland. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Cocker is monitored by 1 station (Scalehill Upper Lorton Valley). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 6 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Loweswater. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Lower Derwent from Bassenthwaite Lake to the coast at Workington. The Cocker from Crummock Water to Cockermouth. The River Marron from Ullock to its confluence with the Derwent near Bridgefoot; Properties adjacent to the River Cocker at Southwaite Bridge, including Southwaite Mill; Residential and commercial properties adjacent to the River Cocker at Cockermouth, Challoner Street, Croft Terrace, Croftside, Jubilee Court, Rubbybanks Rd and South Street area; Coledale Beck at Braithwaite, Croft Terrace, Scotgate Holiday Park and Ashcroft Close.
If flooding is forecast in Loweswater, 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.
Loweswater gets about 1,735 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 197 mm; driest April, 91 mm). That is 49% 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), 2.6 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: Warning. River Cocker at Scalehill Upper Lorton Valley (0 km) is above its typical high. No official flood warning covers this location yet (the nearest is a flood alert 11.2 km away) — check GOV.UK flood warnings and keep watching river levels.
Loweswater has river level monitoring on River Cocker — 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 8 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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