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 12:34:29 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Windermere, in Westmorland and Furness. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes.
Towns and villages near Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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The nearest watercourse on the river map is an unnamed lake, about 350 m from the middle of Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay's gauges. It flows into the River Leven about 10 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 an unnamed lake nearest the middle of Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay'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.
Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Windermere, in Westmorland and Furness. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Windermere is monitored by 1 station (Far Sawrey). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 7 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Areas at flood risk from high water levels on the shores of Windermere; Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster and other watercourses, from Grasmere to Grange-over-Sands including low lying areas around Ambleside, Skelwith Bridge, Windermere, Hawkshead, Newby Bridge, Backbarrow, Cark and Cartmel; Ings Mill Caravan Park, Ings Village, areas in Staveley including Windermere Rd, Danes Cresent, Beck Nook, Station Rd, Main St, School Lane, Back Lane, Kent Drive, The Banks and Kendal Rd; Rivers in Ambleside, Rothay Road, Compston Road, Greenbank Road, Millans Park, Kirkfield, Fisher Beck, Loughrigg Park.
There are 3 storm overflows within 5km of Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay. 1 is currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay, 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.
Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay gets about 1,911 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 233 mm; driest April, 97 mm). That is 64% 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), 2.3 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.
Mitchell Wyke Ferry Bay has river level monitoring on Windermere — 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 9 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2015. 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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