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Another gauge is also registered under the name Oakley: Billingford (Norfolk) — see the Norfolk gauges. This page is Oakley, Dorset.
No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 04:45:05 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Oakley is a village community in Dorset, England. Sitting just south of the River Stour it borders the suburb of Merley and the village of Canford Magna to the East and South and the Town of Wimborne 2 km to the North. The B3073, which links Wimborne and Poole, runs through the community.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Stour, about 10 m from the middle of Oakley'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 Stour nearest the middle of Oakley'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.
Oakley is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Stour, in Dorset. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Stour is monitored by 1 station (Wimborne). 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 Oakley. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Canford School; Wimborne Road, Allenview Road, Hanham Road, Mill Lane, Crown Mead, East Street, High Street, Dean Court Lane, Millstream Close, Poole Road, Station Road and Newmans Close in Wimborne; Knobcrook Road, Mill Lane and East Street in Wimborne; Tributaries between Wimborne and Christchurch.
There are 13 storm overflows within 5km of Oakley. None of the 12 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 Oakley, 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.
Oakley gets about 929 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 115 mm; driest May, 53 mm). That is 20% 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.
Oakley has river level monitoring on River Stour — 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 20 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1979. 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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