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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 04:45:11 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
The parish and village of Othery, established in 1515, sits on a detached extension of Sowy island on the Somerset Levels. It is 7 miles (11 km) east of Bridgwater and 4 miles (6 km) north-west of Langport. It borders the hamlets and villages of Pathe, Burrowbridge, Middlezoy, Westonzoyland and Aller, which it meets at Beer Wall. The border with Burrowbridge was defined in 1985, reducing Othery to 553 ha. Many of these borders are defined by ditches and walls created and rearranged, from the 13th century onwards, to drain and channel the waters of the River Cary and the River Parrett as they flooded the low-lying levels on their way to the Bristol Channel.
Towns and villages near Othery with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
Westonzoyland · North Petherton
Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Two mapped watercourses are about the same distance from the middle of Othery's gauges: Langacre Rhyne (about 120 m) and Old River Cary (about 130 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 Othery'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.
Othery is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Sowy, in Somerset. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Sowy is monitored by 1 station (Beerwall Upstream). 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 Othery. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Low lying land within the Levels including Langport, Burrowbridge, Othery, Westonzoyland to the M5 ; Bridgwater to Langport to the south including Stathe, Burrowbridge, Athelney, Moorland, Middlezoy and Westonzoyland; Stan Moor including Curload, Athelney and properties along Stanmoor Road; A361 between East Lyng and Burrowbridge.
There are 3 storm overflows within 5km of Othery. None of the 3 with a reporting monitor are 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 Othery, 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.
Othery gets about 714 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 80 mm; driest March, 48 mm). That is 39% 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), 1.8 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.
Othery has river level monitoring on River Sowy — 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 15 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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