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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:00:09 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Towcester is a market town and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. From 1974 to 2021, it was the administrative centre of the South Northamptonshire district.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Tove, about 20 m from the middle of Towcester's gauges. It flows into the River Great Ouse about 21 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 Tove nearest the middle of Towcester'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.
Towcester is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Tove, in West Northamptonshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Tove is monitored by 1 station (Towcester). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 4 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Towcester. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Old Greens Norton Road, Watling Street, Northgate, Tyrrell Way, Surtees Way, Richmond Court, The Lindens, and Sun Yard in Towcester; River Tove from Towcester to Cosgrove, including Silverstone Brook; Towcester Mill, Northampton Road between Stoke Bruerne and Grafton Regis, Bozenham Mill Lane, Castlethorpe Mill, and The Priory and Leisure Park at Cosgrove; Collingtree, Merefield and Shelfeys part of Northampton including Turnberry Lane, Belfry Lane, Shoal Creek, Medinah Close and Swallow Close.
There are 12 storm overflows within 5km of Towcester. None of the 11 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 Towcester, 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.
Towcester gets about 705 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 76 mm; driest March, 44 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), 2.0 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.
Towcester has river level monitoring on River Tove — 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 10 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1998. 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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