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Another gauge is also registered under the name Woodthorpe: Staveley (Derbyshire) — see the Derbyshire gauges. This page is Woodthorpe, Nottinghamshire.
No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 15:12:41 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Woodthorpe is part of the Borough of Gedling in Nottinghamshire, England, next to the Nottingham city boundary and the areas of Mapperley, Daybrook, Sherwood and Arnold.
Towns and villages near Woodthorpe 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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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.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Day Brook, about 100 m from the middle of Woodthorpe's gauges. It flows into the River Leen about 3.3 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 Day Brook nearest the middle of Woodthorpe'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.
Woodthorpe is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the Day Brook, in Nottinghamshire. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The Day Brook is monitored by 1 station (Thackeray's Lane Park). 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 Woodthorpe. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Upper Day Brook at Sherwood and Woodthorpe; Day Brook at Ventnor Rise and Athorpe Grove in Old Basford including Rydal Grove; Day Brook at Old Basford including Valley Road; Rivers Leen at Old Basford, New Basford and Bobbers Mill including Works at New Basford.
There are 39 storm overflows within 5km of Woodthorpe. None of the 38 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 Woodthorpe, 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.
Woodthorpe gets about 689 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 70 mm; driest March, 43 mm). That is 41% 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), 2.1 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.
Woodthorpe has river level monitoring on Day Brook — 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 2010. 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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