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Forecast rising river levels may lead to flooding today.
Flooding is possible from the afternoon of Sunday 25 October.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Willington, Barrow upon Trent, Swarkestone, Bargate Lane and the access roads to Willington Meadows, the Twyford Village access road, Church Lane at Barrow, and Ingleby Lane. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at the Willington and Shardlow gauges are forecast to remain high until at least 27/10/2026.
We are closely monitoring the situation & monitoring river levels and rainfall.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water & avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses.
This message will be updated by 17:00PM on Sunday 25 October or as the situation changes.
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.
446 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.6 km away along the river. 3 report discharging now, 430 report not discharging, and for 13 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.
Severn Trent Water · into Hellbrook Trib Of Twyfordbrook · 3.1 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
Severn Trent Water · into Hellbrook Trib Of Twyfordbrook · 3.1 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
25 spills · 121 hours in 2024
Status unknown — the live feed has not updated for 44 d 11 h
Severn Trent Water · into Tributary Of River Trent · 5.5 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
27 spills · 24 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
1 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.
7 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.
These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Sewage & storm overflows →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.35 m
on about 47 days.
This year so far: 49 days.
202649 days, 5 of them high · 5 highso far
202538 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
202483 days, 12 of them high · 12 high
202363 days, 11 of them high · 11 high
202223 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
202144 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
202052 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
201968 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
201833 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
201720 days
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.
The darker part is days above 3.13 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 13 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).
Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record.
See also the Willington flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 13 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Timing, not cause. Gauges can move together simply because the same rain fell on both.
Frequently asked questions
Is the River Trent at Willington flooding today?
The current level is 2.05m, which is within the typical range of 0.86 to 2.35m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Willington?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.
What is a normal level for the River Trent at Willington?
The typical range at this station is 0.86m to 2.35m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.35m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.
How often is this river level data updated?
Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.
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