Bottle Brook in Derbyshire Flood alert 4:01pm, Saturday 2nd May

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

Forecast rising river levels this evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the evening of 02 May 2026 .
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including the B6179 at Kilburn and Little Eaton, and farmlands in the Kilburn and Little Eaton areas. Rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. River levels at Smithy Houses Gauge may rise rapidly due to the nature of the catchment. Levels will remain high until tomorrow morning, 03/05/2026.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses .
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on 03 May 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 4:01pm, Saturday 2nd May.

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Flood Warning Area Details

Bottle Brook and tributaries from Denby to the River Derwent at Little Eaton

Region: East Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Derbyshire

Watercourses covered: Bottle Brook

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Bottle Brook in Derbyshire.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).