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Colne Water at Lenches around Mill Green and Dam Side

Message issued at 6:16am, Sunday 9th February 2020

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels have risen at the Carry Bride river gauge as a result of Storm Ciara. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected around 08:00 Sunday 09/02/20 to low lying properties by Colne water at Lenches, around Waterside industrial estate and Green Road
Further rainfall is forecast through Sunday 09/02/20 morning . We expect river levels to remain high until midday on Sunday 09/02/20
We are closely monitoring the situation, our incident room is open. Our incident response staff are checking defences and clearing weed screens.

This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 6:16am, Sunday 9th February 2020.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Colne Water at Lenches around Mill Green and Dam Side

Flood Warning Area Details

Low lying land and properties closest to the river on Mill Green, Dam Side and Green Road, including The Admiral Lord Rodney pub and Spring Gardens Mill

Region: Cumbria and Lancashire

Country: England

Counties covered: Lancashire

Watercourses covered: Colne Water

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Colne Water at Lenches around Mill Green and Dam Side.

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).

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