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Dawlish Water at Dawlish

Message issued at 11:21pm, Monday 15th December 2025

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding overnight. 
Flooding is expected on 15 December 2025 into Tuesday 16 December. 
Heavy rain throughout today and tonight is causing river levels to rise.

Properties and low lying areas will start to flood from around 12:00AM on Tuesday. The main areas of concern are Brunswick Place, Brookdale Terrace and Station Road will start to flood first. Further flooding is expected at Piermont Place and Brook Street from as river levels rise. Flood waters may be deep and fast flowing in these areas. 
We are closely monitoring the situation . 
Activate any flood protection products you may have . 
This message will be updated by 2:00PM on 16 December 2025 or as the situation changes. 

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 11:21pm, Monday 15th December 2025.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Dawlish Water at Dawlish

Flood Warning Area Details

Dawlish including Overbrook, Brook Street, Alexander Road, Brunswick Place, Brookdale Terrace, Piermont Place, and the riverside lawn area of Dawlish Town Centre

Region: Devon and Cornwall

Country: England

Counties covered: Devon

Watercourses covered: Dawlish 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 Dawlish Water at Dawlish.

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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