📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
Groundwater levels have been falling steadily. We do not expect further flooding and the flood alert has been removed.
Rivers and streams remain full due to high groundwater levels and will react rapidly to further rainfall. Some properties will still need to continue to use personal property flood protection to reduce risk of flooding. Levels forecast to recede further.
We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary. Flooded roads may still pose a flood risk, if vehicles create bow waves.
You are advised to take the opportunity to check any pumps are in good working order and that stocks of sandbags are replenished. Septic tanks may need emptying as soakaways may not work for some time.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 2:00pm, Monday 23rd March.
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Warning no longer in force
Mon 23 Mar 2026, 2:00pm
Flood alert
Mon 16 Mar 2026, 2:56pm
Flood alert
Mon 9 Mar 2026, 8:42am
Flood alert
Mon 2 Mar 2026, 10:25am
Flood alert
Mon 23 Feb 2026, 4:09pm
Flood alert
Mon 16 Feb 2026, 10:52am
Flood alert
Mon 9 Feb 2026, 12:58pm
Flood alert
Mon 2 Feb 2026, 1:18pm
Flood alert
Mon 26 Jan 2026, 10:26am
Flood alert
Mon 19 Jan 2026, 1:03pm
Bishopstone, Bourton, Breamore, Britford, Broadchalk, Burgate, Chilmark, Coombe Bissett, Downton, Farnham, Fordingbridge, Hinton St. Mary, Homington, Mere, Pimperne, Ringwood, Rockbourne, Shapwick, Sixpenny Handley, T. Gunville, T.Hinton and T.Monkto
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council, Hampshire, Wiltshire
Watercourses covered: Groundwater
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Groundwater flooding in the Cranborne Chase area.
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).
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.
No current or recent warnings.