Groundwater levels have responded to the recent rainfall across the area and have risen at our observation borehole in Longacre in the Lambourn Valley. Groundwater levels are higher than normal for this time of year and have now reached a level where communities may be affected within the next few days by flooding from groundwater.
The groundwater level at Longacre is higher than normal for this time of year but is currently very slowly declining. The catchment remains sensitive to rainfall due to saturated ground and groundwater levels and may start to rise again if there is further rainfall. Low-lying land, gardens, roads and cellars will therefore continue to be at risk of flooding. Due to the nature of groundwater behaviour, this situation could continue for several weeks or longer.
We are continuing to monitor groundwater levels and will update this message by 15/12/2023, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:21am, Friday 8th December.
Communities at risk of groundwater flooding in the Lambourn area
Region: Thames
Country: England
Counties covered: Oxfordshire, West Berkshire
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 Lambourn Valley catchment.
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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