📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Forecast high river levels this evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 06 February 2026 .
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Church Wilne, Draycott, and Wilne Lane between Draycott and Sawley. Rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. River levels at Church Wilne Gauge will rise until late tomorrow evening, 06/02/2026. Levels will remain high until Saturday evening, 07/02/2026.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 06 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:47pm, Thursday 5th February.
River Derwent from Rowsley to the River Trent at Shardlow
Region: East Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Derby, Derbyshire, Leicestershire
Watercourses covered: River Derwent
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower Derwent 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).
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