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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Due to recent rainfall, river levels remain high. This morning will be cloudy with showers, these wintry on higher ground. The afternoon will continue cloudy with patchy rain. Showers will ease this evening leaving a largely dry night with clear spells and variable cloud. We expect levels to remain high in the area throughout the day but no further impacts are expected.
Flooding is possible on 13 March 2026 .
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near the river Eden and its tributaries from its confluence with the River Irthing through Crosby-on-Eden and Carlisle to the Solway Firth at Rockcliffe. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
We are closely monitoring the situation .
This message will be updated by 8:00AM on 14 March 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 7:35am, Friday 13th March.
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 3:03pm
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Wed 25 Mar 2026, 9:13am
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Flood alert
Fri 13 Mar 2026, 7:35am
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Thu 12 Mar 2026, 4:52pm
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River Eden and its tributaries from its confluence with the River Irthing through Crosby-on-Eden and Carlisle to the Solway Firth at Rockcliffe
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
Watercourses covered: River Eden
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower River Eden.
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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