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Lower River Soar in Leicestershire

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

The risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around Slash Lane at Sileby and the Mountsorrel to Sileby road and Sileby Mill road, and farmlands at Cossington, Sileby, Barrow, Quorndon and Cotes. Light rain is forecast over the next 6 hours. River levels remain high at the Pillings Lock Gauge and will continue to be so over the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water & avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated by 17:00PM on 23 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 9:05am, Friday 23rd January.

Flood Warning Area Details

Lower River Soar in Leicestershire including tributaries from Cossington to Redhill at the River Trent

Region: East Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire

Watercourses covered: River Soar

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower River Soar in Leicestershire.

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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

River Soar at Barrow upon Soar
River Soar at Barrow upon Soar including properties near the Grand Union Canal

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Cossington Village
River Soar at Cossington Village including Syston Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Cotes and Loughborough Moors
River Soar at Cotes and Loughborough Moors including farms around Loughborough Moors

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Kegworth
River Soar at Kegworth including riverside properties and farms around the A6 London Road and Long Lane

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Mountsorrel Lock and riverside properties and mills
River Soar at Mountsorrel Lock and riverside properties, farms and mills

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Moor Lane in Normanton on Soar and Hathern Sports Ground
River Soar at Moor Lane in Normanton on Soar and Hathern Sports Ground including Pasture Lane and Hathern C of E Primary School

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Normanton on Soar
River Soar at Normanton on Soar including Hathern Sports Ground area

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Quorn
River Soar at Quorn including Kye's Plantation and properties around Farley Way

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Ratcliffe on Soar
River Soar at Ratcliffe on Soar including areas near the railway at Kingston on Soar

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Redhill and Kegworth Bridge
River Soar at Redhill and Kegworth Bridge including Grounds Farm Cottages

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Sileby
River Soar at Sileby including the riverside properties around Cossington and Barrow Roads

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Sutton Bonnington
River Soar at Sutton Bonnington including riverside properties around the Main Street

No current or recent warnings.

River Soar at Zouch Island
River Soar at Zouch Island including Zouch Farm and riverside properties on the Zouch Road to Hathern

No current or recent warnings.

Wood Brook and River Soar at Loughborough to the north of Derby Road
Wood Brook and River Soar at Loughborough including areas around Loughborough Meadows, the Industrial Estates and the Queen's Park

No current or recent warnings.

Black Brook at Thorpe Acre
Black Brook at Thorpe Acre including properties around Warwick Way near Derby Road

No current or recent warnings.

Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar
Loughborough urban watercourses and local tributaries to the River Soar including: Black Brook, Wood Brook, Burleigh Brook, Grace Dieu Brook, Hermitage Brook, Long Whatton Brook, King's Brook and Kingston Brook

No current or recent warnings.

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