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Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness including Town Centre, Queen St

Message issued at 4:34am, Sunday 6th October 2019

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels are rising at the Bow Bridge river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Areas of the town adjacent the Cricket Ground, Football Club, Bow Bridge and Goose Green including Ulverston Road, Queen Street, Littlefields, Beckside Road, Station Road, Market Street, Glenfield, Garden Lea and Goose Green are likely to be affected. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 2-3 hours. We expect river levels to remain high for this period. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.

This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 4:34am, Sunday 6th October 2019.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness including Town Centre, Queen St

Flood Warning Area Details

Areas of the town adjacent to the Cricket Ground, Football Club, Bow Bridge and Goose Green including Ulverston Road, Queen Street, Littlefields, Beckside Road, Station Road, Market Street, Glenfield and Garden Lea

Region: Cumbria and Lancashire

Country: England

Counties covered: Westmorland and Furness

Watercourses covered: Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill, Butts Beck

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness including Town Centre, Queen St.

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

Poaka Beck, The Yarl, Hagg Gill and Butts Beck at Dalton in Furness, Other areas at risk
Butts Beck, Fire Station, King Street, Prince Street, Dale Terrace, Nursery Gardens, Meadow Grove, Beckside Rd, Chapel Street, Rawlinson Street, Underwood Terrace at Goose Green

No current or recent warnings.

Cumbrian coastline at Barrow in Furness, between North and South Walney, Cavendish and Ramsden Docks
Barrow in Furness including West Shore Park, Biggar Bank Road, Tummer Hill Marshes, Rampside, Roa Island, Vickerstown, Cavendish and Ramsden Docks, Salthouse Mills and Roosecote Power Station

No current or recent warnings.

Town Beck at Ulverston from The Gill downstream to The Ellers area
Low lying areas and properties in the town adjacent to Town Beck. Areas likely to be affected are the Gill, parts of Upper Brook Street, Buxton Place, Union Street, The Ellers area and the Recycling Centre

No current or recent warnings.

Cumbrian coastline at Duddon estuary, at Haverigg to Duddon Bridge, Foxfield, Dunnerholme
Duddon estuary including Haverigg, Arnaby Marsh, Foxfield Farm, Sandside and Dunnerholme

No current or recent warnings.

Town Beck at Ulverston from The Ellers to Dragley Beck
The Allotment Gardens, Lund Terrace, Morecambe Road, North Lonsdale Terrace, Kingsway, Dale Street and William Street areas

No current or recent warnings.

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