River Blackwater and The Cove Brook Flood alert 7:10pm, Sunday 1st February

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

River levels remain high.

Flooding of some roads and low lying land adjacent to the river is possible tonight, 01/02/26 and tomorrow, especially in the Swallowfield area.

Further rainfall is forecast overnight tonight, with a chance of some showers tomorrow. We expect river levels to slowly fall over the next day.

We are monitoring rainfall and river levels.

Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses. Go to River levels online for updates on current river levels.

This message will be updated by 20:00 on 2 February 2026, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 7:10pm, Sunday 1st February.

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Flood Warning Area Details

River Blackwater including Badshot Lea, Aldershot, Farnborough, Camberley, Sandhurst, Eversley, Bramshill and Swallowfield, and the Cove Brook at Farnborough and Cove

Region: Thames

Country: England

Counties covered: Bracknell Forest, Hampshire, Surrey, Wokingham

Watercourses covered: River Blackwater, Cove Brook

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Blackwater and The Cove Brook.

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).