River Levels
River Levels

River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to and including Oxford

Flood alert

Property flooding is not currently expected. River levels remain high on the lower River Cherwell. Flooding of roads and low-lying land is expected to continue in the Thrupp area. The weather forecast is for light drizzle throughout Friday with some showers overnight into early Saturday morning. We expect river levels to remain high and out of banks into next week.
Avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses. Go to the 'River and Sea levels in England' webpage for current river levels. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 14/12/2024, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 10:49am, Friday 13th December.

Flood Warning Area Details

River Cherwell and its tributaries from Lower Heyford down to Oxford including Rousham, Enslow, Thrupp, Hampton Poyle and East Kidlington

Region: Thames

Country: England

Counties covered: Oxfordshire

Watercourses covered: River Cherwell, Woodeaton Brook, Bayswater Brook, Marston Brook, Peasmoor 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 Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to and including Oxford.

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 Cherwell for the Oxford area
River Cherwell at Oxford from Cherwell Bridge to the Thames confluence north of New Hinksey, including parts of Summertown, New Marston and Magdalen Bridge areas

No current or recent warnings.

River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Cherwell Bridge
River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to Cherwell Bridge including Rousham, Enslow, Thrupp and Hampton Poyle

No current or recent warnings.

Area of Kidlington benefiting from the Flood Alleviation scheme
Area of Kidlington benefiting from the Flood Alleviation Scheme, including parts of Mill Street, Watermead, Cherwell Avenue, Queens Avenue, Edinburgh Drive, Springfield Road, Waverley Avenue, Lovelace Drive and Kings Way Drive in Kidlington

No current or recent warnings.

River Ray for Islip
River Ray for Islip

No current or recent warnings.

River Thames and tributaries in the Binsey, Osney and Osney Island areas in Oxford
River Thames and tributaries in the Binsey, Osney and Osney Island areas in Oxford

No current or recent warnings.

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