River Conder and Ou Beck at Galgate Flood warning 8:29pm, Sunday 1st November 2020

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

River levels have risen at the Galgate river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible between 21:00 and 23:30 today, 01/11/20. Flooding is expected to affect areas adjacent to River Conder, Whitley Beck & Ou Beck in Galgate, including Main Road, Salford Road, Chapel Street and Leachfield Road
We expect river levels to remain high until 06:00 on 02/11/20.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 02/11/20, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 8:29pm, Sunday 1st November 2020.

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Flood Warning Area Details

River Conder and Ou Beck at Galgate, Main Road, Chapel Street, Chapel Lane, Salford Road, Vernon Crescent and Leachfield Road areas

Region: Cumbria and Lancashire

Country: England

Counties covered: Lancashire

Watercourses covered: River Conder

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 Conder and Ou Beck at Galgate.

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).