River Derwent at Churchtown and Northwood Flood warning 1:27am, Thursday 21st January 2021

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

River levels are rising at the Matlock river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected imminently. Areas most at risk are Northwood, and Churchtown, including Rectory Farm, and Hope Cottage.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until at least tomorrow.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 21/01/2021, or as the situation changes.

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This information last updated 1:27am, Thursday 21st January 2021.

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Flood Warning Area Details

River Derwent at Churchtown and Northwood including Harrison Way

Region: East Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Derbyshire

Watercourses covered: River Derwent

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 Derwent at Churchtown and Northwood.

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).