River Derwent at Draycott Flood Warning 4:09pm, Friday 8th November 2019

Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood Warning

River levels have risen at the Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected approximately from 17:30 today, 08/11/19.
Areas most at risk are Draycott, including Wilne Lane, between Draycott, and Sawley.

We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please move family, pets and cars to safety and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 4:09pm, Friday 8th November 2019.

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Flood Warning Area Details

River Derwent at Draycott including Elms Lodge and Sawley Grange Farm

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 Draycott.

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).