River Maun in Nottinghamshire Flood alert 5:01pm, Monday 31st August

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

River levels will remain elevated at the Whitewater Bridge gauge today (31/08/2026) and overnight tonight. Light patchy rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around Mansfield, the Sherwood Forest Caravan Park at Clipstone, Edwinstowe, Ollerton, Whitewater Lane at Whitewater Bridge and West Drayton.
We are closely monitoring the situation & monitoring river levels and rainfall.
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses & monitor local water levels and weather conditions.
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 01 September 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 5:01pm, Monday 31st August.

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Flood Warning Area Details

River Maun in Nottinghamshire including Mansfield, Edwinstowe, Ollerton and Milton

Region: East Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Nottinghamshire

Watercourses covered: River Maun

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 Maun in Nottinghamshire.

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).