Upper River Nidd catchment Flood alert 3:23pm, Monday 8th December 2025

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

High river levels overnight may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the morning of 09 December 2025 .
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near the upper River Nidd and its tributaries including How Stean Beck, Blayshaw Gill, Ramsgill Beck, Lul Beck, Foster Beck, Fosse Gill, Fell Beck and Darley Beck.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 8:00PM on 08 December 2025 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 3:23pm, Monday 8th December 2025.

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Flood Warning Area Details

Land around the Upper River Nidd and its tributaries including How Stean Beck, Blayshaw Gill, Ramsgill Beck, Lul Beck, Foster Beck, Fosse Gill, Fell Beck and Darley Beck

Region: Yorkshire

Country: England

Counties covered: North Yorkshire

Watercourses covered: River Nidd

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper River Nidd catchment.

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).