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Upper River Rother catchment

Message issued at 7:24am, Wednesday 1st January 2025

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Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

River levels are still rising in response to heavy rainfall over night and early this morning. Flooding remains possible today, Wednesday 01/01/2025. Areas most at risk include River Rother from Chesterfield to Staveley, including the Rivers Hipper, Drone and Whitting.
Rainfall is expected to clear this morning, and levels will remain high before falling later. We are closely monitoring the situation and will issue Flood Warnings if necessary. Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses and do not attempt to walk, drive or cycle through flood water. This message will be updated by 19:20 on Wednesday, 01/01/2025, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 7:24am, Wednesday 1st January 2025.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Upper River Rother catchment

Flood Warning Area Details

River Rother from Chesterfield to Staveley, including the Rivers Hipper, Drone and Whitting

Region: Yorkshire

Country: England

Counties covered: Derbyshire, Sheffield

Watercourses covered: River Rother, River Hipper, River Drone, Whitting

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 Rother 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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

River Rother at Tapton
Properties along Tapton Terrace and Brimington Road

No current or recent warnings.

Holme Brook at Ashgate
Properties along Chester Street, Chatsworth Road, Ashgate Road and Ashgate Valley Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Rother at Birdholme
Properties along Storforth Lane, units off Britannia Road within the Vanguard Trading Estate, McGregors Way and Burley Close

No current or recent warnings.

River Rother at Central Chesterfield
Properties and businesses along Derby Road, Sherwood Street, Hawthorne Street, Buller Road, Bridge Street, Archdale Close, Spinner Croft, Herriot Drive, Spital Lane, Hasland Road and Dickinson Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Rother at North Chesterfield and Old Whittington
Business of Chesterfield Trade Park, including Chesterfield Football Club and properties along Station Road, East Side Road and New Bridge Lane

No current or recent warnings.

River Rother at Staveley Business Centre
Staveley including the Clock Tower Business Centre and Devonshire Building on Works Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Hipper at Brampton
Properties along Wheatbridge Road, Chatsworth Road, Chatsworth Business Park, Alma Street West, Hipper Street West, Walton Road and Chapel Lane West

No current or recent warnings.

River Hipper at Central Chesterfield
Businesses of Raven Retail Park and properties along Spire Walk, Lordmill Street and Markham Road

No current or recent warnings.

River Whitting at Old Whittington and Sheepbridge, including Barlow Brook
Properties along Racecourse Road, Brimington Road, Whittington Moor, Pottery Lane East, Holland Road and businesses in Sheepbridge Business Centre, Pearson Trading Estate and Armytage Industrial Estate

No current or recent warnings.

River Drone at Dronfield and Unstone
Properties along Chesterfield Road, Mill Lane, CallyWhite Lane and businesses at Unstone Industrial Complex

No current or recent warnings.

River Rother at New Whittington
Properties along Meadow Close, Caxton Close and businesses along Station Lane and Whittington Road.

No current or recent warnings.

River Rother at Hady Hill
Properties along Wain Avenue, Oliver House, Barclay Grange, Wharton Drive, Excalibur Way, Foyers Way, Kariba Close, The Foundry, Markham Quay, Clayton Street and Hollis Lane

No current or recent warnings.

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