📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels today mean risk of flooding remains.
Flooding is possible on 12 February 2026. Further rainfall is expected today.
Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the River Sow between Great Bridgeford and Shugborough, the River Penk between Coven and Stafford, the Sandyford Brook, the Rising Brook, the Ridings Brook and the Saredon Brook.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 11:00AM on 13 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:34am, Thursday 12th February.
Low-lying land and roads between Great Bridgeford and Shugborough on the River Sow, between Coven and Stafford on the River Penk, on the Sandyford Brook, on the Rising Brook, on the Ridings Brook and on the Saredon Brook
Region: West Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Staffordshire, Wolverhampton
Watercourses covered: Sandyford Brook, Ridings Brook, Saredon Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for River Sow and River Penk.
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).
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