River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire

Flooding possible. Be prepared.

Flood alert

High river levels tomorrow morning may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 26 August 2026 .
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around the tributaries of the River Trent in Nottinghamshire, the River Greet, Potwell Dyke, Dover Beck, Cocker Beck, Woodborough Brook, Ouse Dyke, Thurgarton Beck and others. Heavy rainfall is forecast throughout the day from the early hours of tomorrow, 26/08/2026 with thunderstorms in the afternoon. Further heavy rainfall is forecast throughout Thursday, 27/08/2026, with lighter persistent rainfall through Friday, 28/08/2026. River levels at Lowdham Gauge may rise rapidly due to the nature of the catchment
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on 26 August 2026 or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 4:16pm, Tuesday 25th August.

Most recent flood warnings and alerts for River Trent Tributaries in Nottinghamshire

Flood alert
Tue 25 Aug 2026, 4:16pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 26 Jun 2026, 10:51am
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Fri 26 Jun 2026, 9:49am
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Thu 25 Jun 2026, 4:20pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 27 May 2026, 10:59am
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Wed 27 May 2026, 9:53am
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Tue 26 May 2026, 7:36pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 3 May 2026, 10:18am
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Sat 2 May 2026, 4:27pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 13 Mar 2026, 8:55am

Flood Warning Area Details

Tributaries in Nottinghamshire including the River Greet, Potwell Dyke, Carr Dyke, Dover Beck, Cocker Beck, Thurgarton Beck, Fairham Brook and others

Region: East Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Watercourses covered: River Trent, River Greet, Potwell Dyke, Carr Dyke, Dover Beck, Cocker Beck, Thurgarton Beck, Fairham Brook

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 Trent Tributaries 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).