River Levels
River Levels

River Worfe

Flood alert

River levels have risen at the Burcote river gauge as a result of recent rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to continue today, 21/12/24.

We expect flooding to affect low lying land and Roads adjacent to the River from Crackley Bank to Bridgnorth. Other locations that may be affected include Ryton and Burcote.

Further rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. We expect river levels to remain high over the next few days.

We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and Local Authorities.

Please plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.

This message will be updated by 9am on 22/12/24, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 7:58am, Saturday 21st December.

Flood Warning Area Details

River Worfe, Wesley Brook and Albrighton Brook and their tributaries

Region: West Midlands

Country: England

Counties covered: Shropshire, Staffordshire, Telford and Wrekin

Watercourses covered: River Worfe

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 Worfe.

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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