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Flooding expected. Take action now.
River levels are high, but are now falling at the Freemans Weir river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property may continue during Tuesday 07/01/25. Areas most at risk are Syston Mills, Birstall, Wanlip, and Watermead Country Park.
No further significant rainfall is forecast. We expect river levels to remain high, but continue to fall over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area.
Please take photographs of any flood damage, seek specialist advice before cleaning or repairing after flood damage and
avoid contact with flood water.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated this evening on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 11:32am, Tuesday 7th January 2025.
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Sun 1 Mar 2026, 9:24am
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Sun 1 Mar 2026, 12:56am
Flood warning
Sat 28 Feb 2026, 5:32pm
Warning no longer in force
Tue 7 Jan 2025, 1:35pm
Flood warning
Tue 7 Jan 2025, 11:32am
Flood warning
Mon 6 Jan 2025, 11:45pm
Flood warning
Mon 6 Jan 2025, 4:09pm
Warning no longer in force
Thu 4 Jan 2024, 8:50am
Flood warning
Wed 3 Jan 2024, 3:13pm
Flood warning
Tue 2 Jan 2024, 10:35pm
Rivers Wreake and Soar for riverside properties near Syston and Birstall including properties in the riverside near Wanlip
Region: East Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Leicester, Leicestershire
Watercourses covered: River Wreake
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers Wreake and Soar for riverside properties near Syston and Birstall.
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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