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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Rising river levels throughout the evening may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 11 January 2026 as heavy rainfall continues into this evening.
Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers Brathay, Rothay, Winster and other watercourses from Grasmere to Grange-over-Sands including low lying areas around Ambleside, Skelwith Bridge, Windermere, Hawkshead, Newby Bridge, Backbarrow, Cark and Cartmel.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .
Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses .
This message will be updated by 10:00AM on 12 January 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 6:44pm, Sunday 11th January.
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Mon 12 Jan 2026, 9:22am
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Sun 11 Jan 2026, 6:44pm
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Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster and other watercourses, from Grasmere to Grange-over-Sands including low lying areas around Ambleside, Skelwith Bridge, Windermere, Hawkshead, Newby Bridge, Backbarrow, Cark and Cartmel
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Westmorland and Furness
Watercourses covered: River Brathay, River Rothay, River Winster
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster.
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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