📢 Please take a minute to read this personal message from the creator of River Levels UK
Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible from the evening of Saturday 24 October .
Storm Boelo is forecast to bring heavy rain and strong winds across Cumbria today, Saturday 24th October and overnight into tomorrow. River levels are likely to rise during the course of today and this evening with the potential for some flooding of low lying land. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt, Esk and other watercourses from Harrington to Annaside including low lying areas around Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Egremont, Gosforth, Eskdale and Bootle.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.
This message will be updated by 9:00AM on Sunday 25 October or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
Message issued at 11:55am, Saturday 24th October 2026.
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Flood alert
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 11:55am
Warning no longer in force
Sat 3 Oct 2026, 9:20am
Warning no longer in force
Sat 3 Oct 2026, 9:16am
Flood alert
Fri 2 Oct 2026, 3:52pm
Warning no longer in force
Wed 25 Mar 2026, 9:19am
Flood alert
Tue 24 Mar 2026, 6:55pm
Warning no longer in force
Mon 12 Jan 2026, 9:22am
Flood alert
Sun 11 Jan 2026, 8:55pm
Warning no longer in force
Fri 19 Dec 2025, 9:53am
Flood alert
Thu 18 Dec 2025, 5:05pm
Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk and other watercourses, from Harrington to Annaside including low lying areas around Whitehaven, Cleator Moor, Egremont, Gosforth, Eskdale and Bootle
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Cumberland
Watercourses covered: River Ehen, Rive Calder, River Irt, River Esk
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk.
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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