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Flooding expected. Take action now.
Rising river levels are expected to cause flooding this evening.
Flooding is expected on Saturday 24 October
Locations most affected will be near the River Rothay, Greenbank Drain, Stock Ghyll, Kirkfield Drain, Fisher Beck, Scandale Beck, with low lying land and roads expected to be most affected, particularly around Rivers in Ambleside, Rydal Road, Stoney Lane, Kirkfield, Fair View Road, Rothay Park, Riverside, Fisher Beck, The Borrans, Lake Road.
We are monitoring rainfall and river levels
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses.
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 5:45pm, Saturday 24th October 2026.
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Warning no longer in force
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 7:11pm
Flood warning
Sat 24 Oct 2026, 5:45pm
Warning no longer in force
Sat 4 Oct 2025, 8:35am
Flood warning
Fri 3 Oct 2025, 4:16pm
Warning no longer in force
Tue 15 Jul 2025, 4:30pm
Flood warning
Tue 15 Jul 2025, 1:27pm
Rivers in Ambleside, Rydal Road, Stoney Lane, Kirkfield, Fair View Road, Rothay Park, Riverside, Fisher Beck, The Borrans, Lake Road
Region: Cumbria and Lancashire
Country: England
Counties covered: Westmorland and Furness
Watercourses covered: River Rothay, Greenbank Drain, Stock Ghyll, Kirkfield Drain, Fisher Beck, Scandale Beck
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Rivers in Ambleside, Rydal Road, Kirkfield, Rothay Park, Fisher Beck, The Borrans.
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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