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River Levels

Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain

Message issued at 1:12pm, Saturday 30th January 2021

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Flooding expected. Take action now.

Flood warning

River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall over the last two days. Flooding of property, roads and low lying land is expected from around midday today, 30 January. We expect flooding to affect properties on and around Broadway Road and Minster Park near the Scrapsgate Drain and areas on and near Warden Bay Road from the Warden Bay Drain.

Further rainfall is forecast until late afternoon today. We expect river levels to remain high this afternoon and begin to fall from tomorrow. Both Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain can become tide-locked. High tide today is due at around 1:45pm.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and our partners and clearing trash screens.
Our incident response staff are prepared to respond if required. This message will be updated by 8pm on Saturday 30 January 2021 or sooner if the situation changes.

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This information last updated 1:12pm, Saturday 30th January 2021.

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Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain

Flood Warning Area Details

Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain on the Isle of Sheppey

Region: Kent, South London and East Sussex

Country: England

Counties covered: Kent

Watercourses covered: Scrapsgate Drain, Warden Bay Drain

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Scrapsgate Drain and Warden Bay Drain.

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).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

Rivers on the Isle of Sheppey
Scrapsgate Drain from the B2008 to the sea, through Minster and Scrapsgate and the Warden Bay Drain from Bay View to the sea, including Warden and surrounding holiday villages

No current or recent warnings.

Sheerness, Minster and Queenborough
Areas at risk of coastal flooding in Sheerness, Minster and Queenborough, including Rushenden, Scrapsgate and West Minster

No current or recent warnings.

Isle of Sheppey and coast from Kemsley to Seasalter
Areas at risk of coastal flooding on the Isle of Sheppey and North Kent Coast from Kemsley to Seasalter, including Sheerness, Minster, Queenborough, Leysdown on Sea, Sittingbourne and Faversham

No current or recent warnings.

Isle of Grain and Stoke
Areas at risk of coastal flooding on the Isle of Grain and in Lower Stoke and Middle Stoke

No current or recent warnings.

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