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Groundwater levels have begun to fall. We do not expect further flooding and the flood warning has been removed.
Rivers and streams remain full due to high groundwater levels and will react rapidly to further rainfall. Some properties will still need to continue to use personal property flood protection to reduce risk of flooding. Levels forecast to recede further.
We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary. Flooded roads may still pose a flood risk, if vehicles create bow waves.
Never drive through flood water, just 30cm of fast flowing water is enough to move your car. Septic tanks may need emptying as soakaways may not work for some time. Flood alert still in force, flooding of roads and fields still possible.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 4:00pm, Thursday 5th March.
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Warning no longer in force
Thu 5 Mar 2026, 4:00pm
Flood warning
Thu 5 Mar 2026, 7:19am
Flood warning
Wed 25 Feb 2026, 12:43pm
Flood warning
Wed 18 Feb 2026, 11:01am
Flood warning
Wed 11 Feb 2026, 11:31am
Flood warning
Wed 4 Feb 2026, 11:36am
Flood warning
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 11:32am
Warning no longer in force
Sun 14 Jan 2024, 3:24pm
Flood warning
Wed 10 Jan 2024, 4:52pm
Flood warning
Sun 7 Jan 2024, 4:07pm
Groundwater flooding for Chettle, Long Crichel and Moor Crichel
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council
Watercourses covered: Groundwater
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Groundwater flooding for the Crichel.
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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