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High groundwater levels are expected to cause flooding. Flooding is expected from 4 February 2026. Groundwater levels in Cranborne Chase are beginning to fall but remain high. Areas that could be affected include: Tarrant Gunville, Tarrant Hinton, Tarrant Monkton, Tarrant Rawston, Tarrant Launceston and Stubhampton. The groundwater level at the Rushmore borehole is at 133.49m, and is expected to remain high for the next few days. Further rainfall is expected this week which may cause levels to rise again. Residents are advised to prepare property resilience measures and ensure that pumps are working where they have been installed. Residents may experience inundation of septic tanks and sewer systems. Properties may experience flooding in cellars in affected areas. Flooding of roads is expected. We are closely monitoring the situation. If you have a pump, make sure it is working and switched on. Think about alternative power sources in case of power cuts. This message will be updated by 11:30AM on 11 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 11:43am, Wednesday 4th February.
Warning no longer in force
Thu 5 Mar 2026, 3:59pm
Flood warning
Thu 5 Mar 2026, 7:19am
Flood warning
Wed 25 Feb 2026, 12:51pm
Flood warning
Wed 18 Feb 2026, 11:17am
Flood warning
Wed 11 Feb 2026, 11:38am
Flood warning
Wed 4 Feb 2026, 11:43am
Flood warning
Wed 28 Jan 2026, 11:43am
Warning no longer in force
Sun 14 Jan 2024, 5:34pm
Flood warning
Wed 10 Jan 2024, 4:55pm
Flood warning
Sun 7 Jan 2024, 4:33pm
Groundwater flooding for Stubhampton and the Tarrants
Region: Wessex
Country: England
Counties covered: Dorset Council, Wiltshire
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 Tarrant Valley.
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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