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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
High river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 27 August 2026 .
River levels at the Belper Whitemoor Lane River Gauge are rising rapidly. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around the tributaries to the River Derwent and River Trent in South Derbyshire, including Black Brook, Coppice Brook, Markeaton Brook, Chaddeston Brook, Wilne Drain, Cuttle Brook, Doles Brook, Ramsley Brook and Carr Brook. Thunderstorms are forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded .
This message will be updated by 10:00PM on 27 August 2026 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 10:05am, Thursday 27th August.
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Flood alert
Thu 27 Aug 2026, 5:42pm
Flood alert
Thu 27 Aug 2026, 10:05am
Warning no longer in force
Fri 26 Jun 2026, 11:06am
Flood alert
Fri 26 Jun 2026, 9:23am
Flood alert
Thu 25 Jun 2026, 5:31pm
Warning no longer in force
Sun 3 May 2026, 8:51am
Flood alert
Sat 2 May 2026, 4:04pm
Warning no longer in force
Tue 2 Dec 2025, 9:33am
Flood alert
Mon 1 Dec 2025, 8:51pm
Flood alert
Mon 1 Dec 2025, 4:39pm
Tributaries to the River Derwent and River Trent in South Derbyshire, including Black Brook, Coppice Brook, Markeaton Brook, Chaddeston Brook, Wilne Drain, Cuttle Brook, Doles Brook, Ramsley Brook and Carr Brook
Region: East Midlands
Country: England
Counties covered: Derby, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire
Watercourses covered: Black Brook, Coppice Brook, Markeaton Brook, Chaddeston Brook, Wilne Drain, Cuttle Brook, Doles Brook, Ramsley Brook and Carr Brook
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Tributaries in South Derbyshire.
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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