River Levels
River Levels

Upper Ouse

Warning no longer in force

The River Ouse is still higher than normal near Barcombe, but is slowly falling, following Monday's rain. Small amounts of flood water could continue to affect roads, including Fletching Mill Bridge, Sharpsbridge, and Barcombe Mills road. Minor flooding could also affect fields near the Anchor Inn and Barcombe Mills, but all impacts should ease by Tuesday afternoon 01/10/2024. A small amount of rain (5mm) could be possible on Tuesday afternoon, but this should not cause river levels to rise significantly. Only isolated showers are forecast for the rest of the week. River levels should fall, or remain low through to the end of the week. However, another area of low pressure is forecast this weekend, which could cause flood risk to return. Some roads may continue to be affected by flooding, including Barcombe Mills road. Please plan to avoid driving through routes vulnerable to flooding. We are operating our structures at Pimms Lock and Barcombe to help keep the river flowing freely and reduce flood risk. We will re-issue this message if new instances of property flooding is possible.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 9:30am, Tuesday 1st October.

Flood Warning Area Details

Upper Ouse and tributaries from Slaugham to Barcombe Mills

Region: Solent and South Downs

Country: England

Counties covered: East Sussex, West Sussex

Watercourses covered: River Ouse

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper Ouse.

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

Lindfield Bridge on the River Ouse
Sussex River Ouse at Lindfield Bridge including Pims Lock

No current or recent warnings.

Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge on the River Ouse
Sussex River Ouse from Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge including Sheffield Park Station and Fletching Mill

No current or recent warnings.

Isfield on the River Uck
River Uck and confluence with the River Ouse including Isfield Mill and White Bridge

No current or recent warnings.

Lindfield on the Scrase Bridge and West Common Streams
Scrase Bridge Stream at Lindfield including the West Common Stream

No current or recent warnings.

Scrase Bridge and West Common Streams
Scrase Bridge Stream & West Common Stream at Haywards Heath and Lindfield

No current or recent warnings.

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