River Levels
River Levels

Upper Stour from Gillingham to Hammoon

Flood warning

River levels are rising on the Upper Dorset Stour, Shreen Water due to heavy rainfall.
Areas most at risk include Eccliffe, parts of the A30, Stour Provost, Sturminster Newton, Hammoon and parts of the A361, A362, A357, A365, A363, A358, A359, A364, A360.
Flooding is affecting Eccliffe, parts of the A30, Stour Provost, Sturminster Newton, Hammoon and parts of the A361, A362, A357, A365, A363, A358, A359, A364, A360 from 09:30 AM on 04/12/2023.
Further rainfall is forecast throughout today.
River levels are rising at the Milton on Stour, Colesbrook, Gillingham Le Neubourg Way, Hammoon gauge.
We will continue to monitor the forecast and re-issue this warning if necessary.
Start acting on your flood plan if you have one
Move family, pets and cars to safety and turn off gas, electricity and water if it is safe to do so.
This message will be updated by 10:00 AM on 05/12/2023, or as the situation changes.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 9:42am, Monday 4th December.

Flood Warning Area Details

Eccliffe, parts of the A30, Stour Provost, Sturminster Newton, Hammoon and parts of the A357

Region: Wessex

Country: England

Counties covered: Dorset Council, Somerset

Watercourses covered: River Stour

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 Stour from Gillingham to Hammoon.

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

Upper Stour and tributaries
Tributaries between Gillingham and Sturminster Newton

River Cale and tributaries
Tributaries between Shalford and Southmarsh and the confluence with the River Stour

No current or recent warnings.

Groundwater flooding for the Iwerne
Groundwater flooding for Sutton Waldron, Iwerne Minster, Iwerne Courntey, Shroton and Stourpaine

No current or recent warnings.

Middle Stour from Hammoon to Sturminster Marshall
Hammoon, Bere Marsh, Stourpaine, Durweston and Lower Blandford St Mary

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