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River Levels

Western Rother

Message issued at 1:07pm, Sunday 15th February

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Flood alert

The Western Rother is high at Fittleworth. Flood water will continue to be in fields close to Fittleworth Mill. Persistent rain will continue until 17:00 15/02/2026. Only a small river rise is currently expected. Flood impacts should remain minor, affecting fields and rural roads. Possibly approaching gardens in Sheet (from 15:00 15/02/2026), Iping, at Lodsbridge near Selham (from 20:00 15/2/2026), and Fittleworth. River levels should peak, and begin to fall by 20:00 15/02/2026 in Liss, 02:00 16/02/2026 in Iping, 10:00 16/02/2026 at Lodsbridge near Selham, and 20:00 16/02/2026 in Fittleworth. Only isolated showers are forecast Monday and Tuesday, which should allow river levels to fall nearer to a normal level in all communities except Fittleworth. However widespread rain is forecast for Wednesday. Flood risk could return Wednesday. Unsettled weather could continue throughout February. Consider activating any flood protection products you may have in Lodsbridge and Fittleworth. This message will be updated by 20:00 16/02/2026.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 1:07pm, Sunday 15th February.

Most recent flood warnings and alerts for Western Rother

Flood Warning Area Details

The Western Rother from Liss to Hardham

Region: Solent and South Downs

Country: England

Counties covered: Hampshire, West Sussex

Watercourses covered: Western Rother

Area covered by this alert location

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

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

Durford Mill to Midhurst, including Iping on the Western River Rother
The West Sussex River Rother from Durford Mill to Ambersham Bridge, Midhurst, including Durford Mill, Haben Farm, Trotton, Iping, Steadham, and Midhurst

No current or recent warnings.

Liss to Sheet Mill on the Western River Rother
The Western River Rother in Hampshire and West Sussex, from Liss to Sheet, including Liss, Princes Marsh, and Sheet Mill

No current or recent warnings.

Lodsbridge to Shopham Bridge on the Western River Rother
The West Sussex River Rother from Lodsbridge to Shopham Bridge, including Lodsbridge at Selham, Coultershaw Bridge, and Shopham Bridge

No current or recent warnings.

Fittleworth on the Western River Rother
The West Sussex River Rother at Fittleworth

No current or recent warnings.

Midhurst at South Pond and The Wharf
South Pond, South Street and The Wharf, Midhurst

No current or recent warnings.

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