Flood Alert Info - Upper Derwent in Derbyshire
Area Description
Upper River Derwent from Ladybower Reservoir to the River Wye at Rowsley.
This is a Flood Alert Area. For this area the highest level of flood notification that you will receive is a Flood Alert. No Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings are issued for this area.
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Flood Alert History
Number of historic Flood Alerts that have previously been recorded for this area:
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 2 Jan 2024 17:08
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected this evening, 02/01/24. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley.
Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 8 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 10:00 tomorrow morning, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 21 Oct 2023 18:05
River Derwent
River levels are falling, however flooding of roads, paths and farmland remains possible.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley.
Little rainfall is forecast over the rest of the weekend so river levels will continue to fall.
We continue to closely monitor the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
This message will be updated by 18:00 on 22/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Oct 2023 19:16
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth gauge as a result of Storm BABET. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from 19:00, tonight 19/10/23.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley.
Heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 48 hours. River levels will continue to rise over the weekend.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 09:00 on 20/10/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2022 19:11
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley. We expect river levels to rise and remain high until tomorrow 21/02/22. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 21/02/2022, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Feb 2022 05:31
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from the early hours of tomorrow morning, 20/02/22. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated this afternoon, 20/02/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2022 22:44
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from the early hours of tomorrow morning, 20/02/22. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. This message will be updated tomorrow, 20/02/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Feb 2022 17:23
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from the early hours of tomorrow morning, 20/02/22. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated tomorrow, 20/02/22, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Jan 2021 19:13
River Derwent
River levels are rising at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected to continue. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley. Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain for the next few days. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated tomorrow evening, 21/01/21 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 19 Jan 2021 18:36
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall expected to continue this evening through to Thursday. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from tomorrow afternoon, 20/01/21. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley. Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 2 days. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday, 22/01/21. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated tomorrow evening, 20/01/21 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 18 Jan 2021 18:02
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall expected to begin from this evening and continuing through to Thursday. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from tomorrow afternoon, 19/01/21. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley. Flooding of properties is not forecast at this point. Further heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 3 days. We expect river levels to remain high until Friday, 22/01/21. We are closely monitoring the situation. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded and avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses. This message will be updated tomorrow evening, 19/01/21 or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Feb 2020 09:22
River Derwent
River levels are rising at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is expected from approximately 11:00 today, 23/02/2020. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley. Further rainfall is forecast until approximately midday today, 23/02/2020. We expect river levels to remain high until this afternoon.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area. Please plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers which may be flooded, and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast. This message will be updated this afternoon, 23/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 07:37
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall associated with Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley.
The heaviest of the rain has fallen, but further showers are forecast throughout the today, Sunday 16/02/2020. We expect river levels to remain high throughout today and tomorrow.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and patrolling watercourses and communities.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 16/02/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 15 Feb 2020 17:45
River Derwent
River levels are forecast to rise at the Chatsworth river gauge as a result of persistent heavy rainfall associated with Storm Dennis. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible from late tomorrow morning, 16/02/2020.
Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley.
The heaviest of the rain is expected to fall between 21:00 this evening, 15/02/2020, and 06:00 tomorrow morning, 16/02/2020. We expect river levels to remain high throughout tomorrow.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and patrolling watercourses and communities.
Please avoid using low-lying footpaths near local watercourses and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 16/02/2020, or as the situation changes.