Flood Warning Info - Little Venice Country Park and Marina
Area Description
Little Venice Country Park and Marina, including low lying properties in Yalding around Yalding Bridge.
This is a Flood Warning Area. For this area, you may receive Flood Warnings or Severe Flood Warnings.
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There are no Flood Warnings currently in force for this area. See below for historical flood warnings.
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Flood Warning History
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Historical Flood Warnings for this Area
Flood Warning issued on 18 Nov 2022 15:42
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
The River Medway at Little Venice and Yalding has now peaked and should continue to decline slowly overnight but, flooding of low lying land and towpaths is likely to persist into the weekend. Levels along the River Beult at Yalding village centre may fluctuate slightly as the peak of the River Beult passes through but generally, levels will also decline slowly overnight. No further rainfall is forecast until Sunday 20 November. This message will be updated by 11am on Saturday 19 November.
Flood Warning issued on 18 Nov 2022 08:30
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
The Medway at Little Venice is showing signs of peaking as of 8am on Friday, 18 November. Levels on the Medway between Tonbridge and Yalding have stabilised and no further escalation of flood risk is expected. No significant rainfall is forecast on Friday or Saturday. The removal of this Flood Warning is expected on Friday afternoon. Wider Flood Alerts will still be maintained, possibly until Saturday morning.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Nov 2022 20:05
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
Levels in the River Medway and the River Beult will continue to rise slowly overnight at Yalding, and the risk of flooding will remain throughout Friday 18 November. In addition to Little Venice Country Park, flooding is also possible at The Tatt and Acott Fields. No further rain is forecast for at least 48 hours. We will continue to monitor the situation and update this message by 10am on Friday 18 November or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Nov 2022 12:36
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are forecast to rise as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding at Little Venice Country Park and Marina is possible from 9pm this evening, Thursday 17 November 2022. Flooding may affect properties in the Little Venice Country Park and low lying properties around Yalding Bridge. Shallow flooding at The Tatt, Acott Fields, Benover Road and Gravelly Ways may also be possible. River levels are expected to continue to rise throughout the rest of the day today. Levels are expected to peak overnight and start to fall again into tomorrow morning, Friday 18 November.
Please activate any property flood protection and prepare for the potential impact to properties this evening and overnight. The weather is expected to remain dry now until Saturday 19 November. Our incident response staff are actively monitoring the situation and we are working with our professional partners to support the affected area. We do not currently expect flooding impacts to the wider Yalding village. This message will be updated by 8pm on Thursday 17 November or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 18:57
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
The risk of flooding remains from the River Beult and River Medway in the Yalding area. River levels on the River Medway are peaking this evening from 6pm on Monday 28 December 2020. The peak flood levels are close to that expected to cause isolated property flooding in the Little Venice Country Park and Marina and low lying properties in Yalding. Please activate any property flood protection products you may have, such as flood barriers and air brick covers. Further isolated showers are possible overnight but they aren’t expected to cause any additional flood impacts. We expect river levels to begin falling from 8pm on Monday 28 December and will continue to fall overnight into Tuesday morning. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are liaising with the emergency services and our partners. Please avoid driving through floodwater. This message will be updated by 9am on Tuesday 29 December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 28 Dec 2020 09:55
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
The risk of flooding remains from the River Teise, Beult and Medway in the Yalding and Laddingford area. Levels will rise slowly throughout Monday 28 December but peak levels are not currently expected to be as high as those experienced last winter. Wintry showers are forecast today. Please avoid driving through floodwater.
This message will be updated by 7pm on Monday 28 December.
Flood Warning issued on 27 Dec 2020 20:32
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are rising as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding of property, roads and low lying land is expected from this evening. We believe there is a possibility of flooding at Little Venice Country Park and Marina from around 4am on Monday 28 December 2020 and for shallow flooding at The Tatt and Acott Fields. Shallow flooding along Benover Road and Gravelly Ways may also be possible. Flood depths may be similar to those experienced in December 2019. Residents with Property Flood Resilience measures should install them now. Further isolated showers are possible overnight. We expect river levels to continue to rise in Yalding and peak on Monday afternoon or early evening. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and our partners. This message will be updated by 9am on Monday 28 December 2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 27 Dec 2020 13:45
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels have risen as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding of property, roads and low lying land is expected from 6pm this evening, Sunday 27 December 2020. We believe there is a possibility of flooding at Little Venice Country Park and Marina and for shallow flooding at The Tatt and Acott Fields. Shallow flooding along Benover Road and Gravelly Ways may also be possible. Flood depths may be similar to those experienced in December 2019. Residents with Property Flood Resilience measures should install them now.
No further significant rainfall is forecast for today or tomorrow. We expect river levels to remain high overnight and into Monday 28 December.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and our partners.
Please stay aware in case further warnings are issued.
This message will be updated by 9pm this evening, Sunday 27 December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Mar 2020 11:25
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels remain very high but have now peaked in Yalding at around 2am this morning, 07/03/2020. Flooding of properties at Little Venice Country Park is likely to continue until late afternoon today, 07/03/2020. As flood levels are expected to fall slowly, impacts on local roads, low lying land and vulnerable properties is likely to continue until Sunday morning, 8th March. We are closely monitoring the situation and have staff in the area supporting partners and the community. Residents should maintain any property flood protection products you may have and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. Please avoid contact with flood water and remain safe in the area of concern. Further light rainfall is forecast for Sunday morning and a larger band of rain on Monday evening but this is not currently expected to lead to any further significant impacts. This Flood Warning message will be updated by 7pm, 07/03/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Mar 2020 03:45
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels remain very high but have now peaked in Yalding at around 2 am this morning, Saturday 7 March. Flooding of properties at Little Venice Country Park and around the Tatt is likely to continue during the day today. As flood levels are expected to fall slowly, impacts on local roads, low lying land and vulnerable properties is likely to continue until Sunday morning, 8 March. We are closely monitoring the situation and have staff in the area supporting partners and the community. Residents should maintain any property flood protection products you may have and move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. Please avoid contact with flood water and remain safe in the area of concern. Further rainfall is forecast for Sunday but this is not currently expected to lead to any further significant impacts. This Flood Warning message will be updated by 11am Saturday 7 March, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Mar 2020 20:22
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels will continue to rise steadily overnight and are not expected to peak at Hampstead Lock until mid morning on Saturday 7 March. Peak levels may be slightly higher than those seen in December 2019.
We are closely monitoring the situation and our incident response staff are liaising with emergency services and our partners.
Please avoid contact with flood water and remain safe in the area of concern.
This message will be updated by 10am tomorrow morning, Saturday 7 March, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Mar 2020 14:57
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are continuing to rise as a result of persistent heavy rainfall yesterday. Flooding of property and roads is expected to continue during Friday 6 March 2020. Flooding is likely for properties in the Little Venice Country Park as well as shallow flooding at The Tatt and Acott Fields. We currently expect river levels to peak in Yalding from 5am tomorrow, Saturday 7 March 2020. Levels may exceed those experienced at Christmas 2019, but we will continue to review the situation during the day and will update this message by 8pm, or as the situation changes. Residents with property flood resilience measures should deploy them. Our incident response staff are checking our defences and structures and we are working with partners to support the community. Please avoid contact with flood water and remain safe in the area of concern.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Mar 2020 05:35
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are continuing to rise as a result of persistent heavy rainfall yesterday. Flooding of property and roads is expected from 5.30am and will continue during the day on Friday 6 March 2020. Flooding for properties in the Little Venice Country Park and for shallow flooding at The Tatt and Acott Fields is likely. Shallow flooding along Benover Road and Gravelly Ways may also be possible. We currently expect river levels to peak in Yalding between 4pm and 10pm today, 6 March 2020. We currently expect levels to be similar to those seen during Storm Dennis, but we will continue to review the situation during the day and will update this message by 2pm, or as the situation changes. Residents with property flood resilience measures should deploy them. Our incident response staff are checking our defences and structures and we are working with partners to support the community. Please avoid contact with flood water and remain safe in the area of concern.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Mar 2020 18:19
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels have risen as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Flooding of property and roads is expected from 7.30pm and will continue overnight into Friday 6th March. We believe there is a possibility of flooding for properties in the Little Venice Country Park and for shallow flooding at The Tatt and Acott Fields. Shallow flooding along Benover Road and Gravelly Ways may also be possible. We expect river levels to remain high throughout Friday, 6th March, but do not currently expect levels to be greater than those seen shortly before Christmas 2019 but will review the situation overnight and update this by 6am tomorrow morning, Friday 6 March, or as the situation changes. Residents with PFR measures should deploy immediately. Our incident response staff are checking our defences and structures. Please avoid contact with flood water and remain safe in the area of concern.
Flood Warning issued on 18 Feb 2020 17:28
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels remain very high but are now falling on the River Medway and the River Beult. Flooding of some properties and roads in Little Venice is still possible. River levels continue to fall and we currently expect to be able to remove this Flood Warning later this evening, 18 February. Flooding of low lying land and roads in the area is expected to continue around Yalding until Wednesday, 19 February. We are continuing to monitor the situation and are liaising with our partners. This message will be updated or removed by 9pm on Tuesday 18 February.
Flood Warning issued on 18 Feb 2020 07:56
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels remain very high but are falling on the River Medway and the River Beult. Flooding of some properties and roads in Yalding is still possible throughout today, 18 February. River levels peaked last night at 6:30pm in Yalding, at levels slightly lower than we saw on 22 December 2019. We are continuing to monitor the situation and are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by 5pm on Tuesday 18 February.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 21:46
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels remain very high but are now starting to fall on the River Medway and the River Beult. Flooding of some properties and roads in Yalding is expected to continue into Tuesday morning, 18 February. River levels peaked at 6:30pm in Yalding, at levels slightly lower than we saw on 22 December 2019. We are continuing to monitor the situation. Our incident response staff have been in Yalding and the surrounding area today and we are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by 9am on Tuesday 18 February.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 21:33
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels remain very high but are now starting to fall on the River Medway and the River Beult. Flooding of some properties and roads in Yalding is expected to continue into Tuesday morning, 18 February. River levels peaked at 6:30pm in Yalding, which is slightly lower than the levels recorded on 22 December 2019. We are continuing to monitor the situation. Our incident response staff have been in Yalding and the surrounding area today and we are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by 9am on Tuesday 18 February.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 15:24
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are continuing to rise slowly on the River Medway and the River Beult as a result of heavy rainfall from Storm Dennis. Flooding of some properties and roads in Yalding is expected. We expect river levels in Yalding to peak between 6pm and 8pm this evening, Monday 17 February. Flood levels are expected to be slightly lower than we saw on 22 December 2019. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff have been in Yalding and the surrounding area today and we are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by 10pm on Monday 17 February.
Flood Warning issued on 17 Feb 2020 04:20
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are rising on the River Medway close to Little Venice as a result of heavy rainfall experienced over the last 24 hours. We believe there continues to be a risk of flooding today, Monday 17 February, for properties in the Little Venice Country Park and Marina and to low lying properties in the village of Yalding around Yalding Bridge. We expect river levels in this area to continue to rise and to peak on Monday evening. The flooding could worsen until this time. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in Yalding and the surrounding area on Sunday and Monday, and we are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by 3pm on Monday 17 February or sooner if the situation worsens.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 23:52
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are rising on the River Medway close to Little Venice as a result of heavy rainfall experienced over the last 24 hours. We believe there is a risk of flooding from 7:30pm this evening, Sunday 16 February, for properties in the Little Venice Country Park and Marina and to low lying properties in the village of Yalding around Yalding Bridge. We expect river levels in this area to continue to rise and to peak on Monday evening. The flooding could worsen until this time. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in Yalding and the surrounding area on Sunday and Monday, and we are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by 8am tomorrow, Monday 17 February, unless the situation worsens before this time.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 16:32
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are rising on the River Medway close to Little Venice as a result of heavy rainfall experienced over the last 24 hours. We believe there is a risk of flooding from 7:30pm this evening, Sunday 16 February, for properties in the Little Venice Country Park and Marina and to low lying properties in the village of Yalding around Yalding Bridge. We expect river levels in this area to continue to rise and to peak on Monday evening. The flooding could worsen until this time. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in Yalding and the surrounding area on Sunday and Monday, and we are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by midnight tonight, Monday 17 February, unless the situation worsens before this time.
Flood Warning issued on 16 Feb 2020 04:37
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are rising on the River Medway close to Little Venice as a result of heavy rainfall experienced over the last 24 hours. We believe there is a risk of flooding from early evening, Sunday 16/02/20, for properties in the Little Venice Country Park and Marina and to low lying properties in the village of Yalding around Yalding Bridge. We expect river levels to continue to rise until Monday morning, as a result of continuing persistent rainfall until Sunday evening. We expect river levels in this area to peak on Monday morning, the flooding could worsen until this time. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in Yalding and the surrounding area on Sunday, and we are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by 4pm on Sunday afternoon, 16 February, unless the situation worsens before this time.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Feb 2020 20:56
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are forecast to rise on Sunday 16 February as a result of very heavy rainfall associated with Storm Dennis. We believe there is a risk of flooding for properties in the Little Venice Country Park and Marina and to low lying properties in the village of Yalding around Yalding Bridge. We expect river levels to continue to rise through until Monday morning, with flooding commencing from around 5pm on Sunday evening and peaking around 10am on Monday morning. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in Yalding and the surrounding area on Sunday, and we are coordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated by 10am on Sunday morning, 16 February.
Flood Warning issued on 15 Feb 2020 15:43
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels are forecast to rise on Sunday 16 February as a result of very heavy rainfall associated with Storm Dennis. We believe there is a risk of flooding for properties in the Little Venice Country Park and Marina and to low lying properties in the village of Yalding around Yalding Bridge. We expect river levels to rise during Sunday, with flooding commencing from around 7pm on Sunday evening and peaking around 7am on Monday morning. We are monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff will be in Yalding and the surrounding area on Sunday and we are co-ordinating our response with local authorities and emergency services. This message will be updated about 9pm this evening, Saturday 15 February.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Dec 2019 16:24
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
This warning remains in force
River levels are falling through the catchment, but remain high between Yalding and Maidstone. The Leigh flood storage reservoir is now empty. It is anticipated that levels will remain high well into the morning of Tuesday 24/12/19.
Monday is forecast to be dry but the occasional shower can not be ruled out.
Weak frontal systems are forecast on Monday and Tuesday night with blustery showers embedded, another system is forecast for Thursday. The current expectation is that these are not likely to be as disruptive as last weeks rainfall. We are monitoring conditions. Residents should remain vigilant as catchments are saturated.
Flood Warning issued on 23 Dec 2019 08:45
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels at Yalding peaked on Sunday afternoon, and are now falling slowly. Due to the amount of water in the upstream catchments, river levels will fall quite slowly and flood conditions are likely for much of Monday. The weather forecast is for a drier spell, and river levels should continue to fall for the next few days. This message will be updated by 5pm on 23/12/19, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Dec 2019 21:54
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels remain high following overnight rainfall. Levels are beginning to peak at Yalding as of 14:00 on Sunday 22 December. We expect river levels to begin falling, but only slowly, through Sunday evening into Monday. We will update this message by 9am on Monday 23 December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Dec 2019 15:35
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels remain high following overnight rainfall. Levels are beginning to peak at Yalding as of 14:00 on Sunday 22 December. We expect river levels to begin falling, but only slowly, through Sunday evening. This message will be updated by 23:00 on Sunday 22 December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Dec 2019 14:03
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
This message is being issued at 2.00pm on Sunday 22/12/19. Levels remain high and are likely to peak between now and 3.00pm today. The level is not expected to rise by more than 25mm. Levels are expected to remain high for some time after this as water drains away.
We are continuing to monitor conditions and are clearing blockages. We are operating the Leigh Flood Storage Area and expect to do so until the afternoon of Christmas Eve. Residents are recommended to remain vigilant. We are working with partners to prevent traffic from passing through the village.
The forecast outlook is for a break in the weather with light showers over the next few days. Rivers will rise a small amount in response to rain that fell on the catchment on Saturday night and Sunday morning.
This message will be updated in 8 hours, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 22 Dec 2019 05:06
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels have remained high overnight are expected to peak at Yalding by 10am on Sunday morning. We expect river levels to begin falling, but only slowly, through Sunday afternoon. This message will be updated by 3pm on Sunday 22 December, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Dec 2019 20:28
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
Levels in the River Medway at Yalding are expected to peak later on the evening of Saturday 21 December and will remain high overnight. We do not expect levels to begin to fall significantly until daytime on Sunday 22 December. This message will be updated by 8am on Sunday.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Dec 2019 11:16
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
Following some overnight showers, its likely that the levels will peak in and around Yalding between midnight and 6am Sunday 21.12.2019. Levels are expected to remain high for some time after this. We are continuing to monitor conditions in the catchments and are clearing blockages where they are identified. We are operating the Leigh Flood Storage reservoir and expect to do so for some time. We are monitoring conditions through the catchment and clearing blockages where required. Residents are recommended to remain vigilant. A few heavy showers are forecast throughout the day before a band of frontal rain passes through overnight Saturday 21st to Sunday 22 December. River levels will respond to this but it is not thought that conditions will be any worse than they were on Friday in Collier Street.
Flood Warning issued on 21 Dec 2019 05:05
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels in the River Medway at Yalding are still rising slowly. We expect that levels will continue to rise through Saturday morning 21/12/2019, peaking on Saturday evening. We are using the flood storage reservoir at Leigh to reduce the flows in the River Medway.
This message will be updated on Saturday afternoon, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Dec 2019 18:51
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
Levels in the River Medway will continue to rise slowly and are not expected to peak at Yalding until 11pm on Friday 20 December. Levels will remain high overnight and into Saturday 21 December. Forecast levels are expected to be approximately 300mm higher than those seen at 7pm on Friday evening. This message will be updated by 6am on Saturday 21 December.
Flood Warning issued on 20 Dec 2019 10:26
River Medway, River Teise, River Beult
River levels have risen as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of Little Venice is expected to commence this afternoon. We expect river levels to remain high until early on Saturday morning, 21/12/2019. There will be a period of dryer weather this afternoon. Further rainfall is forecast through Saturday, river levels will rise again in response. We are not currently operating the Leigh Flood Storage reservoir but plan to do so later this afternoon. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are are out on the ground checking and clearing any blockages and debris. Residents who have property level protection measures should check and deploy their measures now. This message will be updated later this afternoon