Flood Warning Info - River Trent at Sawley Marina, including Sawley Lock
Area Description
River Trent at Sawley Marina, including Sawley Lock including low lying farms.
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 11 Feb 2026 06:14
River Trent
The risk of flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are slowly falling. Levels are likely to remain high until Wednesday 11/02/2026. We are closely monitoring the situation. Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. This message will be updated by 03:00 PM on 11 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Feb 2026 21:51
River Trent
The risk of flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are slowly falling. Levels are likely to remain high until Wednesday 11/02/2026. We are closely monitoring the situation. Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. This message will be updated by 07:00 AM on 11 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Feb 2026 14:06
River Trent
The risk of flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are slowly falling. Levels are likely to remain high until Wednesday 11/02/2026. We are closely monitoring the situation. Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. This message will be updated by 11:00 PM on 10 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 10 Feb 2026 06:18
River Trent
The risk of flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are slowly falling. Levels are likely to remain high until Wednesday 11/02/2026. We are closely monitoring the situation. Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. This message will be updated by 02:00 PM on 10 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2026 21:56
River Trent
The risk of flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are slowly falling. Levels are likely to remain high until Wednesday 11/02/2026. We are closely monitoring the situation. Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. This message will be updated by 06:00 AM on 10 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2026 16:56
River Trent
The risk of flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are slowly falling. Levels are likely to remain high until Wednesday 11/02/2026. We are closely monitoring the situation. Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety. This message will be updated by 11:00 PM on 09 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Feb 2026 08:38
River Trent
The risk of flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are slowly falling. Levels are likely to remain high until Monday 09/02/2026.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 21:00 on 09 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Feb 2026 17:53
River Trent
The risk of flooding continues.
Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are currently rising slowly. Levels are likely to remain high until Tuesday 10/02/2026.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 09:00 AM on 09 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Feb 2026 12:27
River Trent
High river levels are expected to cause flooding today.
Flooding is expected on 08 February 2026 .
Areas most at risk are Warren Lane and Tamworth Road. Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley is also at risk. Light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Shardlow + Church Wilne Gauge are currently rising slowly. Levels are likely to remain high until Tuesday 10/02/2026.
We are closely monitoring the situation .
Activate any flood protection products you may have & move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety.
This message will be updated by 8:00PM on 08 February 2026 or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Jan 2025 07:36
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and snow. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
No further rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated by 16:00 on Thursday, 09/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 9 Jan 2025 00:09
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
No further rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
This message will be updated by 08:00 on Thursday, 09/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Jan 2025 15:44
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and snow. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
No further rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
This message will be updated by 23:30 today, 08/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 8 Jan 2025 07:22
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and snow. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
No further rainfall is forecast.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 15:30 on 08/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 23:28
River Trent
River levels are slowly rising at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and snow melt. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday on 09/01/25.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by 08:00, 08/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 16:44
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and snow melt. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains.
Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until Thursday on 09/01/25.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
To check the status of road closures online, please visit the One Network live map.
This message will be updated by midnight, 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 7 Jan 2025 07:14
River Trent
River levels are high but steady at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall and snow. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please avoid contact with flood water and plan driving routes to avoid low-lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded.
This message will be updated by 15:00 on 07/01/25, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 6 Jan 2024 07:57
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please turn off gas, electricity and water, avoid contact with flood water and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated by 16:00 by, today, 06/01/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 23:00
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please turn off gas, electricity and water, avoid contact with flood water and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated by 08:00 on 06/01/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 15:19
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow and Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please turn off gas, electricity and water, avoid contact with flood water and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated by 23:00 on 05/01/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 5 Jan 2024 08:00
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow and Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please turn off gas, electricity and water, avoid contact with flood water and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated by 18:00 on 05/01/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 22:30
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow and Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please turn off gas, electricity and water, avoid contact with flood water and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated by 08:00 on 05/01/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 14:34
River Trent
River levels remain high but are beginning to fall at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 12 hours. River levels are falling, but still pose a flood risk.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please turn off gas, electricity and water, avoid contact with flood water and see the GOV.UK website for a 5 day flood forecast.
This message will be updated by 22:30 on 04/01/2023, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 4 Jan 2024 06:30
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Shardlow and Church Wilne river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 14:30 today, 04/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 22:31
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Shardlow and Church Wilne river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
We expect river levels to remain high until 04/01/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 06:30 tomorrow, 04/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 14:52
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Shardlow and Church Wilne river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
We expect river levels to remain high until 04/01/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are patrolling watercourses in the area and liaising with emergency services.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 22:30 this evening, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 3 Jan 2024 07:34
River Trent
River levels remain high at the Shardlow and Church Wilne river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
We expect river levels to remain high until 04/01/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 15:00 this afternoon, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 23:06
River Trent
River levels are high and rising at the Shardlow and Church Wilne river gauges as a result of heavy rainfall. Flooding continues. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
We expect river levels to remain high until 04/01/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 07:00 tomorrow morning, 03/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 14:46
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected this afternoon, 02/01/24. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 04/01/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 22:00 this evening, 02/01/24, or as the situation changes.
Flood Warning issued on 2 Jan 2024 08:50
River Trent
River levels are rising at the Shardlow + Church Wilne river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property is expected this afternoon, 02/01/24. Areas most at risk are Sawley Marina including Sawley Lock, and the B6540 Tamworth Road at Sawley.
Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We expect river levels to remain high until 04/01/24.
We are closely monitoring the situation.
Please move possessions and valuables off the ground or to safety and move family, pets and cars to safety.
This message will be updated by 17:00 this evening, 02/01/24, or as the situation changes.