Flood Alert Info - East and West Fens
Area Description
East and West Fen Catchwaters plus the Stonebridge Drain to the north of Boston.
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
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Historical Flood Alerts for this Area
Flood Alert issued on 1 Oct 2024 14:04
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the East and West Fen area. This means that the East and West Fen are now rising, which will lead to flooding of low-lying land and roads close to the river from the afternoon today Tuesday 01/10/2024 onwards. We expect the river to remain high throughout the next few days and flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the river. Our forecasts indicate that flooding inside properties isn't likely and therefore flood warnings are not expected to be issued. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. 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 online and on FloodLine by 17:00 on 02/10/2024, or before if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Feb 2024 11:06
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
In the last 48 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the East and West Fens catchment. This has caused watercourses in the area to rise, leading to flooding of low lying land and roads close to the rivers. We expect the rivers to remain high throughout the next few days and flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the rivers. Our forecasts indicate that flooding inside properties isn't likely and therefore flood warnings are not expected to be issued. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. 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 online and on FloodLine by 17:00 on 12/02/2024, or before if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Feb 2024 09:35
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
In the last 48 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the East and West Fens catchment. This has caused watercourses in the area to rise, leading to flooding of low lying land and roads close to the rivers. We expect the rivers to remain high throughout the next few days and flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the rivers. Our forecasts indicate that flooding inside properties isn't likely and therefore flood warnings are not expected to be issued. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. 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 online and on FloodLine by 17:00 on 11/02/2024, or before if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 9 Feb 2024 08:44
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the East and West Fens catchment. This means that watercourses in the area are now rising, which will lead to flooding of low-lying land and roads close to rivers from the morning of Friday 9th February 2024 onwards. We expect the river to remain high throughout the next few days and flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the river. Our forecasts indicate that flooding inside properties isn't likely and therefore flood warnings are not expected to be issued. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. 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 online and on FloodLine by 17:00 on 10/02/2024, or before if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 4 Jan 2024 15:08
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Heavy rainfall has fallen onto saturated ground over the past few days in the East and West Fens catchment area. This has caused river levels to rise, leading to flooding of low lying land and roads close to rivers. We expect rivers to remain high throughout the next few days. Flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the river. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. 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 online and on Floodline by 16:00 on 05/01/2024, or before if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 3 Jan 2024 17:48
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Heavy rainfall has fallen onto saturated ground over the past few days in the East and West Fens catchment area. This has caused river levels to rise, leading to flooding of low lying land and roads close to rivers. We expect rivers to remain high throughout the next few days. Flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the river. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. 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 online and on Floodline by 16:00 on 04/01/2024, or before if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 2 Jan 2024 21:48
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Heavy rainfall has fallen onto saturated ground over the past few days in the East and West Fens catchment area. This has caused river levels to rise, leading to flooding of low lying land and roads close to rivers. Further heavy rainfall is forecast overnight, Tuesday 2nd January, so we expect rivers to remain high throughout the next few days. Flooding to gardens, driveways or outhouses is possible close to the rivers. Our forecasts indicate that flooding inside properties is possible and therefore flood warnings may be expected to be issued. We are constantly monitoring river levels, and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. 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 online and on Floodline by 16:00 on 03/01/2024, or before if the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Oct 2023 10:23
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
River levels remain high following rainfall associated with Storm Babet, and are expected to remain high throughout Friday 27th of October. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Oct 2023 10:08
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
River levels remain high following rainfall associated with Storm Babet, and are expected to remain high throughout Thursday 26th of October with further rain forecast. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Oct 2023 11:07
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
River levels remain high due to rainfall associated with Storm Babet and further rainfall that occurred on Tuesday 24th October. River levels to remain high throughout Wednesday 25th of October. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Oct 2023 09:07
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
River levels remain high following rainfall associated with Storm Babet. Further rainfall is forecast throughout today, Tuesday 24th October, with the heaviest rainfall forecast late morning. Catchments are expected to react and river levels rise throughout Tuesday and into Wednesday. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 23 Oct 2023 05:18
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Heavy rainfall across Lincolnshire on Friday 20th October resulted in high river levels, which will remain high today Monday 23rd October and for the next few days. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the field checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 20 Oct 2023 07:28
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Oct 2023 17:13
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Flooding is possible in this area.
Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one.
Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Feb 2021 17:12
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Levels in the East and West Fens area remain high following heavy rainfall over the last 48 hours. Levels have now peaked, and are starting to recede slowly. Low lying land and roads close to the river will continue to be flooded today, Sunday 7th February, and for the next few days with further rainfall forecast from Monday. We are closely monitoring the situation, and have staff out checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers. This message will be updated on Monday 8th February or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Feb 2021 20:27
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the East and West Fens area. This means that the East & West Fens are now rising, which will lead to flooding of low lying land and roads close to the river from the evening of Saturday 6th Feb onwards. We expect the river to remain high throughout today and tomorrow. Our forecasts indicate that flooding to properties is not likely and therefore flood warnings are not expected to be issued. We are constantly monitoring river levels, and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. 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 on Sunday 7th February or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 19:32
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Over the weekend we have seen heavy rainfall in the East and West Fens area as a result of Storm Dennis. This means that levels in the East and West Fen Catchwaters have risen, which has led to flooding of low lying land and roads close to the rivers. We expect the rivers to remain high throughout the next few days. Our forecasts indicate that flooding to properties isn't likely and therefore flood warnings are not currently expected to be issued. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are constantly monitoring river levels, and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. This message will be updated during Tuesday 18th February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 17 Feb 2020 04:37
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Over the last 36 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the East and West Fens area as a result of Storm Dennis. This means that levels in the East and West Fen Catchwaters have risen, which will lead to flooding of low lying land and roads close to the rivers. We expect the rivers to remain high throughout the next few days. Our forecasts indicate that flooding to properties isn't likely and therefore flood warnings are not currently expected to be issued. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are constantly monitoring river levels, and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. This message will be updated during Monday 17th February, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 16 Feb 2020 11:09
East Fen Catchwater, West Fen Catchwater, Maud Fos
Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the East and West Fens area. This means that the East and West Fen Catchwaters are now rising, which will lead to flooding of low lying land and roads close to the river from the morning on Sunday 16th February onwards. We expect the river to remain high throughout the next few days. Our forecasts indicate that flooding to properties isn't likely and therefore flood warnings are not currently expected to be issued. Please avoid using low lying footpaths near local watercourses and plan driving routes to avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded. We are constantly monitoring river levels, and have staff in the field checking for blockages and clearing weedscreens. This message will be updated by Monday 17th February, or as the situation changes.