Flood Alert Info - Ely Ouse in Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk
Area Description
River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes.
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 8 Jan 2024 08:41
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high at the Ely River gauge following recent heavy rainfall in the catchment. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. Flooding is affecting River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. No further rainfall is forecast so we do not expect the situation to escalate. We are closely monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 5pm today, Monday 08/01/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Jan 2024 16:53
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels are falling but remain high at the Ely River gauge following recent heavy rainfall in the catchment. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. Flooding is affecting River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. No further rainfall is forecast so we do not expect the situation to escalate. We are closely monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 9am tomorrow, Monday 08/01/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 7 Jan 2024 08:51
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high at the Ely river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall in the catchment. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. Flooding is affecting River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. No further rainfall is forecast so we do not expect the situation to escalate. We are closely monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 5pm today, Sunday 07/01/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Jan 2024 16:52
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high at the Ely river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall in the catchment. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible. Flooding is affecting River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. No further rainfall is forecast so we do not expect the situation to escalate. We are closely monitoring the situation. We will update this message by 10am tomorrow morning, Sunday 07/01/2024.
Flood Alert issued on 6 Jan 2024 08:45
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels have risen at the Ely river gauge as a result of recent heavy rainfall in the catchment. Consequently, flooding of roads and farmland is possible today, 06/01/24. Flooding is affecting River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. No further rainfall is forecast so we do not expect the situation to escalate. We are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated by 6pm this afternoon, Saturday 06/01/24
Flood Alert issued on 15 Mar 2023 08:08
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Bottisham Lode and Quy Water.
Further rain is forecast for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 15/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Mar 2023 16:59
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Bottisham Lode and Quy Water. Further rain is forecast over the rest of the week. We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences. Please avoid contact with flood water. This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 15/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 14 Mar 2023 10:40
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Bottisham Lode and Quy Water
Further rain is forecast for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 14/03/23, or as the situation changes
Flood Alert issued on 13 Mar 2023 16:14
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Bottisham Lode and Quy Water.
Further rain is forecast for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 14/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 13 Mar 2023 10:15
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Botisham Lode and Quy Water.
Further rain is forecast for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 13/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Mar 2023 17:05
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Bottisham Lode and Quy Water
Further rain is forecast for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 13/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 12 Mar 2023 10:35
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Botisham Lode and Quy Water.
Further rain is forecast for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 12/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2023 17:30
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Botisham Lode and Quy Water
Further light rain is forecast for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 12/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 11 Mar 2023 10:47
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain high in the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, the risk of flooding remains. Flooding could affect Botisham Lode and Quy Water.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated this afternoon, 11/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 10 Mar 2023 16:43
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels have risen at the Bottisham Lode and Quy Water area as a result of persistent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is possible between today, 10/03/23. Flooding could affect Botisham Lode and Quy Water.
No further significant rainfall is forecast for the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are checking defences.
Please avoid contact with flood water.
This message will be updated tomorrow morning, 11/03/23, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Dec 2020 18:20
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain higher than normal at the Ely River gauge, as a result of recent heavy rainfall. The forecast is for further rain over the next 24 hours which may result in river levels staying high. This means that flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. 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, 28/12/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 27 Dec 2020 06:12
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels remain higher than normal at the Ely River gauge, as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Further rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours which may result in river levels staying high. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect the River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. 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 evening, 27/12/2020, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Dec 2020 18:05
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels are falling at the Ely River gauge, but remain higher than normal as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. 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 afternoon, 27/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 26 Dec 2020 04:36
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels are falling at the Ely River gauge, but remain higher than normal as a result of recent heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is possible. We expect flooding to affect River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. 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 afternoon, 26/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 25 Dec 2020 09:57
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels are rising at the Ely River gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property, roads and farmland is expected today, 25/12/20. We expect flooding to affect River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes. Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation and will issue flood warnings where required. Our incident response staff are 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 tomorrow morning, 26/12/20, or as the situation changes.
Flood Alert issued on 24 Dec 2020 18:59
Great Ouse, Lodes
River levels are rising at the Ely River, river gauge as a result of heavy rainfall. Consequently, flooding of property/roads and farmland is expected today, 24/12/20. We expect flooding to affect River Great Ouse and the Cambridgeshire Lodes.
Further light rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours.
We are closely monitoring the situation. Our incident response staff are 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 tomorrow morning, 25/12/20, or as the situation changes.