Does appearing on this County Durham page mean there is a flood warning?

No. The directory lists permanent Environment Agency monitoring areas and stations associated with County Durham. Current warnings are shown separately in the live-status panel near the top of the page.

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with County Durham?

This directory snapshot contains 66 designated warning or alert areas associated with County Durham. The count describes official monitoring coverage; it is not a county or property risk score.

What do the blue points on the map mean?

Each blue point is an Environment Agency water-level monitoring station. A point is not a reported flood, an active warning or proof that nearby property is at risk.

How should I check a specific property?

Use the official long-term flood-risk service for the address, check current warnings, review several station readings where relevant and obtain professional advice for a purchase, planning or insurance decision.

Environment Agency directory · North East

Flood warnings and river levels in County Durham

Current warnings are checked live. Monitoring areas, stations and watercourses below are directory records and may be listed even when no warning is in force.

Designated areas: 66
Level stations: 42
Named watercourses: 54
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in County Durham

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Directory metadata refreshed 6 Aug 2026, 01:13 (UK time). Warning status is requested separately from the EA feed.

Permanent EA coverage

Designated monitoring areas in County Durham

These are predefined places where the Environment Agency can issue a Flood Warning or Flood Alert. The category describes how EA organises the area; it does not show whether an alert is active now. Similar names can refer to different official stretches of the same river.

Official area name	Watercourse / coast	EA area category
Tidal flooding of areas near the Lincolnshire coastline from Tetney Haven to Gibraltar Point EA ref 053WAT601TLCa	North Sea	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties and low lying areas around Chapel Street, Copeland Road, Darlington road, Front Street, Katrine Walk, Lomond Walk, Montieth Close, New Street, Leven Road, Robson Road, Oakley Grange, Oakley Manor, Oakley Green and Staindrop Road EA ref 121FWF234	Oakley Cross Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Gaunless and its tributaries EA ref 121WAF917	River Gaunless, Oakley Cross Beck	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Frome and Mells, and the Whatley and Nunney Brooks and tributaries EA ref 112WAFTSFA	Somerset Frome, River Mells, Whatley Brook, Nunney Brook	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Brigsley including Waithe Lane EA ref 053FWFPECR04	Waithe Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Louth Canal from Louth to Tetney Lock, the Waithe Beck from Binbrook to Tetney Lock and their tributaries, including the River Lud in Louth. Tributaries may also affect Utterby and Covenham St Mary EA ref 053WAF103LCW	River Lud, Louth Canal, Waithe Beck	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Lower River Avon, River Boyd, By and Brislington Brooks and tributaries EA ref 112WAFTLBA	Bristol River Avon, River Boyd, By Brook, Brislington Brook	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Wellow Brook including Thicketmead Bridge in Midsomer Norton and Mill Road in Radstock. Coomb End Culvert including Coombend and Market Place. The Snails and Kilmersdon Brooks including Church Street and St Nicholas Primary School and the River Somer EA ref 112FWFWEL11A	Wellow Brook, River Somer	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Cam, Wellow and Midford Brooks and tributaries EA ref 112WAFTMBC	River Cam, Wellow Brook, Midford Brook	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Tidal flooding near the South Humber Bank from Barton Upon Humber to Humberston EA ref 053WAT600SHBa	The Humber, North Sea	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Far extent of Tidal flooding on the South Humber Bank from Whitton to Humberston EA ref 053WAT600SHB	The Humber, North Sea	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties and low lying land around Southburn Close, Longacre, Aireys Close and Hutton Close EA ref 121FWF336	Moors Burn	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

Showing 12 of 66 matching areas

River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in County Durham

Blue points are monitoring instruments—not flood incidents. Open a station for recent readings, time checked and nearby context.

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Bitton

River Boyd

Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment

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Brigsley

Waithe Beck

Grimsby and Ancholme catchment

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Semington

Semington Brook

Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment

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Preston-Le-Skerne

River Skerne

Tees catchment

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Houghton Le Spring

Moors Burn

Wear catchment

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Stanhope

River Wear

Wear catchment

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Laceby

Laceby Beck

Grimsby and Ancholme catchment

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Midford

Midford Brook

Bristol Avon Little Avon Axe and North Somerset St catchment

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Lowlands

River Gaunless

Wear catchment

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Bedburn

Bedburn Beck

Wear catchment

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Oakley Cross Beck

Wear catchment

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Bradbury

River Skerne

Tees catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with County Durham

Rivers, streams, drains and coastal waters named in EA area or station records. Inclusion does not mean the watercourse is currently high or flooding.

Barrow Beck
Bedburn Beck
Brislington Brook
Bristol River Avon
Buck Beck
Butts Drain
By Brook
Cam Brook
Cheddar Yeo
Chew Stoke Brook
Chew Stoke Stream
Congresbury Yeo
Crook Beck
East Halton Beck
Killhope Burn
Laceby Beck
Louth Canal
Mells River
Midford Brook
Moors Burn
New Cut Drain
North Sea
Nunney Brook
Oakley Cross Beck

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 66 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with County Durham. The count does not determine the risk to a specific address. Use the postcode checker and official long-term flood-risk service, then confirm cover with your insurer or a qualified professional where necessary.

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Nearby local areas

Darlington

5 designated areas · 6 stations

Gateshead

3 designated areas · 2 stations

Hartlepool

3 designated areas · 2 stations

Newcastle upon Tyne

4 designated areas · 1 stations

Stockton-on-Tees

9 designated areas · 4 stations

Sunderland

11 designated areas · 0 stations

Current flood warnings in County Durham

Designated monitoring areas in County Durham

Stations and readings in County Durham

Watercourses associated with County Durham

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