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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Derbyshire?

This directory snapshot contains 153 designated warning or alert areas associated with Derbyshire. 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 · East Midlands

Flood warnings and river levels in Derbyshire

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: 153
Level stations: 65
Named watercourses: 72
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Derbyshire

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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 Derbyshire

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
River Derwent at Darley Bridge including Bridge Farm EA ref 034FWFDEDARLBRDG	River Derwent	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Derwent from Rowsley to the River Trent at Shardlow EA ref 034WAF409	River Derwent	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Staveley including the Clock Tower Business Centre and Devonshire Building on Works Road EA ref 123FWF705	River Rother	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Rother from Chesterfield to Staveley, including the Rivers Hipper, Drone and Whitting EA ref 123WAF966	River Rother, River Hipper, River Drone, Whitting	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Wye at Ashford in the Water around Church Street including The Duke's Drive and Court Lane EA ref 034FWFWYASHFRDCS	River Wye	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Wye and tributaries from Burbage to the River Derwent at Rowsley EA ref 034WAF408	River Wye	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Derwent at Churchtown and Northwood including Harrison Way EA ref 034FWFDENTHCHRCH	River Derwent	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
River Trent at Abbey Hulton and Bucknall area of Stoke including Fishpond Way, Mill Farm, Leek Road, Atlam Close, Westacre, Broughton Road and Dividy Road EA ref 033FWF3TRENT03	River Trent	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Low-lying land and roads between Norton Green and Darlaston on the River Trent and on the Lyme Brook and Ford Green Brook EA ref 033WAF309	Ford Green Brook, Lyme Brook, River Trent	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Low-lying land and roads between Blythe Bridge and Nethertown on the River Blithe and between Hoar Cross and Yoxall on the River Swarbourne EA ref 033WAF313	River Blithe, River Swarbourne	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
properties on the Etherow Industrial Estate, Woolley Bridge Road and Woolley Bridge until Tavern Road. EA ref 013FWFD4	River Etherow	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Mersey Uplands catchment includes Rivers Goyt, Tame, Sett and Etherow and their tributaries. Other locations which may be affected are around Saddleworth, Mossley, New Mills, Hazel Grove, Marple, Romiley and Hyde EA ref 013WAFMU	River Mersey	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Derbyshire

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

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Killamarsh

River Rother

Don and Rother catchment

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Duffield

River Ecclesbourne

Derbyshire Derwent catchment

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Marston on Dove

River Dove

Dove catchment

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Whittington

River Rother

Don and Rother catchment

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Izaak Walton

River Dove

Dove catchment

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Mytham Bridge

River Derwent

Derbyshire Derwent catchment

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Smithy Houses

Bottle Brook

Derbyshire Derwent catchment

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Whitewater Bridge

River Maun

Idle and Torne catchment

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Sandiacre

River Erewash

Lower Trent and Erewash catchment

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Derby City

River Derwent

Derbyshire Derwent catchment

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Wingfield Park

River Amber

Derbyshire Derwent catchment

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Yorkshire Bridge

River Derwent

Derbyshire Derwent catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Derbyshire

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

Bailey Brook
Beauvale Brook
Black Brook
Bottle Brook
Boundary Brook
Bradwell Brook
Bramble Brook
Calow Brook
Chaddeston Brook
Coppice Brook
Cuttle Brook
Dale Brook
Doles Brook
Egginton Brook
Etwall Brook
Ford Green Brook
Foston Brook
Fowlea Brook
Gilwiskaw Brook
Glossop Brook
Golden Brook
Golden Stream
Henmore Brook
Hilton Brook

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 153 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Derbyshire. 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

Barnsley

15 designated areas · 10 stations

Doncaster

36 designated areas · 11 stations

Nottinghamshire

120 designated areas · 43 stations

Rotherham

11 designated areas · 10 stations

Sheffield

45 designated areas · 18 stations

Stockport

15 designated areas · 7 stations

Current flood warnings in Derbyshire

Designated monitoring areas in Derbyshire

Stations and readings in Derbyshire

Watercourses associated with Derbyshire

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