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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Norfolk?

This directory snapshot contains 105 designated warning or alert areas associated with Norfolk. 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 of England

Flood warnings and river levels in Norfolk

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: 105
Level stations: 58
Named watercourses: 56
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Norfolk

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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 Norfolk

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
Riverside properties along the tidal River Yare including Cantley, Brundall and Reedham EA ref 054FWTBT2A	River Yare	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The tidal River Yare, from Thorpe St Andrew to Breydon Water including Brundall, Cantley, Reedham and Burgh Castle EA ref 054WATBT2	River Yare	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Eau Brink, Saddle Bow, the Wiggenhalls, Tilney St Lawrence, West Walton, Walpole St Peters, Walpole Highway, Watlington, Nordelph, Barroway Drive and Salters Lode EA ref 052WATTIDALRV	River Great Ouse	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Wendling Beck from Dereham to Worthing, including Gressenhall and Beetley EA ref 054FWFNF4B	Wendling Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Rivers Tud and Wensum from Fakenham to Costessey, including Wendling Beck EA ref 054WAFNF4B	Tud, Wensum, Wendling Beck	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The north Norfolk coast at Blakeney EA ref 054FWCDV2A10	North Sea	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The north Norfolk coast at Old Hunstanton, Brancaster, Burnham, Holkham, Wells, Blakeney and Cley EA ref 054WACDV2A	North Sea	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Middle Level, including Pondersbridge, Ramsey St Mary's, Benwick and Welney EA ref 052WAFBWC	Great Ouse	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The north Norfolk coast at Burnham Overy Staithe and Holkham, including Holkham Nature Reserve EA ref 054FWCDV2A6	North Sea	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Middle level including: Pondersbridge, Ramsey St Marys, Benwick, Turves, Westry, Christchurch, Upwell and Outwell EA ref 052FWFMLC01	Middle Level Drains	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The north Norfolk coast at Old Hunstanton including the golf course, Holme-next-the-sea and Staithe Lane EA ref 054FWCDV2A1	North Sea	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The tidal River Bure from Acle Bridge to Hoveton, including Horning and Wroxham EA ref 054FWTBT1B	River Bure	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Norfolk

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

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Heacham

Heacham River

North West Norfolk catchment

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Barton Broad

River Ant

Broadland Rivers catchment

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Kilham's Bridge

River Wallington

North West Norfolk catchment

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Diss

River Waveney

Broadland Rivers catchment

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Welney Causeway

River Great Ouse

Old Bedford including the Middle Level catchment

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Cantley

River Yare

Broadland Rivers catchment

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Little Ouse

River Little Ouse

Cam and Ely Ouse (Including South Level) catchment

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Marham

River Nar

North West Norfolk catchment

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Low Street

River Yare

Broadland Rivers catchment

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Ingworth

River Bure

Broadland Rivers catchment

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Thetford Coffee Mill Sluice

River Thet

Cam and Ely Ouse (Including South Level) catchment

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Ranworth Broad

River Bure

Broadland Rivers catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Norfolk

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

Ant
Babingley River
Blackwater River
Bure
Burn
Counter Drain
Glaven
Great Ouse
Heacham
Heacham River
Hundred Foot Drain
Ingol and Babingley Brook
Little Ouse River
Lodes
Middle Level Drains
Mun
Mundesley
New Bedford River
Norfolk Coast
North Norfolk Coast
North Sea
Old Bedford
Old Bedford River
River Ant

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 105 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Norfolk. 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

Bedfordshire

24 designated areas · 15 stations

Cambridgeshire

58 designated areas · 36 stations

Lincolnshire

173 designated areas · 72 stations

Peterborough

4 designated areas · 1 stations

Rutland

2 designated areas · 0 stations

Suffolk

66 designated areas · 37 stations

Current flood warnings in Norfolk

Designated monitoring areas in Norfolk

Stations and readings in Norfolk

Watercourses associated with Norfolk

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