Environment Agency directory · England

Flood warnings and river levels in Rotherham, Sheffield

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
5
Level stations
2
Named watercourses
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6 Aug 2026, 01:13

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Current flood warnings in Rotherham, Sheffield

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

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Designated monitoring areas in Rotherham, Sheffield

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 nameWatercourse / coastEA area category
Beighton including Woodhouse Lane and Rotherham Road and Crown Works Industrial Estate

EA ref 123FWF709

River RotherDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Sheffield including the area from Thorncliffe Park Estate, Chapeltown to Meadowhall Interchange. Includes Chambers Way, Chambers Valley Road, Bridge Inn Road in Chapeltown, Station Road, Mill Road, The Common in Ecclesfield and Dara Street in Wincobank

EA ref 123FWF693

Blackburn BrookDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Templeborough including Riverside Way, Sheffield Road and Magna Way. Including Templeborough Steel Works and Magna Business Park

EA ref 123FWF630

River DonDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Blackburn Meadows Sewage Treatment Works and Energy Plant

EA ref 123FWF628

River DonDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Woodhouse Mill including properties on Furnace Lane and Retford Road

EA ref 123FWF711

River RotherDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Rotherham, Sheffield

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Watercourses associated with Rotherham, Sheffield

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

  • Blackburn Brook
  • River Don
  • River Rother

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 5 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Rotherham, Sheffield. 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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