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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Rotherham?

This directory snapshot contains 11 designated warning or alert areas associated with Rotherham. 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 · England

Flood warnings and river levels in Rotherham

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: 11
Level stations: 10
Named watercourses: 6
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Rotherham

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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 Rotherham

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
Kilnhurst including Hooton Road, Charles Street, Thomas Street and Hooton Lodge EA ref 123FWF636	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
New York including Lyme Street, Marsh Street, Sheffield Road, Main Street and Canal Association and Lock House EA ref 123FWF631	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Rotherham including Rother Valley Golf Centre and Bedgreave Mill EA ref 123FWF708	River Rother	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Whiston Brook at Whiston EA ref 123WAF990	Whiston Brook	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Rotherham including properties in Northfield, St Ann's, Parkgate, Retail World Shopping Centre, Waddington Way, Aldwarke, Eastwood Trading Estate and Eastwood Village Primary School EA ref 123FWF634	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Treeton including Mill Road, Mill Lane and Treeton Lane EA ref 123FWF710	River Rother	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Wath upon Dearne including Stacey Mill House on Mill Lane, West Street, Green Ings Lane and Station Road including the sports centre, works, depot, sewage works and garden centre EA ref 123FWF482	Brook Dike	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Kilnhurst including Springfield Road, Beighton Road and Wharf Road and including the sports ground EA ref 123FWF637	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Rotherham city centre properties at Bridgegate, Frederick Street, Central Road, Gresborough Street and Corporation Street EA ref 123FWF632	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Whiston Brook through Whiston, from Moorhouse Lane, along High Street to Meadowcroft Close EA ref 123FWF720	Whiston Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Catcliffe including the area bounded by Orgreave Road, Station Road, Sheffiled Lane and Blue Mans Way EA ref 123FWF474	River Rother	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Rotherham

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

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Rotherham

River Don

Don and Rother catchment

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Catcliffe

River Rother

Don and Rother catchment

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Catcliffe Drain

Don and Rother catchment

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Wath upon Dearne

Brook Dike

Don and Rother catchment

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Rotherham Forge Island

River Don

Don and Rother catchment

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Kilnhurst Lower

River Don

Don and Rother catchment

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Whiston Brook

Rother catchment

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Canklow Regulator

River Rother

Don and Rother catchment

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Canklow Washlands

Ulley Brook

Don and Rother catchment

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Meadowgate Regulator

River Rother

Don and Rother catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Rotherham

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

Brook Dike
Catcliffe Drain
River Don
River Rother
Ulley Brook
Whiston Brook

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 11 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Rotherham. 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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Current flood warnings in Rotherham

Designated monitoring areas in Rotherham

Stations and readings in Rotherham

Watercourses associated with Rotherham

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