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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Sheffield?

This directory snapshot contains 45 designated warning or alert areas associated with Sheffield. 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 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: 45
Level stations: 18
Named watercourses: 14
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Sheffield

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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 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 name	Watercourse / coast	EA area category
Malinbridge, Sheffield including properties on Low Matlock Lane, Loxley Road, Holme Lane and Limbrick Close EA ref 123FWF567	River Loxley	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sharrow Vale, Sheffield including Bruce Road, Eastwood Road, Neill Road, Ecclesall Road and Rosedale Gardens EA ref 123FWF583	Porter Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sheffield including Corporation Street, Bridge Street, Millsands, Nursery Street, Spitalfields, Stanley Street, Derek Dooley Way, Wicker and Blonk Street EA ref 123FWF622	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sheffield including Pond Hill, Pond Street and Harmer Lane EA ref 123FWF595	River Sheaf, Porter Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Owlerton, Sheffield including Club Mill Road EA ref 123FWF618	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sheffield from Butterthwaite Lane, Ecclesfield to Meadowhall Interchange. Including Deep Lane, Ecclesfield Road, Grange Mill Lane, Blackburn Road, Fife Street, Meadowhall Road and Alsing Road EA ref 123FWF692	Blackburn Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sheffield including Ecclesall Road, Hickmott Road, Eastwood Road, Neill Road, Bruce Road, Meadow Terrace, Sharrow Vale Road, Pomona Street, Summerfield Street, Harrow Street, Beeley Street and London Road EA ref 123FWF586	Porter Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sheffield including Edmund Road, Cromford Street, Rowsley Street, Charlotte Road, Farm Road, Granville Road and Shrewsbury Road EA ref 123FWF581	River Sheaf	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sheffield at Burngreave and Attercliffe, including the area bounded by Carlisle Street East, President Way, Stevenson Road, Effingham Street and Effingham Road EA ref 123FWF625	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Sheffield including Shoreham Street, Leadmill Street, Matilda Lane, Mortimer Street, Leadmill Road, Suffolk Road and Fornham Street EA ref 123FWF593	River Sheaf, Porter Brook	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Norton Hammer, Sheffield including Rydal Road, Langdale Road, Arnside Road, Coniston Road, Little London Road and Abbeydale Road EA ref 123FWF572	River Sheaf	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Wadsley Bridge including Winn Gardens, Arundel Business Park and properties off Clay Wheels Lane EA ref 123FWF616	River Don	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

Showing 12 of 45 matching areas

River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Sheffield

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

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Sheffield Oakbrook Road

Porter Brook

Don and Rother catchment

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Sheffield Centenary Works

River Sheaf

Don and Rother catchment

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Dore Twenty Well Lane

River Sheaf

Don and Rother catchment

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Hadfields

River Don

Don and Rother catchment

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High Green

Charlton Brook

Don and Rother catchment

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Sheffield Wincobank

Blackburn Brook

Don and Rother catchment

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Highfield

River Sheaf

Don and Rother catchment

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Sheffield Station

Porter Brook

Don and Rother catchment

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Sheffield Blackburn

Blackburn Brook

Don and Rother catchment

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Sheffield Lady's Bridge

River Don

Don and Rother catchment

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Ecclesfield Morrisons

Whitley Brook

Don and Rother catchment

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Loxley Rowell Bridge

River Loxley

Don and Rother catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with 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.

Bagley Dike
Blackburn Brook
Car Brook
Carr Brook
Charlton Brook
Eccelsfield Brook
Meers Brook
Porter Brook
River Don
River Little Don
River Loxley
River Sheaf
The Porter River
Whitley Brook

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 45 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with 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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Nearby local areas

Barnsley

15 designated areas · 10 stations

Derbyshire

153 designated areas · 65 stations

Doncaster

36 designated areas · 11 stations

Kirklees

53 designated areas · 24 stations

Rotherham

11 designated areas · 10 stations

Wakefield

21 designated areas · 15 stations

Current flood warnings in Sheffield

Designated monitoring areas in Sheffield

Stations and readings in Sheffield

Watercourses associated with Sheffield

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