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Flood warnings and river levels in Staffordshire

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
93
Level stations
52
Named watercourses
35
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6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Staffordshire

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Permanent EA coverage

Designated monitoring areas in Staffordshire

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
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 TrentDesignated 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 TrentDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

River Blithe at Blythe Park Industrial Estate, Cresswell including Aldbrough House

EA ref 033FWF3BLITHE02

River BlitheDesignated warning 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 SwarbourneDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

The Weaver Catchment includes the Rivers Weaver, Ducklow and Wheelock and their tributaries

EA ref 013WAFWE

River WeaverDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

River Dove at Fauld Cottage Farm and Cornill Lane

EA ref 033FWF3DOVE011

River DoveDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

River Tame at County Drive and Bitterscote area Tamworth

EA ref 033FWF3TAME019

River TameDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Low-lying land and roads between Water Orton and Tamworth including the Bourne Brook at Fazeley

EA ref 033WAF304

River TameDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

River Anker at Amington, Tamworth including Shuttington Road, Amington Old Hall, Amington Park, Filey, Selker Drive and Whitley Avenue

EA ref 033FWF3ANKR008

River AnkerDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Low-lying land and roads between Great Haywood to Yoxall

EA ref 033WAF311

River TrentDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

River Churnet at Quixhill

EA ref 033FWF3CHUR006

River ChurnetDesignated warning area

Coverage type—not a current warning

Low-lying land and roads between Leek and Rocester on the River Churnet and between Adderley and Spath on the River Tean including Cecilly Brook at Cheadle

EA ref 033WAF317

River Churnet, River TeanDesignated alert area

Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Staffordshire

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Watercourses associated with Staffordshire

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

  • Bourne Brook
  • Cecily Brook
  • Endon Brook
  • Ford Green Brook
  • Fowlea Brook
  • Lonco Brook
  • Lyme Brook
  • Marchington Brook
  • Meece Brook
  • Picknall Brook
  • Ridings Brook
  • Rising Brook
  • River Anker
  • River Blithe
  • River Churnet
  • River Dove
  • River Hamps
  • River Meese
  • River Penk
  • River Perry
  • River Sow
  • River Stour
  • River Strine
  • River Swarbourn

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 93 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Staffordshire. 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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