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

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Suffolk?

This directory snapshot contains 66 designated warning or alert areas associated with Suffolk. 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 Suffolk

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: 66
Level stations: 37
Named watercourses: 48
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Suffolk

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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 Suffolk

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
The River Deben from Debenham, to and including Bromeswell, and the River Lark from Clopton to Martlesham EA ref 054WAFSF4AC	River Deben, River Lark	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Suffolk coast at Southwold, including Reydon Marshes EA ref 054FWCDV3C1	River Blyth, North Sea	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Suffolk coast at Southwold, including Reydon Marshes EA ref 054WACDV3C	North Sea	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The River Brett from Lavenham to Higham, including Monks Eleigh and Hadleigh EA ref 054FWFSF5B	Brett	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The River Box from Boxford, to and including Thorrington Street, and the River Brett from Cockfield, to and including Higham EA ref 054WAFSF5	River Box, River Brett	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Thorpeness Hundred River from Saxmundham to Aldringham, and the River Ore from Framlingham to Blaxhall EA ref 054WAFSF3BC	Thorpeness Hundred, Ore	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Rivers Minsmere and Yox, from Sibton and Peasenhall to the Minsmere Levels, including Yoxford, Middleton and Eastbridge EA ref 054FWFSF3A	River Minsmere	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The Rivers Minsmere and Yox, from Peasenhall and Sibton to the Minsmere Levels, including Yoxford, Middleton and Eastbridge EA ref 054WAFSF3A	Minsmere, Yox	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The River Stour from Sudbury to Dedham, including Henny Street, Lamarsh, Bures, Nayland, Boxted, Langham and Stratford St Mary EA ref 051WAFEF3	Stour	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
The River Gipping from downstream of Needham Market to upstream of London Road Bridge, Ipswich, including riverside areas at Great Blakenham, Bramford and Sproughton EA ref 054WAFSF4FG	Gipping	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Isolated riverside properties on the tidal River Deben estuary, at Waldringfield, Methersgate and Martlesham Creek EA ref 054FWCDV4A2	River Deben	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
The tidal Deben estuary, from Felixstowe Ferry and Bawdsey to Ufford EA ref 054WACDV4A	River Deben, North Sea	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning

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River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Suffolk

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

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Lowestoft

Tide

England - East Coast catchment

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Glemsford

River Glem

Essex catchment

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Oulton Broad

River Waveney

Broadland Rivers catchment

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Cockfield

River Brett

Essex catchment

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Westmill

River Stour

Essex catchment

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Bures Bridge

River Stour

Essex catchment

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Sturmer

Stour Brook

Essex catchment

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Beck Bridge

River Kennett

Cam and Ely Ouse (Including South Level) catchment

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Framlingham

River Ore

East Suffolk catchment

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Ousden

River Kennett

Cam and Ely Ouse (Including South Level) catchment

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Isleham

River Lark

Cam and Ely Ouse (Including South Level) catchment

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Southwold

Tide

England - East Coast catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Suffolk

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

Blyth
Box
Bramfield
Bramfield Watercourse
Brett
Bumpstead Brook
Chad Brook
Chediston
Deben
Dunwich River
Gipping
Groundwater
Huntingfield Watercourse
Lake Lothing
Lark
Minsmere
Minsmere River
North Sea
Ore
Oulton Broad
Rattlesden River
River Alde
River Blyth
River Box

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 66 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Suffolk. 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

Essex

136 designated areas · 70 stations

Medway

1 designated areas · 0 stations

Norfolk

105 designated areas · 58 stations

Southend-on-Sea

3 designated areas · 1 stations

Current flood warnings in Suffolk

Designated monitoring areas in Suffolk

Stations and readings in Suffolk

Watercourses associated with Suffolk

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