Environment Agency monitoring directory
The west bank of the tidal River Orwell through Ipswich from Rayleigh Industrial Estate to the Ipswich Tidal Barrier and the railway bridge on Wherstead Road
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Official area details
- Watercourse or coast
- River Orwell
- Directory county
- Suffolk
- EA operational area
- Suffolk
- Coverage category
- Designated Flood Warning Area
Use this information safely
- For conditions now: use the live panel and verify on the official flood service.
- For a property: use the official long-term risk checker; this directory is not address-level evidence.
- For river levels: open a nearby monitoring station and check the reading time.
- For immediate danger: follow emergency-service instructions and call 999.
Nearby river-level stations
These are measuring instruments, not reported flood locations. A station reading must be interpreted with its timestamp, station datum and any official threshold context.
Nearby designated monitoring areas
The east bank of the tidal River Orwell at Ipswich including the wet dock, the waterfront, town centre, to Beaconsfield Road, upstream of Stoke Bridge
River Orwell · designated warning area
The tidal River Orwell estuary from Felixstowe, including Trimley Marshes, Pin Mill, Nacton Shore, The Strand under the Orwell Bridge, the Western Quays, and Ipswich Tidal Barrier
River Orwell · designated warning area
The tidal River Orwell at Cliff Quay industrial area in Ipswich
River Orwell · designated warning area
The west bank of the tidal River Orwell from the railway bridge on Wherstead Road to Bourne Bridge
River Orwell · designated warning area
Property and insurance decisions
Inclusion in an EA monitoring area does not by itself establish a property's flood probability, insurance eligibility or premium. Check the address-level official service and ask the insurer or a qualified surveyor about the property.
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