Does appearing on this Westmorland and Furness page mean there is a flood warning?

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

How many EA monitoring areas are associated with Westmorland and Furness?

This directory snapshot contains 48 designated warning or alert areas associated with Westmorland and Furness. 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 Westmorland and Furness

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: 48
Level stations: 44
Named watercourses: 44
Directory snapshot: 6 Aug 2026, 01:13

Live Environment Agency status

Current flood warnings in Westmorland and Furness

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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 Westmorland and Furness

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
Rivers Kent and Mint at Kendal, Lake District Business Park, Aikrigg Avenue, Mintsfeet Road South, Beezon Fields, Ann Street, Stramongate, Thorny Hills, Canal Head, Kent Place, Kirkland, Romney Gardens, Kirkbie Kendal School, Natland Road, Watercrook EA ref 011FWFNC17D	River Kent	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Stock Beck at Kendal, from Calder Drive to the River Kent, including Sandylands Road, Crag View, Broad Ing, Eastgate, Westgate, Longpool, Wildman Street, Ann Street, Gandy Street, Castle Street, Castle Garth, Castle Crescent EA ref 011FWFNC29	Stock Beck	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Rivers Eamont and Lowther to their confluence with the River Eden at Langwathby EA ref 011WAFLO	River Lowther, River Eamont	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Barrow in Furness including West Shore Park, Biggar Bank Road, Biggar, Tummer Hill Marshes, Rampside, Roa Island and Vickerstown EA ref 011FWCN5A	Irish Sea	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Coastline at Barrow in Furness EA ref 011WACN5	Irish Sea	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties in Holme Street, Holme Court, parts of Chapel Street and Cherry Row liable to flooding from other sources EA ref 011FWFNC1D	Surface Water	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties lying along River Eamont at Eamont Bridge, Old Post Office Row and Eamont Park EA ref 011FWFNC7B	River Eamont	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties on the B5320 between Dunmallard Hill and the river, including the steamer pier EA ref 011FWFNC27A	Ullswater, River Eamont	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Commercial and residential properties adjacent to the River Kent at Burneside, Bridge Street, New Street, Steeles Row and Carling Steps EA ref 011FWFNC18A	River Kent	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Properties adjacent to the Rivers Kent and Mint at Kendal, including Lake District Business Park, Jubilee Fields, Busher Walk including Police Station, Fire Station and County Hall, Sandes Avenue, New Road, Aynam Road, Queen Katherine Street, Parr Street EA ref 011FWFNC17B	River Kent	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning
Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster and other watercourses, from Grasmere to Grange-over-Sands including low lying areas around Ambleside, Skelwith Bridge, Windermere, Hawkshead, Newby Bridge, Backbarrow, Cark and Cartmel EA ref 011WAFBR	River Brathay, River Rothay, River Winster	Designated alert area Coverage type—not a current warning
Low lying roads, residential and commercial properties adjacent the River Eden at Bolton, Appleby in Westmorland EA ref 011FWFNC9	River Eden	Designated warning area Coverage type—not a current warning

Showing 12 of 48 matching areas

River-level monitoring

Stations and readings in Westmorland and Furness

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

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Victoria Bridge

River Kent

South Cumbria catchment

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Temple Sowerby

River Eden

Eden and Esk catchment

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Eamont Bridge Farm

River Eamont

Eden and Esk catchment

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Far Sawrey

Windermere

South Cumbria catchment

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Bampton Grange

River Lowther

Eden and Esk catchment

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Eel House Bridge

Cunsey Beck

South Cumbria catchment

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Newby Bridge

River Leven

South Cumbria catchment

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Miller Bridge House

River Rothay

South Cumbria catchment

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Pooley Bridge

River Eamont

Eden and Esk catchment

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Appleby

River Eden

Eden and Esk catchment

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Thacka Beck Reservoir

Thacka Beck

Eden and Esk catchment

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White House Gardens, Penrith

Thacka Beck

Eden and Esk catchment

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Directory index

Watercourses associated with Westmorland and Furness

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

Blind Beck
Butts Beck
Church Beck
Coniston Water
Cunsey Beck
Dacre Beck
Dragley Beck
Eea River
Fisher Beck
Glenridding Beck
Greenbank Drain
Hagg Gill
Haweswater Beck
Haweswater Reservoir
Irish Sea
Kirkfield Drain
Lund Beck
Poaka Beck
River Brathay
River Crake
River Eamont
River Eden
River Eea
River Gowan

Check property-level risk before buying or insuring

Our directory lists 48 Environment Agency warning and alert areas associated with Westmorland and Furness. 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 Westmorland and Furness

Designated monitoring areas in Westmorland and Furness

Stations and readings in Westmorland and Furness

Watercourses associated with Westmorland and Furness

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