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Environment Agency20 Oct 2026

Flood alert: River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook

The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook (Oxfordshire, Swindon). The Environment Agency has issued 163 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 5 Sep 2008 (the area's history).

Flood alert

The notice

Issued by
Environment Agency
Area
River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook
Level
Flood alert
Issued
08:57, 20 Oct 2026
County
Oxfordshire, Swindon
River or sea
River Cole
Flood area code
061WAF07Cole
Official source
Environment Agency: the notice at its source

River Cole, Dorcan Brook and South Marston Brook: every alert and warning since 2008England's flood areas ranked by alerts and warnings

Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. AreaZine rebuilds this page from the agency's record; the agency's page is the one to act on. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

The notice as issued

Forecast rising river levels this morning may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from the morning of Tuesday 20 October . Flooding of low lying land and roads is expected, especially in the Covingham Drive area. Further rainfall is forecast throughout this morning and could be heavy at times before becoming lighter later on this afternoon. We expect river levels to rise until this afternoon and will start to drop again into this evening. We are monitoring rainfall and river levels . Avoid using low lying footpaths and any bridges near local watercourses. Refer to River Levels online for more information. This message will be updated by 7:00PM on Tuesday 20 October or as the situation changes.

Source: Environment Agency: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. This uses Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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