Environment Agency23 Oct 2026
Flood alert: West Dorset Rivers and Streams
The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for West Dorset Rivers and Streams (Devon, Dorset Council). The Environment Agency has issued 231 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 17 Nov 2010 (the area's history).
Flood alert
The notice
- Issued by
- Environment Agency
- Area
- West Dorset Rivers and Streams
- Level
- Flood alert
- Issued
- 07:14, 23 Oct 2026
- County
- Devon, Dorset Council
- River or sea
- River Asker, River Brit, River Bride, River Char, River Lim
- Flood area code
- 111WAFWDRS
- Official source
- Environment Agency: the notice at its source
West Dorset Rivers and Streams: every alert and warning since 2010England'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
High river levels today may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible on Friday 23 October . Areas most at risk include the Rivers Lim, Char, Winniford, Simene, Brit, Asker, Mangerton and Bride. Properties at Church Street, Burton Bradstock may need to prepare their pumps with continuing rainfall and rising river levels. Further rainfall is expected throughout the day which may cause river levels to rise further. We are closely monitoring the situation . Do not drive through floodwater. Even shallow water can move or damage a car. Don't put yourself or others at risk. This message will be updated by 5:00PM on Friday 23 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.
The record around this notice
- West Dorset Rivers and Streams: every alert and warning since 2010231 in all
- England's flood areas ranked by alerts and warnings
- Flood alerts and warnings, October 202662 in the month
- The latest from the Environment Agency
- Every warning and recall in the United Kingdom
- Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning