Environment Agency27 Aug 2026
Flood alert: Tributaries in South Derbyshire
The Environment Agency raised a flood alert for Tributaries in South Derbyshire (Derby, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire). The Environment Agency has issued 40 flood alerts, 0 flood warnings and 0 severe flood warnings for this area since 15 Aug 2022 (the area's history).
Flood alert
The notice
- Issued by
- Environment Agency
- Area
- Tributaries in South Derbyshire
- Level
- Flood alert
- Issued
- 10:05, 27 Aug 2026
- County
- Derby, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire
- River or sea
- Black Brook, Coppice Brook, Markeaton Brook, Chaddeston Brook, Wilne Drain, Cuttle Brook, Doles Brook, Ramsley Brook and Carr Brook
- Flood area code
- 034WAF411
- Official source
- Environment Agency: the notice at its source
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 27 August 2026 . River levels at the Belper Whitemoor Lane River Gauge are rising rapidly. Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around the tributaries to the River Derwent and River Trent in South Derbyshire, including Black Brook, Coppice Brook, Markeaton Brook, Chaddeston Brook, Wilne Drain, Cuttle Brook, Doles Brook, Ramsley Brook and Carr Brook. Thunderstorms are forecast over the next 24 hours. We are closely monitoring the situation . Avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded . This message will be updated by 10:00PM on 27 August 2026 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.