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Flood warning and alerts in force for Cumbria

by Cumbria Crack
07/12/2025
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A flood warning and flood alerts are in place for Cumbria.

A flood warning – meaning flooding is expected – is in place for Keswick Campsite.

Water levels remain high and are expected to cause flooding. Flooding is expected throughout today and the locations most affected will be Keswick Campsite with flooding from the lake.

Flood alerts – meaning flooding is possible – are also in place for:

River Rede

Rising river levels may lead to flooding. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers. Avoid low lying roads near rivers, which may be flooded . 

Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster

River and lake levels remain high due to recent rainfall.

Scattered showers, some of which may be heavy, were expected throughout the night into today, Monday December 8.

Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers Brathay, Rothay, 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

Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck

High river levels last night may have led to flooding.

Flooding was possible though into this morning, Monday December 8.

Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers Duddon, Crake, Mill Beck and other watercourses from Coniston to Barrow including low lying areas around Ulpha, Duddon Bridge, Broughton in Furness, Kirkby-in-Furness, Dalton-in-Furness and Ulverston. 

Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk

High river levels last night may have led to flooding.

Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near the rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk. 

Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwentwater

River and lake levels remain high following recent heavy rainfall.

Further rainfall is forecast into today, Monday December 8.

Some of these showers will be heavy, which will keep river and lake levels elevated.

Upper River Tees

Rising river levels yesterday evening may have led to flooding.

Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers. 

Flood alert area: Low lying land in the Tees Valley, including Teesdale Way footpath at Croft.

The levels will be monitored across Cumbria and people are urged to avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water.

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