Flood alert for Lambourn issued by the Environment Agency
Oxford Street flooding 2014
The groundwater levels are continuing to be above normal levels which means there is a risk of flooding.
From the Environment Agency:
“In response to recent rainfall, groundwater levels have risen above the level that requires early awareness and a groundwater alert to be issued, determined from the Longacre borehole in the Lambourn Valley. The groundwater level at this location is higher than normal for this time of year but is currently slowly declining. The catchment remains sensitive to rainfall due to saturated ground and groundwater levels may start to rise again if there is further rainfall.
We issued a groundwater flood alert on 27 November 2023 for the areas at risk of groundwater flooding in the Lambourn Valley and this will remain in force. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and provide an update as this changes.”
You can sign up to receive specific flood warnings from The Environment Agency for Lambourn HERE
The river Lambourn itself is flowing 18 cm below the top of the normal range in the centre of the village as at 8th Dec 2023. Groundwater has been known to rise fast so the flood warning remains in place.
The River Lambourn Flood Risk Areas are marked on this map in BLUE:
