Live flooding information

Quick links to live river levels across Shropshire 

Where can I find out the latest updates from Shropshire Council about flooding in my area?

Which car parks are currently affected by flooding?

You can find out which car parks have been affected by visiting our parking pages. These pages will be updated frequently during any period of flooding so please keep checking back for updates.

Where can I get help? Flood support for residents and businesses

  • If there's immediate risk to someone’s life or serious risk to safety due to flooding call 999
  • If you're concerned about the welfare of an elderly or vulnerable person due to flooding, and it's not something that could reasonably wait until normal office opening hours, please call on 0345 678 9044
  • For enquires about sandbags call 0345 678 9006 or take a look at our policy page. Please dispose of your used sandbags safely
  • If you become homeless or at risk of being homeless due to the flooding please contact us on 0345 678 9005
  • Follow our advice on what to do after a flood. For health advice after flooding visit 'Your health and flooding'
  • Flooding may cause you to feel anxious, stressed or worried. Please talk to someone if you are struggling with your mental health:
  • For all general customer enquiries call 0345 678 9000 or email customer.service@shropshire.gov.uk

Information on flooding and how to sign up for alerts

There's a wealth of information available to help you know if flooding may be expected in your area. Keeping up to date with the latest weather forecast is a great place to start.

To receive alerts from the Environment Agency when river flooding is expected you should register for Flood Warnings Direct. This is a free service that provides flood warnings by phone, text or email.  

To view and receive flood alerts via Facebook, you can use the FloodAlerts Facebook app.

To monitor river levels in your area and upstream, you can use the GaugeMap website, or the Gov.uk website. Each river gauge is also available to follow via Twitter.

View the live river levels at Crew Green, Montford Bridge, Welsh Bridge (Shrewsbury) and Bridgnorth. On these pages you can click on 'Show Historical Events' and this will display more information on how levels could affect nearby areas. 

Live river levels at the Welsh Bridge in Shrewsbury are also shown on the widget below. This information is updated regularly and is taken from the GaugeMap website. We have also included some local references to help you know what is may be affected at different river levels. The highest recorded level taken at the Welsh Bridge, during the floods of November 2000, was 5.25m.

Shrewsbury towpath flood barriers

Find out more about the policy on towpath closure in Shrewsbury at times of high water levels.

Related information

River level impacts

River level

1.6m

Impact

Dorset Street towpath (upstream of weir) begins to flood

River level

2.05m

Impact

Water Lane (towpath downstream of Welsh Bridge) begins to flood

River level

2.9m

Impact

Water starts to rise on to Frankwell car park

River level

3.15m

Impact

Lower parts of the Quarry start to flood

River level

3.6m

Impact

Water starts to rise on to St. Julian's Friars car park

River level

5.2m

Impact

Castle Foregate / Cross Street (beneath railway bridge) starts to flood