Flood Warning Area Detail

Lower River Wear

• Current status:

  No warning

  Flood status last changed at  13:10 on 20 May 2013

• Location:

  Lower River Wear from Escomb to Chester-le-street including the Rivers Browney, Cong Burn and Lumley Park Burn

  View map of Flood Alert area

• Region:

  Northeast

• Floodline:

  Call Floodline on 0845 988 1188, select option 1 and enter Quickdial number 132802 to get more information

• Related Flood Warning Areas

  This area is covered by our general early notification of possible flooding, known as Flood Alert. We can also issue more specific Flood Warnings in this area. Follow the link(s) below to check if Flood Warnings are also in force for the following location(s):

  • No warning
    • River Wear at Chester-le-Street
    • River Wear at Bishop Auckland, Willington and Page Bank
    • River Wear at Batts Terrace Riverside, Bishop Auckland
    • River Wear at Page Bank Riverside
    • River Wear at Croxdale Riverside
    • Smallhope Burn at Lanchester
    • River Wear at Durham Riverside
    • River Wear at Durham Upper
    • River Wear at Elvet and Framwellgate, Durham
    • River Wear at Durham

• Previous statuses:

  • Warning no longer in force 12:30 on 19 May 2013
  • Flood Alert 10:29 on 18 May 2013
  • No warning 19:10 on 28 Jan 2013
  • Warning no longer in force 18:22 on 27 Jan 2013
  • Flood Alert 19:48 on 26 Jan 2013