Storm Claudia: 12 flood alerts in place across Derbyshire as Storm Claudia brings heavy rain

The Environment Agency has issued 12 flood alerts for Derbyshire as heavy rain across the county is set to continue until tomorrow morning.

A flood alert means that flooding is ‘possible’ and anyone in the area affected should prepare for potential flooding.

Here is a list of all flood alerts which are in place in Derbyshire today (Friday, November 14).

• Bottle Brook in Derbyshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including the B6179 at Kilburn and Little Eaton, and farmlands in the Kilburn and Little Eaton areas. River levels at Smithy Houses Gauge are rising rapidly due to the nature of the catchment.
• Flood alert for River Amber in Derbyshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads along the River Amber around Ambergate.
• Flood alert for Lower Derwent in Derbyshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Church Wilne, Draycott, and Wilne Lane between Draycott and Sawley.
• Flood alert for Lower Dove Brooks and Egginton Brook in Derbyshire – Flooding may affect low-lying land and roads adjacent to the Foston Brook, Hilton Brook and Egginton Brook.
• River Ecclesbourne in Derbyshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads along the River Ecclesbourne around Duffield. Access maybe affected for parts of Snake Lane, Duck Island, and Wirksworth Road.
• River Erewash in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around Pinxton, including the Pinxton Wharf access road, Langley Mill, Ilkeston, Stapleford, and the recreation area at Sandiacre.
• River Erewash Tributaries in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around the tributaries to the River Erewash near the border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, including Golden Brook and Stream, Boundary Brook, Nut Brook, Bailey Brook, Beauvale Brook and Nether Green Brook.
• River Trent in Derbyshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Willington, Ingleby, Barrow upon Trent, Swarkestone, the B5008 at Willington, the access frontage at Swarkestone, the A5132 between Willington and Barrow, and Meadow Lane.
• River Wye in Derbyshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Ashford and Bakewell areas. Heavy rainfall is forecast over the next 24 hours. River levels at Ashford Gauge will begin rising tomorrow morning 14/11/25
• Tributaries in South Derbyshire – 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.
• Upper Derwent in Derbyshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads including Bamford, Leadmill, Curbar, Grindleford, and Rowsley.

• Tributaries in North Derbyshire – Areas most at risk are low-lying agricultural land and roads around the tributaries of the Rivers Derwent, Wye and Noe in North Derbyshire including Grinds Brook, Peakshole Water, Bradwell Brook, Stoke Brook, Bar Brook, Tideswell Brook, Warney Brook, Bentley Brook, Via Gellia and Lea Brook.