River Levels
River Levels

Lower Test

Flood alert

At Romsey and Testwood, levels in the River Test are high but stable. In the last 48 hours, over 27 mm of rain was recorded at Romsey. Currently (29/03/2024) there remains a significant amount of water flooding land and fields from Timsbury to Romsey. Some footpath flooding may be affecting Rivermead Close and the Memorial Park. At Romsey Industrial estate, water may be ponded on land near to Greatbridge Road. Land at Broadlands and Testwood will also be in flood. Scattered showers are forecast today (29/03/2024) but will not produce significant amounts of rainfall. The forecast for the rest of the weekend is to be fairly dry. While water levels in the river will begin to reduce, they will remain higher than normal over the next few weeks. We are managing sluices to balance water levels through the town. We recommend private sluice owners undertake regular sluice operation. Flooded land at Testwood may require livestock to be moved. This Flood Alert will be updated by 18:00 on 30/03/2024.

Information supplied by the Environment Agency

This information last updated 1:54pm, Friday 29th March.

Flood Warning Area Details

River Test and tributaries from Romsey to Totton

Region: Solent and South Downs

Country: England

Counties covered: Hampshire, Southampton

Watercourses covered: River Test

Area covered by this alert location

The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Lower Test.

Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).

Other Nearby Flood Warning Locations

River Test at Romsey and Testwood
A3057 Greatbridge Road, Romsey, Broadlands, Testwood and Totton Bypass on the River Test

No current or recent warnings.

Romsey Tadburn Lake
Tadburn Lake stream through Romsey

No current or recent warnings.

Halterworth to Romsey Town Centre on the Tadburn Lake
Halterworth, Harefield, The Hundred, Romsey Rapids, and Romsey Town Centre on the Tadburn Lake

No current or recent warnings.

River Blackwater
Landford to East Wellow and Wade Bridge on the River Blackwater, and Cadnam to Ower on the Cadnam River

Landford to Wade Bridge on the River Blackwater
Landford, Wellow Mill, and Wade Bridge, on the River Blackwater

Recent warnings no longer in force.

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