| Search keywords Search Home Planning and environment Flooding help and advice Preparing for a flood Preparing for a flood COVID-19: Find advice on evacuating your home due to flooding during the pandemic. To assess if a location has a possibility of flooding, view the flood probability map. Know your responsibilities Riperian Ownership Leaflet [PDF] An ordinary watercourse is any natural or artificial channel that water flows through, such as a river, including where a river flows through a culvert, brook, beck, or mill stream. If you own land or property along an ordinary watercourse you have responsibilities that include: maintaining the bed and banks of the watercourse and allowing the flow of water to pass without obstruction and so help prevent flooding. If you want to carry out work that affects the flow of water or flood risk from an ordinary watercourse you need to get permission. When is flooding likely? Flooding is usually a consequence of a prolonged period of rain or heavy downpours and can be exacerbated by many variables including neglected culverts, saturated ground and blocked drainage systems. It’s hard to predict when flooding will happen because of these variables. Whilst flooding events are difficult to predict, there are services available that can help alert you to when flooding is possible and help shore up your property’s defences should flooding actually occur. Long term flood risk assessment for locations in England View a map of flood risk assessments to find out how likely it is that a place could flood in the future, what factors could contribute to future flooding and where to get information about managing your flood risk. Find out if you're at risk of flooding The Environment Agency website has detailed, searchable maps that show the long term risk of your property and community flooding from: rivers surface water reservoirs Planning and being prepared It is impossible to remove all danger of flooding but you can take reasonable measures to reduce the damage caused to your property and minimise the effect it will have on you and your family. Evacuating your property due to flooding during the pandemic If there is an imminent threat from flooding the priority is to evacuate safely. The use of rest centres as shared accommodation will only be considered as a last resort. Residents in flood risk areas are encouraged to plan ahead to find shelter with friends or family if an evacuation is required. Make a flood plan Prepare your property Sandbags Sandbag eligibility Insurance Prepare your community Know your responsibilities Check flood warnings Check local weather forecasts Flooding email bulletins Case study: Thurgarton Can we help? For further information and advice on how you and your community can prepare for flooding, contact: Emergency Planning: email: emergency.planning@nottscc.gov.uk telephone: 0300 500 80 80 For advice on owning a waterside property and your responsibilities, contact: Flood Risk Management: email: flood.team@nottscc.gov.uk Share this page? Facebook Twitter Print Email Related During a flood After a flood Latest news Winter social care recruitment drive County Hall lights up against gender-based violence Health Scrutiny chair calls for public inquiry into maternity services at NUH ? County council working to protect taxpayers’ money against fraudsters See all news and media information Contact us Send an enquiry to our customer service team or speak to us face-to-face. Contact us online Call us Visit us in person Download our MyNotts app Easy access to Council services while you're on the move. Accessibility Privacy Copyright How we use Cookies Copyright © Nottinghamshire County Council 2021 We use cookies on our website. By using our site you agree that we can store and access cookies on your device. Read our cookie policy. Accept cookies