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Trent Washlands & Ferry Bridge

Stapenhill, Burton upon TrentAlong the River Trent
Passable

Trent Washlands & Ferry Bridge is currently passable.

The river’s 92 cm below the level where parts of this path can start to flood.

Over the past year, though, the river topped the level where this path usually floods on about 17 days, mostly in November to March.

Updated Holding steady over the last 4 h

River level at the gauge

1.12 mASDmeasured

River Trent at Drakelow · 2.1 km away

See Environment Agency’s own readings for this gauge

Flood lines for this path: parts can start to flood at 2.04 mASD · usually properly flooded above 2.65 mASD

The river’s sitting low in this gauge’s usual range.

River level, last 2 days1.11–1.14 mASD

This flood line starts from this gauge’s measured history — the level the river only tops a few days a year. Reports of a flooded or passable day will tune it to the path itself.

Through the year

Over the past year the river topped the level where this path is usually flooded on about 17 days, mostly in November to March.

It also reached the lower level where parts of this path can start to flood on about 46 more days.

From this gauge’s own record over the year to July 2026, measured against the level we estimate this path floods at. It’s a guide to the season, not a forecast.

About this path

Flood meadows between the Trent's channels in the middle of Burton, crossed by surfaced paths and the Victorian Ferry Bridge walkway linking Stapenhill to the town centre. The Washlands are designed to flood and go under in most high-river events — Burton's defences worked 49 days in a single decade — with the low paths and footbridges closing while the raised walkway usually stays open.

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Flood Path is advisory and not safety-critical — river readings come from public feeds with no guarantee, and conditions can change fast in heavy rain. Use your own judgement on the day.