Flooding update: Eighteen rivers and streams on Flood Alert (From Banbury Cake)

Flooding update: Eighteen rivers and streams on Flood Alert

11:10pm Wednesday 21st November 2012 in News By Jason Collie

PEOPLE living near 18 rivers and brooks in Oxfordshire were tonight being warned they may face flooding.

Following a day of heavy rain, the Environment Agency has put the following rivers on Flood Alert.

They are:

• River Cherwell from Charwelton to just above Upper Heyford
• River Cherwell from Lower Heyford down to and including Oxford
• River Thame from Marsworth to Dorchester including Long Marston, Rowsham, North Aylesbury, Cuddington, Thame, Shabbington, Ickford, Waterperry, Cuddesdon, Wheatley, Quarrendon, Drayton St Leonard, Overy
• Chalgrove Brook at Chalgrove and Stadhampton
• River Thames and its tributaries from Days Lock to above Pangbourne
• River Thames and tributaries from Buscot Wick down to Kings Lock
• River Ock from Watchfield to Abingdon
• Letcombe Brook at Wantage, Grove and East Hanney
• Clanfield Brook for Clanfield Village
• Shill Brook for Bampton
• Sor Brook and The Bloxham Brook and their tributaries
• River Evenlode from Moreton in Marsh to Cassington
• River Glyme at Wootton and Woodstock
• Ginge Brook for the Steventon area down to and including Sutton Courtenay
• River Ray and its tributaries from Shipton Lee to and including Islip
• Langford and Wendlebury Brooks from Stratton Audley down to near Merton, including Bicester and Wendlebury

Flood alerts are where the agency fears the river may break its banks.