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Flood Emergency
Flood Prevention - sandbags, equipment and advice
Flood History in Bath & North East Somerset
Flooding advice from the Environment Agency
Flooding advice from Central Government
Make your own sand bags - you can buy sand and bags separately, thus meaning you can store them indefinitely and only make them into "sandbags" in times of need. Appropriate bags and sand are available from local builders merchants.
Filled sandbags - filled sandbags can be purchased from the Councils highway contractor Ringway on 01761 454950 or from local builders merchants.
Other flood prevention products - The Environment Agency provides a list of removable flood defence products for your home, along with their suppliers. Preparing for a flood (external website - opens new window)
If you are in danger of imminent flooding please refer to the Flood Emergency pages.
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Flood History
The main rivers flowing through the Bath & North East Somerset area are:
Also significant in terms of flood risk are:
Areas that have experienced significant flooding in recent years are:
See also: Check the flood map to see if you are at risk (external website - opens new window)
