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Leicester City - Flooding Engagement

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Braunstone Park Flood Storage Reservoir on a bright sunny day with vibrant green grass and trees. Numerous ducks can be seen along the bank. The water is at normal lake levels.

Braunstone Park Flood Storage Reservoir

Braunstone Park Flood Storage Reservoir on a bright sunny day with vibrant green grass and trees. Numerous ducks can be seen along the bank. The water is at normal lake levels.

East Midlands Flooding 2023-2025. Similar to the image of the flooded properties on the main page, but one for each of the 3 largest recent flood events

Freemans Weir, a close-up photo of blue-white water flowing down a portion of the face of the extremely long Freeman's Weir which is about 2 meters high and angled at about 45 degrees.

A photo taken above Melton Brook Debris screen looking at a large pile of logs and woody material that has been removed from the screen face.

A photo looking along the River Soar near Aylestone Meadows. A couple of canal boats are moored alongside the tarmac footpath that runs along the left of the image. Beyond the mooring area, the river is flanked continuously by trees.

A dark photo taken at night of water flowing across a spillway, which is a gap between two sections of embankment, from the brook out into the playing field area that forms one of the flood storage cells.

Zoomed in photo of a seagull perched on top of Swans Nest Weir, leaning forward with its beak just above the surface, looking at something underneath. Water is flowing over the weir around the seagull's legs.

Flooded Properties by Asset System

Side by side comparison of a metal debris screen at the outflow of Braunstone Park lake. In the before image half of it's vertical extent is covered in a thick layer of twigs and leaves, which are subsequently cleared.

Five photos of Brooks in Leicester after they have had Tree and Bush works carried out, showing them clear of vegetation and obstructions.

Map highlighting the East Midlands Region, with a blue dot for each of the properties flooded during the January 2025 event. The dots are heavily clustered in Leicester/Leicestershire, primarily along the River Soar, River Wreake and Barkby Brook.