What were the impacts of flooding in the Somerset Levels? Over 600 homes and 6880 hectares of agricultural land were flooded. A number of villages were cut off after roads were flooded.

From December 2013 onwards the Somerset Levels suffered severe flooding as part of the wider 2013–2014 Atlantic winter storms in Europe and subsequent 2013–2014 United Kingdom winter floods.

Dredging the rivers A total of 130,000 cubic metres of silt were removed. The Environment Agency said the work would help reduce flooding to properties on Curry Moor and North Moor, on the A361 and the West Coast mainline. Bank repairs to the River Parrett were also carried out at Langport and Cocklemoor.

What caused the flooding on the Somerset Levels? England, rainfall totalled In December 2013, an unusually high amount of rainfall began to fall on the Somerset Levels and this continued into February 2014. With so much water, the ground became saturated, forcing both the river Parrett and the river Tone to flood.

We cannot guarantee that places in Somerset will not flood again, because all sorts of circumstances might conspire against us. we’re planning to fund another 23 projects in our programme for next year. “The very wet weather we had before and after Christmas was a good test.

The Somerset Levels span an area of around 250 square miles, or 160,000 acres. The majority of this area is below sea level, making the land vulnerable to both tidal and land-based flooding.

All of the levels and moors in Somerset were under water until about 4500 BC when peat deposits began to form in salt marsh, fen and raised bog environments. In order to cross these wetlands and reach the islands of rock and sand in the valleys, prehistoric people built wooden trackways.

Across south-west England and south Wales, the 222.6 mm (8.8in) of rainfall up to midnight on Tuesday meant January 2014 was already the fifth-wettest on record. Meanwhile, military planners have met council officials in Somerset over plans to bring relief to villages cut off by recent floods.

Flooding on the somerset levels Winter 2013/14 Prolonged heavy rain led to Flooding on the Somerset Levels An area of coastal plain and wetland in central Somerset 650km2 Flat land lying close to sea level Mainly agricultural, arable and grazing land with some peat extraction Important habitats for birds and plants.

Local people, led by the Flooding on the Levels Action Group (FLAG) provided local support to people affected by the floods. This included fundraising and the collection and distribution of food. They also used social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, to share news.

Better farming and development practices, and some drainage works, were recommended to reduce flood risks in the area. The Levels occupy an area of about 160,000 acres (650 km 2 ), bisected by the Polden Hills; the areas to the south are drained by the River Parrett, and the areas to the north by the rivers Axe and Brue.

The area is very flat and has a maximum altitude of 8m above sea level. All rivers in this area including, Axe, Sheppey and Brue in the north, while to the south, the rivers are the Cary, Yeo, Tone and Parrett drain into the Bristol Channel.