Shrewsbury floods

The town of Shrewsbury in Shropshire, England has historically been affected by flooding of the River Severn.

The town centre is partially built on a hill whose elevation is, at its highest, 246 feet (75 m) above sea level.

From the late 1990s, the town experienced severe flooding problems from the Severn and Rea Brook.

[22][23] In the autumn of 2000 large swathes of the town were underwater, notably Frankwell, which flooded three times in six weeks.

More recently, such as in 2005 and 2007 but not 2020, flooding has been less severe, and the defences have generally held back floodwaters from the town centre areas.