Lagos flood, 28 Jun to 1 Jul 2026

Ikate: how deep did the water get?

In the Flood Check model of the Lagos flood of 28 June to 1 July 2026, the wettest tenth of Ikate had 14 cm of water or more (ankle deep), with the most water at Tue 30 Jun, 17:00. Most of the area stayed under 10 cm.

The model has no blocked drains and no water from outside its 60 m squares, so a street can flood where the model shows little. Check the exact street.

Open Ikate on the 3D map

The numbers

Wettest tenth of the area

14 cm, ankle deep

Most of the area

dry or nearly dry

Land with 10 cm or more at the peak

14%, at Tue 30 Jun, 17:00

Hours with 10 cm or more

5 hours, in the wettest tenth

Compared with Lagos

wetter than 71% of the 122 Lagos areas here

Land with water, hour by hour

Share of the land within 700 m of the centre of Ikate with 10 cm of water or more (the line marks the peak).

Roads with the most water

• Dupe Oguntade Streetup to 30 cm, shin deep

What the press reported

• Lekki-Epe Expressway: Named as flooded, "and environs". The article does not say which stretch.Vanguard, 1 Jul

Renting or buying here?

Pin the exact address on the 3D map to see its depth for every hour of the flood. Water can sit on one street and miss the next, so check the address, not only the area. Ask neighbours how high the water got, and visit after heavy rain.

Areas near Ikate

• Jakande12 cm
• Lekki Phase I16 cm
• Maroko8 cm
• Lekki Foreshore0 cm
• Victoria Island2 cm
• Ikota10 cm