Flood Check
Lagos flood, 28 Jun to 1 Jul 2026
Jakande: 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 Jakande had 12 cm of water or more (ankle deep), with the most water at Tue 30 Jun, 16:00. 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.
The numbers
- Wettest tenth of the area
- 12 cm, ankle deep
- Most of the area
- dry or nearly dry
- Land with 10 cm or more at the peak
- 13%, at Tue 30 Jun, 16:00
- Hours with 10 cm or more
- 16 hours, in the wettest tenth
- Compared with Lagos
- wetter than 69% of the 122 Lagos areas here
Land with water, hour by hour
Share of the land within 700 m of the centre of Jakande with 10 cm of water or more (the line marks the peak).
Roads with the most water
- Mathew Osawemen Streetup to 38 cm, knee deep
- Tobiloba Lawal Roadup to 38 cm, knee deep
- Hon. Saheed Bankole Streetup to 32 cm, shin deep
- Hasan Housing Est. Road 3up to 24 cm, shin deep
- Silverbird Roadup to 24 cm, shin deep
- Abudu Closeup to 24 cm, shin deep
What the press reported
- Jakande, Lekki: A resident said the 30 June downpour "swallowed our roads". People used canoes at Jakande First Gate.Vanguard, 12 Jul
- 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 Jakande
- Ikate14 cm
- Lekki Phase I16 cm
- Lekki Foreshore0 cm
- Ikota10 cm
- Maroko8 cm
- Victoria Garden City0 cm