Lagos flood, 28 Jun to 1 Jul 2026

Lekki Phase I: 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 Lekki Phase I had 16 cm of water or more (shin 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.

Open Lekki Phase I on the 3D map

The numbers

Wettest tenth of the area

16 cm, shin deep

Most of the area

dry or nearly dry

Land with 10 cm or more at the peak

16%, at Tue 30 Jun, 16:00

Hours with 10 cm or more

40 hours, in the wettest tenth

Compared with Lagos

wetter than 75% of the 122 Lagos areas here

Land with water, hour by hour

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

Roads with the most water

• Muiz Banire Streetup to 40 cm, knee deep
• The Rock Driveup to 40 cm, knee deep
• Adebisi Ladejobi Closeup to 40 cm, knee deep
• C&I Leasing Driveup to 34 cm, shin deep
• Perez Driveup to 34 cm, shin deep
• Esho Closeup to 34 cm, shin deep

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 Lekki Phase I

• Maroko8 cm
• Ikate14 cm
• Lekki Foreshore0 cm
• Jakande12 cm
• Ikoyi2 cm
• Ikoyi Island2 cm