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River Kent at Burneside, Steeles Row and Carling Steps: flood history since 2008

The Environment Agency has issued 15 flood warnings and 3 severe flood warnings for River Kent at Burneside, Steeles Row and Carling Steps since 23 Oct 2008, most often in November; the busiest year was 2015 (6).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Kent at Burneside, Steeles Row and Carling Steps
Code
011FWFNC18A
Environment Agency area
Cumbria and Lancashire
County
Westmorland and Furness
River or sea
River Kent
First in the history
23 Oct 2008
Latest in the history file
27 Oct 2021
Current status
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How many alerts and warnings a year?

2015 was the busiest year for River Kent at Burneside, Steeles Row and Carling Steps
2462008: 220082009: 320092010: 120102015: 620152016: 120162017: 120172020: 320202021: 120212462008: 220082009: 320092010: 120102015: 620152016: 120162017: 120172020: 320202021: 120212462008: 220082009: 320092010: 120102015: 620152016: 120162017: 120172020: 320202021: 120212462008: 220082009: 32010: 120102015: 62016: 120162017: 12020: 32021: 12021

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2021010
2020030
2017010
2016010
2015042
2010010
2009021
2008020

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

When in the year?

Most often in November
246Jan: 2JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 3OctNov: 6NovDec: 4Dec6246Jan: 2JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 3OctNov: 6NovDec: 4Dec6246Jan: 2JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 3OctNov: 6NovDec: 4Dec6246Jan: 2JFeb: 3FMar: 0MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 3ONov: 6NDec: 4D6

All alerts and warnings since 2008 by month.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Before July 2026: the latest in the history file

DateLevel
27 Oct 2021Flood warning
20 Feb 2020Flood warning
15 Feb 2020Flood warning
9 Feb 2020Flood warning
22 Nov 2017Flood warning
26 Jan 2016Flood warning
26 Dec 2015Flood warning
22 Dec 2015Flood warning
5 Dec 2015Severe flood warning
5 Dec 2015Flood warning
15 Nov 2015Flood warning
14 Nov 2015Severe flood warning

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.