Skip to main content
AREAZINENotices · US CA UK AU

Environment Agency011FWFNC2ACumbria and Lancashire

River Eden at Armathwaite, The Castle and Brocklewath: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 11 flood warnings and 1 severe flood warning for River Eden at Armathwaite, The Castle and Brocklewath since 15 Jan 2011, most often in December; the busiest year was 2015 (4).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Eden at Armathwaite, The Castle and Brocklewath
Code
011FWFNC2A
Environment Agency area
Cumbria and Lancashire
County
Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
River or sea
River Eden
First in the history
15 Jan 2011
Latest in the history file
20 Sep 2025
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 Eden at Armathwaite, The Castle and Brocklewath
12342011: 220112015: 420152020: 320202023: 120232024: 120242025: 1202512342011: 220112015: 420152020: 320202023: 120232024: 120242025: 1202512342011: 220112015: 420152020: 320202023: 120232024: 120242025: 1202512342011: 220112015: 420152020: 320202023: 120232024: 120242025: 12025

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2025010
2024010
2023010
2020030
2015031
2011020

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 December
246Jan: 3JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 0NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 3JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 0NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 3JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 0NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 3JFeb: 3FMar: 0MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 1SOct: 0ONov: 0NDec: 5D5

All alerts and warnings since 2011 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
20 Sep 2025Flood warning
21 Jan 2024Flood warning
10 Jan 2023Flood warning
22 Feb 2020Flood warning
15 Feb 2020Flood warning
9 Feb 2020Flood warning
26 Dec 2015Flood warning
22 Dec 2015Flood warning
6 Dec 2015Severe flood warning
5 Dec 2015Flood warning
8 Dec 2011Flood warning
15 Jan 2011Flood 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.