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River Eamont at Eamont Bridge, Kemplay Foot, Skirsgill Lane and Southwaite Green Mill: flood history since 2009

The Environment Agency has issued 11 flood warnings and 2 severe flood warnings for River Eamont at Eamont Bridge, Kemplay Foot, Skirsgill Lane and Southwaite Green Mill since 19 Nov 2009, most often in December; the busiest year was 2015 (5).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Eamont at Eamont Bridge, Kemplay Foot, Skirsgill Lane and Southwaite Green Mill
Code
011FWFNC7A
Environment Agency area
Cumbria and Lancashire
County
Westmorland and Furness
River or sea
River Eamont
First in the history
19 Nov 2009
Latest in the history file
21 Jan 2024
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 Eamont at Eamont Bridge, Kemplay Foot, Skirsgill Lane and Southwaite Green Mill
2462009: 320092013: 220132015: 520152020: 220202024: 120242462009: 320092013: 220132015: 520152020: 220202024: 120242462009: 320092013: 220132015: 520152020: 220202024: 120242462009: 320092013: 220132015: 520152020: 220202024: 12024

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2024010
2020020
2015041
2013020
2009021

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: 1JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 4NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 1JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 4NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 1JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 4NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 1JFeb: 2FMar: 0MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 0ONov: 4NDec: 6D6

All alerts and warnings since 2009 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
21 Jan 2024Flood warning
15 Feb 2020Flood warning
9 Feb 2020Flood warning
30 Dec 2015Flood warning
22 Dec 2015Flood warning
6 Dec 2015Severe flood warning
4 Dec 2015Flood warning
15 Nov 2015Flood warning
24 Dec 2013Flood warning
23 Dec 2013Flood warning
24 Nov 2009Flood warning
19 Nov 2009Severe 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.