Environment Agency011FWFNC8ACumbria and Lancashire
River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank, Rugby Club: flood history since 2008
The Environment Agency has issued 26 flood warnings and 1 severe flood warning for River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank, Rugby Club since 10 Oct 2008, most often in November; the busiest year was 2015 (5).
Severe flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank, Rugby Club
- Code
- 011FWFNC8A
- Environment Agency area
- Cumbria and Lancashire
- County
- Cumberland
- River or sea
- River Ehen
- First in the history
- 10 Oct 2008
- Latest in the history file
- 17 Dec 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?
Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.
The numbers
| Year | Alerts | Warnings | Severe |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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?
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
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 17 Dec 2025 | Flood warning |
| 14 Dec 2025 | Flood warning |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Flood warning |
| 27 Aug 2024 | Flood warning |
| 23 Aug 2024 | Flood warning |
| 30 Sep 2022 | Flood warning |
| 27 Oct 2021 | Flood warning |
| 22 Nov 2017 | Flood warning |
| 11 Oct 2017 | Flood warning |
| 30 Dec 2015 | Flood warning |
| 5 Dec 2015 | Flood warning |
| 15 Nov 2015 | 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.