Environment Agency011WAFLECumbria and Lancashire

Lower River Eden: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 161 flood alerts for Lower River Eden since 26 Mar 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2015 (16).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Lower River Eden
Code: 011WAFLE
Environment Agency area: Cumbria and Lancashire
County: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness
River or sea: River Eden
First in the history: 26 Mar 2006
Latest in the history file: 24 Mar 2026
Current status: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

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

2015 was the busiest year for Lower River Eden

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
2026	2	0	0
2025	10	0	0
2024	14	0	0
2023	14	0	0
2022	3	0	0
2021	10	0	0
2020	13	0	0
2019	12	0	0
2018	4	0	0
2017	6	0	0
2016	6	0	0
2015	16	0	0
2014	12	0	0
2013	15	0	0
2012	15	0	0
2011	9	0	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.

Most often in December

All alerts and warnings since 2006 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.

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