Environment Agency012FWFL47ACumbria and Lancashire
Colne Water at Lenches, around Waterside Industrial Estate and Green Road: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 12 flood warnings for Colne Water at Lenches, around Waterside Industrial Estate and Green Road since 22 Jun 2012, most often in February; the busiest year was 2015 (3).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- Colne Water at Lenches, around Waterside Industrial Estate and Green Road
- Code
- 012FWFL47A
- Environment Agency area
- Cumbria and Lancashire
- County
- Lancashire
- River or sea
- Colne Water
- First in the history
- 22 Jun 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 24 Feb 2020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 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 2012 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 |
|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2020 | Flood warning |
| 21 Feb 2020 | Flood warning |
| 9 Feb 2020 | Flood warning |
| 7 Nov 2019 | Flood warning |
| 29 Sep 2019 | Flood warning |
| 16 Mar 2019 | Flood warning |
| 13 Sep 2016 | Flood warning |
| 25 Dec 2015 | Flood warning |
| 12 Dec 2015 | Flood warning |
| 14 Nov 2015 | Flood warning |
| 18 Dec 2014 | Flood warning |
| 22 Jun 2012 | 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.