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River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, area from Fishwick Bottoms to Railway Bridge: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 19 flood warnings for River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, area from Fishwick Bottoms to Railway Bridge since 22 Jun 2012, most often in November; the busiest year was 2015 (5).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, area from Fishwick Bottoms to Railway Bridge
Code
012FWFL6A
Environment Agency area
Cumbria and Lancashire
County
Lancashire
River or sea
River Ribble
First in the history
22 Jun 2012
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 Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, area from Fishwick Bottoms to Railway Bridge
2462012: 120122015: 520152019: 220192020: 320202021: 320212022: 120222023: 120232024: 220242025: 120252462012: 120122015: 520152019: 220192020: 320202021: 320212022: 120222023: 120232024: 220242025: 120252462012: 120122015: 520152019: 220192020: 320202021: 320212022: 120222023: 120232024: 220242025: 120252462012: 120122015: 52019: 22020: 320202021: 32022: 120222023: 12024: 22025: 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
2024020
2023010
2022010
2021030
2020030
2019020
2015050
2012010

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 November
246Jan: 1JanFeb: 3FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 1JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 2SepOct: 1OctNov: 5NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 1JanFeb: 3FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 1JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 2SepOct: 1OctNov: 5NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 1JanFeb: 3FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 1JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 2SepOct: 1OctNov: 5NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 1JFeb: 3FMar: 1MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 1JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 2SOct: 1ONov: 5NDec: 5D5

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

DateLevel
20 Sep 2025Flood warning
31 Dec 2024Flood warning
23 Nov 2024Flood warning
6 Oct 2023Flood warning
20 Feb 2022Flood warning
30 Dec 2021Flood warning
1 Nov 2021Flood warning
19 Jan 2021Flood warning
1 Nov 2020Flood warning
21 Feb 2020Flood warning
9 Feb 2020Flood warning
29 Sep 2019Flood 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.