Environment Agency012WAFULCumbria and Lancashire

Upper River Lune: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 50 flood alerts for Upper River Lune since 28 Mar 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2015 (7).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Upper River Lune
Code: 012WAFUL
Environment Agency area: Cumbria and Lancashire
County: Lancashire, Westmorland and Furness
River or sea: River Lune
First in the history: 28 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 Upper River Lune

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	1	0	0
2025	4	0	0
2024	5	0	0
2023	4	0	0
2022	1	0	0
2021	3	0	0
2020	5	0	0
2019	3	0	0
2018	2	0	0
2017	2	0	0
2016	1	0	0
2015	7	0	0
2013	1	0	0
2012	5	0	0
2011	6	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.