Environment Agency033WAF318West Midlands

Lower Dove: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 105 flood alerts for Lower Dove since 22 May 2006, most often in February; the busiest year was 2024 (14).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Lower Dove
Code: 033WAF318
Environment Agency area: West Midlands
County: Derbyshire, Staffordshire
River or sea: River Dove
First in the history: 22 May 2006
Latest in the history file: 26 Feb 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.

2024 was the busiest year for Lower Dove

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	4	0	0
2025	9	0	0
2024	14	0	0
2023	8	0	0
2022	5	0	0
2021	8	0	0
2020	6	0	0
2019	12	0	0
2018	4	0	0
2017	2	0	0
2016	7	0	0
2015	4	0	0
2014	4	0	0
2013	6	0	0
2012	11	0	0
2011	1	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 February

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.