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Upper Derwent in Derbyshire: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 13 flood alerts for Upper Derwent in Derbyshire since 25 Jun 2007, most often in February; the busiest year was 2020 (2).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area
Upper Derwent in Derbyshire
Code
034WAF407
Environment Agency area
East Midlands
County
Derbyshire
River or sea
River Derwent
First in the history
25 Jun 2007
Latest in the history file
13 Nov 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?

2020 was the busiest year for Upper Derwent in Derbyshire
11222011: 120112012: 120122016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202021: 120212022: 120222023: 120232024: 220242025: 1202511222011: 120112012: 120122016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202021: 120212022: 120222023: 120232024: 220242025: 1202511222011: 120112012: 120122016: 120162018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202021: 120212022: 120222023: 120232024: 220242025: 1202511222011: 120112012: 12016: 120162018: 12019: 12020: 220202021: 12022: 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
2025100
2024200
2023100
2022100
2021100
2020200
2019100
2018100
2016100
2012100
2011100

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

All alerts and warnings since 2007 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
13 Nov 2025Flood alert
31 Dec 2024Flood alert
2 Jan 2024Flood alert
19 Oct 2023Flood alert
19 Feb 2022Flood alert
18 Jan 2021Flood alert
23 Feb 2020Flood alert
15 Feb 2020Flood alert
7 Nov 2019Flood alert
30 Mar 2018Flood alert
8 Feb 2016Flood alert
6 Jul 2012Flood alert

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