Environment Agency051FWFEF4AEast Anglia
The River Colne from Castle Hedingham to upstream of Halstead: flood history since 2008
The Environment Agency has issued 11 flood warnings for The River Colne from Castle Hedingham to upstream of Halstead since 19 Jan 2008, most often in February; the busiest year was 2012 (3).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- The River Colne from Castle Hedingham to upstream of Halstead
- Code
- 051FWFEF4A
- Environment Agency area
- East Anglia
- County
- Essex
- River or sea
- Colne
- First in the history
- 19 Jan 2008
- Latest in the history file
- 18 Feb 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 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 2008 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 |
|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2024 | Flood warning |
| 28 Jan 2021 | Flood warning |
| 23 Nov 2014 | Flood warning |
| 7 Feb 2014 | Flood warning |
| 27 Jan 2013 | Flood warning |
| 22 Dec 2012 | Flood warning |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Flood warning |
| 3 May 2012 | Flood warning |
| 28 Feb 2010 | Flood warning |
| 10 Feb 2009 | Flood warning |
| 19 Jan 2008 | 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.