Environment Agency052WAFCAMFormer flood area
River Cam and Tributaries: flood history since 2006
The Environment Agency has issued 10 flood alerts for River Cam and Tributaries since 31 Dec 2006, most often in January; the busiest year was 2012 (7).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Cam and Tributaries
- Code
- 052WAFCAM
- Environment Agency area
- none today (the history file lists it under ANG - Central)
- First in the history
- 31 Dec 2006
- Latest in the history file
- 27 Jan 2013
- Current status
- no longer an Environment Agency flood area (not in its register of 1 Oct 2026)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 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.
When in the year?
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.
Before July 2026: the latest in the history file
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2013 | Flood alert |
| 20 Dec 2012 | Flood alert |
| 24 Nov 2012 | Flood alert |
| 4 Nov 2012 | Flood alert |
| 14 Jul 2012 | Flood alert |
| 5 Jul 2012 | Flood alert |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Flood alert |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Flood alert |
| 18 Jan 2011 | Flood alert |
| 12 Jan 2011 | Flood 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.