Environment Agency053WAF101TLALincs and Northants

Lower River Ancholme: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 45 flood alerts for Lower River Ancholme since 26 Feb 2007, most often in February; the busiest year was 2019 (6).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Lower River Ancholme
Code: 053WAF101TLA
Environment Agency area: Lincs and Northants
County: Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire
River or sea: River Ancholme
First in the history: 26 Feb 2007
Latest in the history file: 13 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.

2019 was the busiest year for Lower River Ancholme

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	4	0	0
2024	5	0	0
2023	6	0	0
2022	2	0	0
2021	4	0	0
2020	1	0	0
2019	6	0	0
2018	2	0	0
2017	2	0	0
2016	1	0	0
2013	3	0	0
2012	4	0	0
2010	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 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.

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