Environment Agency053WAF102THTLincs and Northants

Humber tributaries: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 39 flood alerts for Humber tributaries since 15 Jun 2007, most often in February; the busiest year was 2019 (6).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Humber tributaries
Code: 053WAF102THT
Environment Agency area: Lincs and Northants
County: Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire
River or sea: Butts Drain, Barrow Beck, East Halton Beck, Stallingborough North, Old Fleet Drain, Buck Beck
First in the history: 15 Jun 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 Humber tributaries

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	5	0	0
2025	3	0	0
2024	3	0	0
2023	4	0	0
2021	2	0	0
2020	5	0	0
2019	6	0	0
2018	3	0	0
2016	2	0	0
2014	1	0	0
2013	2	0	0
2012	3	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.