Environment Agency053WAF112FCTLincs and Northants

Fossdyke Canal: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 26 flood alerts for Fossdyke Canal since 25 Jun 2007, most often in January; the busiest year was 2012 (5).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Fossdyke Canal
Code: 053WAF112FCT
Environment Agency area: Lincs and Northants
County: Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire
River or sea: Fossdyke Canal
First in the history: 25 Jun 2007
Latest in the history file: 10 Jan 2025
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.

2012 was the busiest year for Fossdyke Canal

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

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.