Environment Agency053WAF120SLELincs and Northants
Tributaries of the lower River Witham from Blankney to Sleaford: flood history since 2020
The Environment Agency has issued 18 flood alerts for Tributaries of the lower River Witham from Blankney to Sleaford since 23 Dec 2020, most often in January; the busiest year was 2024 (5).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Tributaries of the lower River Witham from Blankney to Sleaford
- Code
- 053WAF120SLE
- Environment Agency area
- Lincs and Northants
- County
- Lincolnshire
- River or sea
- Kyme Eau, River Slea, Billinghay Skirth, Ruskington Beck, Old River Slea and Leasingham Beck
- First in the history
- 23 Dec 2020
- Latest in the history file
- 11 Feb 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 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.
When in the year?
All alerts and warnings since 2020 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 |
|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2026 | Flood alert |
| 6 Feb 2026 | Flood alert |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 16 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 6 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 1 Oct 2024 | Flood alert |
| 21 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 9 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 2 Jan 2024 | Flood alert |
| 4 Dec 2023 | 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.