Environment Agency055WAF134TWVLincs and Northants

Welland Valley: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 55 flood alerts for Welland Valley since 3 Mar 2007, most often in December; the busiest year was 2024 (8).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Welland Valley
Code: 055WAF134TWV
Environment Agency area: Lincs and Northants
County: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Northamptonshire, Peterborough, Rutland, West Northamptonshire
River or sea: River Welland, River Jordan
First in the history: 3 Mar 2007
Latest in the history file: 27 Feb 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.

2024 was the busiest year for Welland Valley

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	8	0	0
2023	4	0	0
2022	2	0	0
2021	5	0	0
2020	4	0	0
2019	7	0	0
2018	2	0	0
2017	1	0	0
2016	2	0	0
2014	2	0	0
2013	4	0	0
2012	6	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 December

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.