Environment Agency055WAF135TLWLincs and Northants

Lower Welland: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 30 flood alerts for Lower Welland since 4 Mar 2007, most often in January; the busiest year was 2026 (5).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Lower Welland
Code: 055WAF135TLW
Environment Agency area: Lincs and Northants
County: Lincolnshire, Peterborough
River or sea: River Welland, Old River Welland, Maxey Cut
First in the history: 4 Mar 2007
Latest in the history file: 1 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.

2026 was the busiest year for Lower Welland

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	4	0	0
2023	4	0	0
2021	2	0	0
2020	2	0	0
2019	4	0	0
2018	1	0	0
2016	1	0	0
2013	1	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 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.