Environment Agency055WAF136TWTLincs and Northants

Welland tributaries: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 33 flood alerts for Welland tributaries since 3 Mar 2007, most often in February; the busiest year was 2019 (6).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Welland tributaries
Code: 055WAF136TWT
Environment Agency area: Lincs and Northants
County: Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, North Northamptonshire, Rutland
River or sea: River Welland, Medbourne Brook, Great Easton Brook, Eye Brook, River Chater, River Gwash
First in the history: 3 Mar 2007
Latest in the history file: 28 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.

2019 was the busiest year for Welland 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	2	0	0
2025	1	0	0
2024	4	0	0
2023	2	0	0
2022	3	0	0
2021	2	0	0
2020	3	0	0
2019	6	0	0
2018	2	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.