Environment Agency055WAF138EWGLincs and Northants

East and West Glens: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 66 flood alerts for East and West Glens since 3 Mar 2007, most often in December; the busiest year was 2019 (8).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: East and West Glens
Code: 055WAF138EWG
Environment Agency area: Lincs and Northants
County: Lincolnshire, Rutland
River or sea: River East Glen, River West Glen, River Tham
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.

2019 was the busiest year for East and West Glens

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	7	0	0
2025	4	0	0
2024	7	0	0
2023	8	0	0
2022	6	0	0
2021	7	0	0
2020	5	0	0
2019	8	0	0
2018	2	0	0
2016	2	0	0
2014	1	0	0
2013	5	0	0
2012	4	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.