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River Thames for Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and Wargrave: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 17 flood warnings for River Thames for Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and Wargrave since 26 Nov 2012, most often in February; the busiest year was 2024 (4).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Thames for Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and Wargrave
Code
061FWF23ShipWar
Environment Agency area
Thames
County
Oxfordshire, Wokingham
River or sea
River Thames
First in the history
26 Nov 2012
Latest in the history file
8 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?

2024 was the busiest year for River Thames for Shiplake, Lower Shiplake and Wargrave
12342012: 220122013: 120132014: 320142018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202021: 220212024: 420242026: 120262026 to June12342012: 220122013: 120132014: 320142018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202021: 220212024: 420242026: 120262026 to June12342012: 220122013: 120132014: 320142018: 120182019: 120192020: 220202021: 220212024: 420242026: 120262026 to June12342012: 220122013: 12014: 320142018: 12019: 12020: 220202021: 22024: 42026: 120262026 to June

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2026010
2024040
2021020
2020020
2019010
2018010
2014030
2013010
2012020

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?

Most often in February
246Jan: 4JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 2NovDec: 4Dec5246Jan: 4JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 2NovDec: 4Dec5246Jan: 4JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 0OctNov: 2NovDec: 4Dec5246Jan: 4JFeb: 5FMar: 1MApr: 1AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 0ONov: 2NDec: 4D5

All alerts and warnings since 2012 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

DateLevel
8 Feb 2026Flood warning
27 Nov 2024Flood warning
21 Feb 2024Flood warning
10 Feb 2024Flood warning
3 Jan 2024Flood warning
7 Feb 2021Flood warning
30 Jan 2021Flood warning
28 Dec 2020Flood warning
18 Feb 2020Flood warning
21 Dec 2019Flood warning
4 Apr 2018Flood warning
4 Mar 2014Flood warning

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.