Environment Agency061WAF03RayWiltsThames
River Ray and Swinbourne for West Swindon area to above Water Eaton: flood history since 2011
The Environment Agency has issued 43 flood alerts for River Ray and Swinbourne for West Swindon area to above Water Eaton since 13 Jan 2011, most often in October; the busiest year was 2016 (5).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Ray and Swinbourne for West Swindon area to above Water Eaton
- Code
- 061WAF03RayWilts
- Environment Agency area
- Thames
- County
- Swindon, Wiltshire
- River or sea
- River Ray
- First in the history
- 13 Jan 2011
- Latest in the history file
- 14 Nov 2025
- 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?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 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.
When in the year?
All alerts and warnings since 2011 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
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 11 Nov 2025 | Flood alert |
| 27 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Flood alert |
| 23 Sep 2024 | Flood alert |
| 27 Mar 2024 | Flood alert |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 4 Jan 2024 | Flood alert |
| 31 Dec 2023 | Flood alert |
| 2 Nov 2023 | Flood alert |
| 20 Oct 2023 | Flood alert |
| 13 Oct 2023 | Flood alert |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.