Environment Agency062WAF46UpperLeeHerts and North London
River Lee at Luton, Harpenden and Wheathampstead: flood history since 2009
The Environment Agency has issued 16 flood alerts for River Lee at Luton, Harpenden and Wheathampstead since 6 Aug 2009, most often in October; the busiest year was 2024 (4).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Lee at Luton, Harpenden and Wheathampstead
- Code
- 062WAF46UpperLee
- Environment Agency area
- Herts and North London
- County
- Central Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Luton
- River or sea
- River Lee
- First in the history
- 6 Aug 2009
- Latest in the history file
- 1 Oct 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 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 2009 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 |
|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2024 | Flood alert |
| 27 Sep 2024 | Flood alert |
| 22 Sep 2024 | Flood alert |
| 22 May 2024 | Flood alert |
| 14 Dec 2022 | Flood alert |
| 23 Oct 2022 | Flood alert |
| 18 Jun 2021 | Flood alert |
| 14 Jan 2021 | Flood alert |
| 4 Oct 2020 | Flood alert |
| 16 Feb 2020 | Flood alert |
| 16 Sep 2016 | Flood alert |
| 13 Oct 2014 | 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.