Environment Agency062WAF53LLTribsHerts and North London
Lower Lee tributaries: flood history since 2008
The Environment Agency has issued 102 flood alerts for Lower Lee tributaries since 5 Sep 2008, most often in July; the busiest year was 2016 (14). The history file ends in June 2026; AreaZine's record of the live feed adds 2 since 1 July 2026.
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Lower Lee tributaries
- Code
- 062WAF53LLTribs
- Environment Agency area
- Herts and North London
- County
- Barnet, Enfield, Essex, Greater London, Haringey, Hertfordshire, Redbridge, Waltham Forest
- River or sea
- Ching Brook, Cobbins Brook, Nazeing Brook, Pymmes Brook, Salmons Brook, Turkey Brook, Small River Lee, Rags Brook, Trinity Marsh Ditch
- First in the history
- 5 Sep 2008
- Latest in the history file
- 15 Feb 2026
- Latest in AreaZine's record
- Flood alert, 27 Aug 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.
The latest: since 1 July 2026, in AreaZine's record of the live feed
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 27 Aug 2026 | Flood alert |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Flood alert |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 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 2008 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 |
|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2026 | Flood alert |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 18 Jul 2025 | Flood alert |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 27 Nov 2024 | Flood alert |
| 22 Sep 2024 | Flood alert |
| 1 Aug 2024 | Flood alert |
| 15 Jul 2024 | Flood alert |
| 21 May 2024 | Flood alert |
| 3 May 2024 | Flood alert |
| 28 Apr 2024 | 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.