Environment Agency063WAT23EastKent S London and E Sussex
Tidal Thames riverside from Dartford Creek and The Mardyke to the Thames Barrier: flood history since 2021
The Environment Agency has issued 26 flood alerts for Tidal Thames riverside from Dartford Creek and The Mardyke to the Thames Barrier since 30 Jan 2021, most often in February; the busiest year was 2024 (9).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Tidal Thames riverside from Dartford Creek and The Mardyke to the Thames Barrier
- Code
- 063WAT23East
- Environment Agency area
- Kent S London and E Sussex
- County
- Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Greater London, Greenwich, Havering, Kent, Newham, Thurrock
- River or sea
- River Thames
- First in the history
- 30 Jan 2021
- Latest in the history file
- 8 Apr 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 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 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 2021 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 |
|---|---|
| 8 Apr 2024 | Flood alert |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Flood alert |
| 13 Mar 2024 | Flood alert |
| 11 Mar 2024 | Flood alert |
| 13 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 12 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 11 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 10 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 15 Jan 2024 | Flood alert |
| 24 Nov 2023 | Flood alert |
| 31 Oct 2023 | Flood alert |
| 3 Sep 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.