Environment Agency064WAF32UpprMoleKent S London and E Sussex
Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 114 flood alerts for Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream since 25 Apr 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2016 (13).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Upper River Mole, Ifield Brook, Gatwick Stream and Burstow Stream
- Code
- 064WAF32UpprMole
- Environment Agency area
- Kent S London and E Sussex
- County
- Surrey, West Sussex
- River or sea
- Ifield Brook, River Mole, Gatwick Stream, Burstow Stream
- First in the history
- 25 Apr 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 1 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?
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 11 | 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 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
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2026 | Flood alert |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 21 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 13 Jun 2025 | Flood alert |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Flood alert |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 27 Nov 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.