Environment Agency064WAF351Kent S London and E Sussex
River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 96 flood alerts for River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal since 28 Apr 2012, most often in December; the busiest year was 2024 (12).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Rother and its tributaries from Turks Bridge to the Royal Military Canal
- Code
- 064WAF351
- Environment Agency area
- Kent S London and E Sussex
- County
- East Sussex, Kent
- River or sea
- River Rother
- First in the history
- 28 Apr 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 18 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 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2026 | Flood alert |
| 27 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 15 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 8 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 24 Feb 2025 | Flood alert |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Dec 2024 | Flood alert |
| 26 Nov 2024 | Flood alert |
| 9 Oct 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.