Environment Agency065FWF1004Solent and South Downs
Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge on the River Ouse: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 12 flood warnings for Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge on the River Ouse since 22 Dec 2012, most often in January; the busiest year was 2014 (2).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- Freshfield Bridge to Sharpsbridge on the River Ouse
- Code
- 065FWF1004
- Environment Agency area
- Solent and South Downs
- County
- East Sussex, West Sussex
- River or sea
- Sussex River Ouse
- First in the history
- 22 Dec 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 6 May 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 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 6 May 2024 | Flood warning |
| 4 Jan 2024 | Flood warning |
| 2 Nov 2023 | Flood warning |
| 16 Nov 2022 | Flood warning |
| 5 Mar 2020 | Flood warning |
| 16 Feb 2020 | Flood warning |
| 20 Dec 2019 | Flood warning |
| 8 Jan 2015 | Flood warning |
| 1 Feb 2014 | Flood warning |
| 17 Jan 2014 | Flood warning |
| 24 Dec 2013 | Flood warning |
| 22 Dec 2012 | Flood warning |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.