Environment Agency065WAF443Solent and South Downs

Lower Ouse: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 19 flood alerts for Lower Ouse since 10 Jun 2012, most often in February; the busiest year was 2020 (4).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Lower Ouse
Code: 065WAF443
Environment Agency area: Solent and South Downs
County: East Sussex
River or sea: Ouse
First in the history: 10 Jun 2012
Latest in the history file: 6 May 2024
Current status: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2020 was the busiest year for Lower Ouse

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	3	0	0
2023	1	0	0
2021	1	0	0
2020	4	0	0
2019	1	0	0
2015	1	0	0
2014	3	0	0
2013	3	0	0
2012	2	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.

Most often in February

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.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.