Environment Agency111FWFBRT150Wessex
River Brit at Riverside and George Street, West Bay: flood history since 2012
The Environment Agency has issued 17 flood warnings for River Brit at Riverside and George Street, West Bay since 7 Jul 2012, most often in December; the busiest year was 2024 (4).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Brit at Riverside and George Street, West Bay
- Code
- 111FWFBRT150
- Environment Agency area
- Wessex
- County
- Dorset Council
- River or sea
- River Brit
- First in the history
- 7 Jul 2012
- Latest in the history file
- 27 Jan 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2026 | Flood warning |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Flood warning |
| 9 Dec 2025 | Flood warning |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Flood warning |
| 30 Sep 2024 | Flood warning |
| 8 Apr 2024 | Flood warning |
| 12 Mar 2024 | Flood warning |
| 21 Feb 2024 | Flood warning |
| 7 Dec 2023 | Flood warning |
| 4 Dec 2023 | Flood warning |
| 2 Nov 2023 | Flood warning |
| 4 Feb 2014 | 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.