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Washford River, riverside properties from Kingsbridge to Lower Roadwater: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 31 flood warnings for Washford River, riverside properties from Kingsbridge to Lower Roadwater since 30 Apr 2012, most often in February; the busiest year was 2016 (7).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
Washford River, riverside properties from Kingsbridge to Lower Roadwater
Code
112FWFWAS10A
Environment Agency area
Wessex
County
Somerset
River or sea
Washford River
First in the history
30 Apr 2012
Latest in the history file
24 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?

2016 was the busiest year for Washford River, riverside properties from Kingsbridge to Lower Roadwater
24682012: 220122016: 720162017: 120172018: 320182019: 120192020: 620202023: 320232024: 620242025: 120252026: 120262026 to June24682012: 220122016: 720162017: 120172018: 320182019: 120192020: 620202023: 320232024: 620242025: 120252026: 120262026 to June24682012: 220122016: 720162017: 120172018: 320182019: 120192020: 620202023: 320232024: 620242025: 120252026: 120262026 to June24682012: 220122016: 72017: 12018: 320182019: 12020: 620202023: 32024: 620242025: 12026: 120262026 to June

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2026010
2025010
2024060
2023030
2020060
2019010
2018030
2017010
2016070
2012020

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?

Most often in February
510Jan: 7JanFeb: 8FebMar: 4MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 6NovDec: 3Dec8510Jan: 7JanFeb: 8FebMar: 4MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 6NovDec: 3Dec8510Jan: 7JanFeb: 8FebMar: 4MarApr: 2AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 6NovDec: 3Dec8510Jan: 7JFeb: 8FMar: 4MApr: 2AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 1SOct: 0ONov: 6NDec: 3D8

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

DateLevel
24 Jan 2026Flood warning
14 Nov 2025Flood warning
24 Nov 2024Flood warning
24 Feb 2024Flood warning
22 Feb 2024Flood warning
20 Feb 2024Flood warning
18 Feb 2024Flood warning
1 Jan 2024Flood warning
15 Nov 2023Flood warning
17 Sep 2023Flood warning
8 Jan 2023Flood warning
26 Dec 2020Flood 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.