Environment Agency112WAFBCRWessex
Bridgwater, Cannington and Combwich rivers: flood history since 2022
The Environment Agency has issued 14 flood alerts for Bridgwater, Cannington and Combwich rivers since 20 Dec 2022, most often in January; the busiest year was 2024 (5).
Flood alerts only
The flood area
- Flood area
- Bridgwater, Cannington and Combwich rivers
- Code
- 112WAFBCR
- Environment Agency area
- Wessex
- County
- Somerset
- River or sea
- Huntworth Business Park Rhyne, Stockmoor Rhyne, Hamp Brook, Durleigh Brook, Cannington Brook, Combwich Brook
- First in the history
- 20 Dec 2022
- Latest in the history file
- 26 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 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 2022 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 |
|---|---|
| 26 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Flood alert |
| 18 Dec 2025 | Flood alert |
| 26 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 5 Jan 2025 | Flood alert |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Flood alert |
| 25 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 18 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 8 Feb 2024 | Flood alert |
| 4 Jan 2024 | Flood alert |
| 4 Dec 2023 | Flood alert |
| 2 Nov 2023 | 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.