Environment Agency113FWF2G2ADevon and Cornwall
River Barle from Simonsbath to Brushford, including Withypool: flood history since 2006
The Environment Agency has issued 13 flood warnings for River Barle from Simonsbath to Brushford, including Withypool since 15 Feb 2006, most often in January; the busiest year was 2013 (3).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Barle from Simonsbath to Brushford, including Withypool
- Code
- 113FWF2G2A
- Environment Agency area
- Devon and Cornwall
- County
- Devon, Somerset
- River or sea
- River Barle
- First in the history
- 15 Feb 2006
- Latest in the history file
- 12 Jan 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 2 | 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 2006 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 |
|---|---|
| 12 Jan 2023 | Flood warning |
| 28 Oct 2021 | Flood warning |
| 16 Feb 2020 | Flood warning |
| 20 Nov 2016 | Flood warning |
| 15 Sep 2015 | Flood warning |
| 28 Oct 2013 | Flood warning |
| 29 Jan 2013 | Flood warning |
| 27 Jan 2013 | Flood warning |
| 22 Dec 2012 | Flood warning |
| 9 Jul 2008 | Flood warning |
| 8 Dec 2007 | Flood warning |
| 20 May 2006 | 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.