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River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter, including Bickleigh: flood history since 2018

The Environment Agency has issued 12 flood warnings for River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter, including Bickleigh since 21 Jan 2018, most often in January; the busiest year was 2023 (4).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter, including Bickleigh
Code
113FWFEXE07
Environment Agency area
Devon and Cornwall
County
Devon
River or sea
River Exe
First in the history
21 Jan 2018
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?

2023 was the busiest year for River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter, including Bickleigh
12342018: 120182019: 120192020: 320202021: 120212023: 420232024: 120242026: 120262026 to June12342018: 120182019: 120192020: 320202021: 120212023: 420232024: 120242026: 120262026 to June12342018: 120182019: 120192020: 320202021: 120212023: 420232024: 120242026: 120262026 to June12342018: 120182019: 120192020: 320202021: 120212023: 420232024: 120242026: 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
2024010
2023040
2021010
2020030
2019010
2018010

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 January
246Jan: 6JanFeb: 1FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 0NovDec: 3Dec6246Jan: 6JanFeb: 1FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 0NovDec: 3Dec6246Jan: 6JanFeb: 1FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 0NovDec: 3Dec6246Jan: 6JFeb: 1FMar: 1MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 1ONov: 0NDec: 3D6

All alerts and warnings since 2018 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
27 Jan 2026Flood warning
2 Jan 2024Flood warning
31 Mar 2023Flood warning
14 Jan 2023Flood warning
14 Jan 2023Flood warning
12 Jan 2023Flood warning
29 Oct 2021Flood warning
26 Dec 2020Flood warning
23 Dec 2020Flood warning
15 Feb 2020Flood warning
27 Dec 2019Flood warning
21 Jan 2018Flood 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.