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Tidal River Torridge from Weare Giffard to Bideford: flood history since 2010

The Environment Agency has issued 14 flood warnings and 1 severe flood warning for Tidal River Torridge from Weare Giffard to Bideford since 30 Mar 2010, most often in March; the busiest year was 2014 (6).

Severe flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
Tidal River Torridge from Weare Giffard to Bideford
Code
113FWT2T2A3
Environment Agency area
Devon and Cornwall
County
Devon
River or sea
River Torridge
First in the history
30 Mar 2010
Latest in the history file
8 Apr 2024
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?

2014 was the busiest year for Tidal River Torridge from Weare Giffard to Bideford
2462010: 120102012: 220122014: 620142015: 120152019: 120192020: 120202023: 120232024: 220242462010: 120102012: 220122014: 620142015: 120152019: 120192020: 120202023: 120232024: 220242462010: 120102012: 220122014: 620142015: 120152019: 120192020: 120202023: 120232024: 220242462010: 120102012: 22014: 620142015: 12019: 12020: 120202023: 12024: 22024

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2024020
2023010
2020010
2019010
2015010
2014051
2012020
2010010

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 March
246Jan: 3JanFeb: 1FebMar: 5MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 3OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec5246Jan: 3JanFeb: 1FebMar: 5MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 3OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec5246Jan: 3JanFeb: 1FebMar: 5MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 1AugSep: 1SepOct: 3OctNov: 0NovDec: 0Dec5246Jan: 3JFeb: 1FMar: 5MApr: 1AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 1ASep: 1SOct: 3ONov: 0NDec: 0D5

All alerts and warnings since 2010 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
8 Apr 2024Flood warning
11 Mar 2024Flood warning
22 Mar 2023Flood warning
11 Mar 2020Flood warning
30 Sep 2019Flood warning
20 Feb 2015Flood warning
8 Oct 2014Flood warning
12 Aug 2014Flood warning
1 Mar 2014Flood warning
31 Jan 2014Flood warning
3 Jan 2014Flood warning
2 Jan 2014Severe 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.