Environment Agency113WABTW09Devon and Cornwall

River Axe area: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 206 flood alerts for River Axe area since 19 Feb 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2024 (24).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: River Axe area
Code: 113WABTW09
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Devon, Dorset Council, Somerset
River or sea: River Coly, River Yarty, Umborne Brook
First in the history: 19 Feb 2006
Latest in the history file: 18 Feb 2026
Current status: check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

2024 was the busiest year for River Axe area

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	8	0	0
2025	14	0	0
2024	24	0	0
2023	15	0	0
2022	7	0	0
2021	12	0	0
2020	11	0	0
2019	15	0	0
2018	14	0	0
2017	7	0	0
2016	12	0	0
2015	7	0	0
2014	15	0	0
2013	18	0	0
2012	21	0	0
2011	6	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.

Most often in December

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.

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.