Environment Agency113WABTW14Devon and Cornwall

River Dart area: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 164 flood alerts for River Dart area since 22 May 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (19).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: River Dart area
Code: 113WABTW14
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Devon, Torbay
River or sea: River Dart
First in the history: 22 May 2006
Latest in the history file: 2 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.

2012 was the busiest year for River Dart 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	4	0	0
2025	12	0	0
2024	10	0	0
2023	16	0	0
2022	9	0	0
2021	9	0	0
2020	12	0	0
2019	11	0	0
2018	8	0	0
2017	5	0	0
2016	8	0	0
2015	9	0	0
2014	9	0	0
2013	19	0	0
2012	19	0	0
2011	4	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.