Environment Agency113WABTW15Devon and Cornwall

South Devon Rivers: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 148 flood alerts for South Devon Rivers since 24 Oct 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (18).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: South Devon Rivers
Code: 113WABTW15
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Devon
River or sea: River Avon, River Erme, River Harbourne
First in the history: 24 Oct 2006
Latest in the history file: 26 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 South Devon Rivers

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	13	0	0
2024	13	0	0
2023	10	0	0
2022	7	0	0
2021	5	0	0
2020	10	0	0
2019	14	0	0
2018	7	0	0
2017	2	0	0
2016	8	0	0
2015	9	0	0
2014	9	0	0
2013	15	0	0
2012	18	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.