Environment Agency113WAFTW01Devon and Cornwall

Upper Torridge area: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 82 flood alerts for Upper Torridge area since 24 Nov 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (16).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Upper Torridge area
Code: 113WAFTW01
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Devon
River or sea: River Torridge, River Waldon, River Lew
First in the history: 24 Nov 2006
Latest in the history file: 26 Jan 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 Upper Torridge 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	1	0	0
2025	7	0	0
2024	4	0	0
2023	1	0	0
2022	1	0	0
2021	4	0	0
2020	8	0	0
2019	3	0	0
2018	5	0	0
2017	1	0	0
2016	4	0	0
2015	9	0	0
2014	4	0	0
2013	11	0	0
2012	16	0	0
2011	3	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.