Environment Agency113WAFTW05Devon and Cornwall

Exmoor Rivers: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 167 flood alerts for Exmoor Rivers since 15 Feb 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (20).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Exmoor Rivers
Code: 113WAFTW05
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Devon, Somerset
River or sea: River Barle, River Exe, River Lyn, River Mole, River Bray
First in the history: 15 Feb 2006
Latest in the history file: 23 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 Exmoor 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	1	0	0
2025	9	0	0
2024	13	0	0
2023	13	0	0
2022	4	0	0
2021	8	0	0
2020	12	0	0
2019	14	0	0
2018	15	0	0
2017	10	0	0
2016	10	0	0
2015	12	0	0
2014	5	0	0
2013	13	0	0
2012	20	0	0
2011	8	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.