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North Dartmoor Rivers: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 115 flood alerts for North Dartmoor Rivers since 22 May 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (16).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area
North Dartmoor Rivers
Code
113WAFTW12
Environment Agency area
Devon and Cornwall
County
Devon
River or sea
River Taw, River Okement
First in the history
22 May 2006
Latest in the history file
30 Jan 2026
Current status
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means

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

How many alerts and warnings a year?

2012 was the busiest year for North Dartmoor Rivers
51015202011: 320112012: 1620122013: 1220132014: 820142015: 820152016: 620162017: 420172018: 1220182019: 1020192020: 1020202021: 320212022: 120222023: 720232024: 820242025: 520252026: 220262026 to June51015202011: 320112012: 1620122013: 1220132014: 820142015: 820152016: 620162017: 420172018: 1220182019: 1020192020: 1020202021: 320212022: 120222023: 720232024: 820242025: 520252026: 220262026 to June51015202011: 320112012: 162013: 122014: 820142015: 82016: 620162017: 42018: 1220182019: 102020: 1020202021: 32022: 120222023: 72024: 820242025: 52026: 220262026 to June51015202011: 320112012: 162013: 122014: 82015: 820152016: 62017: 42018: 122019: 102020: 1020202021: 32022: 12023: 72024: 82025: 52026: 220262026 to June

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2026200
2025500
2024800
2023700
2022100
2021300
20201000
20191000
20181200
2017400
2016600
2015800
2014800
20131200
20121600
2011300

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

When in the year?

Most often in December
102030Jan: 23JanFeb: 14FebMar: 14MarApr: 7AprMay: 1MayJun: 1JunJul: 3JulAug: 2AugSep: 3SepOct: 11OctNov: 9NovDec: 27Dec27102030Jan: 23JanFeb: 14FebMar: 14MarApr: 7AprMay: 1MayJun: 1JunJul: 3JulAug: 2AugSep: 3SepOct: 11OctNov: 9NovDec: 27Dec27102030Jan: 23JanFeb: 14FebMar: 14MarApr: 7AprMay: 1MayJun: 1JunJul: 3JulAug: 2AugSep: 3SepOct: 11OctNov: 9NovDec: 27Dec27102030Jan: 23JFeb: 14FMar: 14MApr: 7AMay: 1MJun: 1JJul: 3JAug: 2ASep: 3SOct: 11ONov: 9NDec: 27D27

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.

Before July 2026: the latest in the history file

DateLevel
30 Jan 2026Flood alert
23 Jan 2026Flood alert
17 Dec 2025Flood alert
8 Dec 2025Flood alert
13 Jun 2025Flood alert
26 Jan 2025Flood alert
5 Jan 2025Flood alert
23 Nov 2024Flood alert
16 Oct 2024Flood alert
2 May 2024Flood alert
4 Apr 2024Flood alert
28 Mar 2024Flood alert

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