Environment Agency113WAFTW13Devon and Cornwall

River Teign area: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 176 flood alerts for River Teign area since 3 Dec 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (18).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: River Teign area
Code: 113WAFTW13
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Devon, Torbay
River or sea: River Teign, River Bovey, River Lemon, River Kenn
First in the history: 3 Dec 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 River Teign 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	5	0	0
2025	15	0	0
2024	18	0	0
2023	12	0	0
2022	9	0	0
2021	12	0	0
2020	15	0	0
2019	7	0	0
2018	11	0	0
2017	4	0	0
2016	9	0	0
2015	9	0	0
2014	10	0	0
2013	18	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.