Environment Agency114FWF1H4AA00Devon and Cornwall
River Lyd from Sydenham to Lifton: flood history since 2006
The Environment Agency has issued 11 flood warnings for River Lyd from Sydenham to Lifton since 25 Nov 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2013 (2).
Flood warnings on record
The flood area
- Flood area
- River Lyd from Sydenham to Lifton
- Code
- 114FWF1H4AA00
- Environment Agency area
- Devon and Cornwall
- County
- Devon
- River or sea
- River Lyd
- First in the history
- 25 Nov 2006
- Latest in the history file
- 9 Dec 2025
- 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?
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 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.
When in the year?
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
| Date | Level |
|---|---|
| 9 Dec 2025 | Flood warning |
| 24 Nov 2024 | Flood warning |
| 29 Oct 2021 | Flood warning |
| 20 Feb 2021 | Flood warning |
| 18 Dec 2020 | Flood warning |
| 6 Feb 2016 | Flood warning |
| 1 Jan 2014 | Flood warning |
| 24 Dec 2013 | Flood warning |
| 18 Dec 2013 | Flood warning |
| 9 Feb 2009 | Flood warning |
| 25 Nov 2006 | Flood warning |
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.