Environment Agency114WAFT1W01A00Devon and Cornwall

West Cornwall Rivers: flood history since 2007

The Environment Agency has issued 122 flood alerts for West Cornwall Rivers since 4 Mar 2007, most often in January; the busiest year was 2018 (16).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: West Cornwall Rivers
Code: 114WAFT1W01A00
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Cornwall
River or sea: River Hayle, Perrancoombe Stream, Bolingey Stream, Portreath Stream, Newlyn Coombe River
First in the history: 4 Mar 2007
Latest in the history file: 21 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.

2018 was the busiest year for West Cornwall 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	6	0	0
2025	8	0	0
2024	9	0	0
2023	6	0	0
2022	2	0	0
2021	5	0	0
2020	8	0	0
2019	8	0	0
2018	16	0	0
2017	1	0	0
2016	14	0	0
2015	2	0	0
2014	12	0	0
2013	8	0	0
2012	9	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 January

All alerts and warnings since 2007 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.