Environment Agency114WAFT1W02A00Devon and Cornwall

Helford and Fal Rivers: flood history since 2010

The Environment Agency has issued 49 flood alerts for Helford and Fal Rivers since 16 Jan 2010, most often in January; the busiest year was 2012 (6).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Helford and Fal Rivers
Code: 114WAFT1W02A00
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Cornwall
River or sea: River Kenwyn, Rover Allen, River Fal, River Tinney
First in the history: 16 Jan 2010
Latest in the history file: 17 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 Helford and Fal 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	3	0	0
2025	6	0	0
2024	5	0	0
2023	2	0	0
2021	1	0	0
2020	3	0	0
2019	2	0	0
2018	1	0	0
2016	5	0	0
2015	2	0	0
2014	6	0	0
2013	3	0	0
2012	6	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 January

All alerts and warnings since 2010 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.