Environment Agency114WAFT1W06A00Devon and Cornwall

Rivers Looe and Seaton: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 40 flood alerts for Rivers Looe and Seaton since 6 Jan 2011, most often in January; the busiest year was 2012 (6).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Rivers Looe and Seaton
Code: 114WAFT1W06A00
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Cornwall
River or sea: River Seaton, River Pol
First in the history: 6 Jan 2011
Latest in the history file: 26 Jan 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 Rivers Looe and Seaton

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	2	0	0
2025	5	0	0
2024	3	0	0
2023	3	0	0
2022	1	0	0
2021	2	0	0
2020	1	0	0
2019	1	0	0
2016	5	0	0
2015	1	0	0
2014	3	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 2011 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.