Environment Agency114WAFT1W07A00Devon and Cornwall

River Lynher: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 99 flood alerts for River Lynher since 24 Nov 2006, most often in January; the busiest year was 2012 (13).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: River Lynher
Code: 114WAFT1W07A00
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Cornwall
River or sea: River Lynher
First in the history: 24 Nov 2006
Latest in the history file: 23 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 River Lynher

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	7	0	0
2024	10	0	0
2023	9	0	0
2022	3	0	0
2021	4	0	0
2020	4	0	0
2019	5	0	0
2018	5	0	0
2017	1	0	0
2016	7	0	0
2015	5	0	0
2014	9	0	0
2013	8	0	0
2012	13	0	0
2011	7	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 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.