Environment Agency114WAFT1W08A00Devon and Cornwall

Lower River Tamar: flood history since 2008

The Environment Agency has issued 52 flood alerts for Lower River Tamar since 15 Jan 2008, most often in January; the busiest year was 2012 (7).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Lower River Tamar
Code: 114WAFT1W08A00
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Cornwall, Devon
River or sea: River Tamar
First in the history: 15 Jan 2008
Latest in the history file: 24 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 Lower River Tamar

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	1	0	0
2025	6	0	0
2024	3	0	0
2023	3	0	0
2021	2	0	0
2020	3	0	0
2019	4	0	0
2018	1	0	0
2016	3	0	0
2015	4	0	0
2014	6	0	0
2013	6	0	0
2012	7	0	0
2011	3	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 2008 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.