Environment Agency114WAFT1W10A00Devon and Cornwall

Upper River Tamar: flood history since 2006

The Environment Agency has issued 246 flood alerts for Upper River Tamar since 15 Feb 2006, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (27).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Upper River Tamar
Code: 114WAFT1W10A00
Environment Agency area: Devon and Cornwall
County: Cornwall, Devon
River or sea: River Tamar, River Strat, River Neet, River Ottery, River Kensey
First in the history: 15 Feb 2006
Latest in the history file: 26 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 Upper 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	8	0	0
2025	13	0	0
2024	15	0	0
2023	19	0	0
2022	8	0	0
2021	13	0	0
2020	15	0	0
2019	20	0	0
2018	15	0	0
2017	17	0	0
2016	16	0	0
2015	15	0	0
2014	19	0	0
2013	14	0	0
2012	27	0	0
2011	12	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 December

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.