Environment Agency121WAF906North East

Rivers Pont and Blyth: flood history since 2010

The Environment Agency has issued 39 flood alerts for Rivers Pont and Blyth since 10 Dec 2010, most often in December; the busiest year was 2012 (9).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: Rivers Pont and Blyth
Code: 121WAF906
Environment Agency area: North East
County: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
River or sea: River Pont, River Blyth
First in the history: 10 Dec 2010
Latest in the history file: 12 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 Rivers Pont and Blyth

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
2024	2	0	0
2023	4	0	0
2022	1	0	0
2021	5	0	0
2020	1	0	0
2019	4	0	0
2018	1	0	0
2016	2	0	0
2015	1	0	0
2013	5	0	0
2012	9	0	0
2011	2	0	0
2010	1	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 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.