Environment Agency121WAF917North East

River Gaunless: flood history since 2010

The Environment Agency has issued 55 flood alerts for River Gaunless since 10 Dec 2010, most often in January; the busiest year was 2023 (11).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area: River Gaunless
Code: 121WAF917
Environment Agency area: North East
County: County Durham
River or sea: River Gaunless, Oakley Cross Beck
First in the history: 10 Dec 2010
Latest in the history file: 11 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.

2023 was the busiest year for River Gaunless

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	3	0	0
2025	2	0	0
2024	4	0	0
2023	11	0	0
2022	2	0	0
2020	3	0	0
2019	3	0	0
2018	3	0	0
2017	1	0	0
2016	3	0	0
2015	4	0	0
2014	2	0	0
2013	3	0	0
2012	8	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 January

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.