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River Ouse at Linton Lock: flood history since 2012

The Environment Agency has issued 22 flood warnings for River Ouse at Linton Lock since 6 Jul 2012, most often in December; the busiest year was 2015 (6).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Ouse at Linton Lock
Code
122FWF705
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
North Yorkshire
River or sea
River Ouse
First in the history
6 Jul 2012
Latest in the history file
1 Jan 2025
Current status
check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk (the Environment Agency's live page)

Flood alert, flood warning, severe flood warning: what each means

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

How many alerts and warnings a year?

2015 was the busiest year for River Ouse at Linton Lock
2462012: 420122013: 120132014: 120142015: 620152019: 120192020: 420202021: 120212022: 120222023: 120232024: 120242025: 120252462012: 420122013: 120132014: 120142015: 620152019: 120192020: 420202021: 120212022: 120222023: 120232024: 120242025: 120252462012: 420122013: 120132014: 120142015: 620152019: 120192020: 420202021: 120212022: 120222023: 120232024: 120242025: 120252462012: 420122013: 12014: 120142015: 62019: 12020: 420202021: 12022: 120222023: 12024: 12025: 12025

Flood alerts, flood warnings and severe flood warnings (updates not counted), by year. 2026 runs to the end of June.

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2025010
2024010
2023010
2022010
2021010
2020040
2019010
2015060
2014010
2013010
2012040

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

When in the year?

Most often in December
246Jan: 4JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 4NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 4JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 4NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 4JanFeb: 5FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 0OctNov: 4NovDec: 6Dec6246Jan: 4JFeb: 5FMar: 1MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 1JAug: 0ASep: 1SOct: 0ONov: 4NDec: 6D6

All alerts and warnings since 2012 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.

Before July 2026: the latest in the history file

DateLevel
1 Jan 2025Flood warning
24 Jan 2024Flood warning
29 Dec 2023Flood warning
21 Feb 2022Flood warning
20 Jan 2021Flood warning
3 Nov 2020Flood warning
22 Feb 2020Flood warning
16 Feb 2020Flood warning
10 Feb 2020Flood warning
17 Mar 2019Flood warning
26 Dec 2015Flood warning
23 Dec 2015Flood warning

Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.