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River Ouse at York - riverside properties: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 90 flood warnings for River Ouse at York - riverside properties since 16 Jan 2011, most often in January; the busiest year was 2023 (11).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Ouse at York - riverside properties
Code
122FWF710
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
York
River or sea
River Ouse
First in the history
16 Jan 2011
Latest in the history file
13 Mar 2026
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?

2023 was the busiest year for River Ouse at York - riverside properties
510152011: 320112012: 1020122013: 220132014: 320142015: 720152016: 220162017: 220172018: 420182019: 820192020: 420202021: 920212022: 220222023: 1120232024: 1020242025: 820252026: 520262026 to June510152011: 320112012: 1020122013: 220132014: 320142015: 720152016: 220162017: 220172018: 420182019: 820192020: 420202021: 920212022: 220222023: 1120232024: 1020242025: 820252026: 520262026 to June510152011: 320112012: 102013: 22014: 320142015: 72016: 220162017: 22018: 420182019: 82020: 420202021: 92022: 220222023: 112024: 1020242025: 82026: 520262026 to June510152011: 320112012: 102013: 22014: 32015: 720152016: 22017: 22018: 42019: 82020: 420202021: 92022: 22023: 112024: 102025: 82026: 520262026 to June

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2026050
2025080
20240100
20230110
2022020
2021090
2020040
2019080
2018040
2017020
2016020
2015070
2014030
2013020
20120100
2011030

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 January
1020Jan: 20JanFeb: 11FebMar: 9MarApr: 4AprMay: 2MayJun: 1JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 4SepOct: 5OctNov: 13NovDec: 20Dec201020Jan: 20JanFeb: 11FebMar: 9MarApr: 4AprMay: 2MayJun: 1JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 4SepOct: 5OctNov: 13NovDec: 20Dec201020Jan: 20JanFeb: 11FebMar: 9MarApr: 4AprMay: 2MayJun: 1JunJul: 1JulAug: 0AugSep: 4SepOct: 5OctNov: 13NovDec: 20Dec201020Jan: 20JFeb: 11FMar: 9MApr: 4AMay: 2MJun: 1JJul: 1JAug: 0ASep: 4SOct: 5ONov: 13NDec: 20D20

All alerts and warnings since 2011 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
13 Mar 2026Flood warning
11 Feb 2026Flood warning
8 Feb 2026Flood warning
27 Jan 2026Flood warning
22 Jan 2026Flood warning
19 Dec 2025Flood warning
12 Dec 2025Flood warning
7 Dec 2025Flood warning
1 Dec 2025Flood warning
14 Nov 2025Flood warning
21 Sep 2025Flood warning
14 Jan 2025Flood 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.