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River Foss upstream of Yearsley Baths: flood history since 2018

The Environment Agency has issued 10 flood warnings for River Foss upstream of Yearsley Baths since 3 Apr 2018, most often in January; the busiest year was 2024 (4).

Flood warnings on record

The flood area

Flood area
River Foss upstream of Yearsley Baths
Code
122FWF778
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
York
River or sea
River Foss
First in the history
3 Apr 2018
Latest in the history file
5 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?

2024 was the busiest year for River Foss upstream of Yearsley Baths
12342018: 120182021: 120212023: 320232024: 420242025: 1202512342018: 120182021: 120212023: 320232024: 420242025: 1202512342018: 120182021: 120212023: 320232024: 420242025: 1202512342018: 120182021: 120212023: 320232024: 420242025: 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
2024040
2023030
2021010
2018010

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
24Jan: 4JanFeb: 1FebMar: 0MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 2Dec424Jan: 4JanFeb: 1FebMar: 0MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 2Dec424Jan: 4JanFeb: 1FebMar: 0MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 1NovDec: 2Dec424Jan: 4JFeb: 1FMar: 0MApr: 1AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 1ONov: 1NDec: 2D4

All alerts and warnings since 2018 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
5 Jan 2025Flood warning
7 Dec 2024Flood warning
11 Feb 2024Flood warning
29 Jan 2024Flood warning
2 Jan 2024Flood warning
8 Dec 2023Flood warning
14 Nov 2023Flood warning
29 Oct 2023Flood warning
21 Jan 2021Flood warning
3 Apr 2018Flood 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.