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Middle River Nidd catchment: flood history since 2020

The Environment Agency has issued 22 flood alerts for Middle River Nidd catchment since 27 Dec 2020, most often in December; the busiest year was 2023 (6).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area
Middle River Nidd catchment
Code
122WAF985
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
North Yorkshire
River or sea
River Nidd
First in the history
27 Dec 2020
Latest in the history file
22 Jan 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 Middle River Nidd catchment
2462020: 220202021: 320212022: 420222023: 620232024: 320242025: 320252026: 120262026 to June2462020: 220202021: 320212022: 420222023: 620232024: 320242025: 320252026: 120262026 to June2462020: 220202021: 320212022: 420222023: 620232024: 320242025: 320252026: 120262026 to June2462020: 220202021: 320212022: 420222023: 620232024: 320242025: 320252026: 120262026 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
2026100
2025300
2024300
2023600
2022400
2021300
2020200

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
358Jan: 4JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 1OctNov: 6NovDec: 7Dec7358Jan: 4JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 1OctNov: 6NovDec: 7Dec7358Jan: 4JanFeb: 3FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 1SepOct: 1OctNov: 6NovDec: 7Dec7358Jan: 4JFeb: 3FMar: 0MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 1SOct: 1ONov: 6NDec: 7D7

All alerts and warnings since 2020 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
22 Jan 2026Flood alert
14 Nov 2025Flood alert
12 Nov 2025Flood alert
20 Sep 2025Flood alert
31 Dec 2024Flood alert
29 Jan 2024Flood alert
23 Jan 2024Flood alert
27 Dec 2023Flood alert
9 Dec 2023Flood alert
7 Dec 2023Flood alert
14 Nov 2023Flood alert
13 Nov 2023Flood alert

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