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Tidal River Wharfe: flood history since 2020

The Environment Agency has issued 16 flood alerts for Tidal River Wharfe since 2 Nov 2020, most often in January; the busiest year was 2023 (7).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area
Tidal River Wharfe
Code
122WAT944
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
Leeds, North Yorkshire
River or sea
River Wharfe
First in the history
2 Nov 2020
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?

2023 was the busiest year for Tidal River Wharfe
24682020: 220202021: 320212022: 120222023: 720232024: 220242025: 1202524682020: 220202021: 320212022: 120222023: 720232024: 220242025: 1202524682020: 220202021: 320212022: 120222023: 720232024: 220242025: 1202524682020: 220202021: 320212022: 120222023: 720232024: 220242025: 12025

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

The numbers
YearAlertsWarningsSevere
2025100
2024200
2023700
2022100
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 January
246Jan: 5JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 3NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 5JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 3NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 5JanFeb: 2FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 1OctNov: 3NovDec: 5Dec5246Jan: 5JFeb: 2FMar: 0MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 1ONov: 3NDec: 5D5

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
1 Jan 2025Flood alert
23 Nov 2024Flood alert
21 Jan 2024Flood alert
30 Dec 2023Flood alert
29 Dec 2023Flood alert
28 Dec 2023Flood alert
9 Dec 2023Flood alert
14 Nov 2023Flood alert
20 Oct 2023Flood alert
10 Jan 2023Flood alert
20 Feb 2022Flood alert
5 Feb 2021Flood 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.