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Tidal River Ouse from Selby to Faxfleet: flood history since 2019

The Environment Agency has issued 14 flood alerts for Tidal River Ouse from Selby to Faxfleet since 28 Oct 2019, most often in January; the busiest year was 2023 (4).

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area
Tidal River Ouse from Selby to Faxfleet
Code
122WAT964
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
River or sea
Tidal River Ouse
First in the history
28 Oct 2019
Latest in the history file
3 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 Ouse from Selby to Faxfleet
12342019: 120192020: 220202021: 220212022: 120222023: 420232024: 320242025: 1202512342019: 120192020: 220202021: 220212022: 120222023: 420232024: 320242025: 1202512342019: 120192020: 220202021: 220212022: 120222023: 420232024: 320242025: 1202512342019: 120192020: 220202021: 220212022: 120222023: 420232024: 320242025: 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
2024300
2023400
2022100
2021200
2020200
2019100

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: 6JanFeb: 3FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 2OctNov: 1NovDec: 1Dec6246Jan: 6JanFeb: 3FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 2OctNov: 1NovDec: 1Dec6246Jan: 6JanFeb: 3FebMar: 1MarApr: 0AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 0JulAug: 0AugSep: 0SepOct: 2OctNov: 1NovDec: 1Dec6246Jan: 6JFeb: 3FMar: 1MApr: 0AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 0JAug: 0ASep: 0SOct: 2ONov: 1NDec: 1D6

All alerts and warnings since 2019 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
3 Jan 2025Flood alert
31 Jan 2024Flood alert
23 Jan 2024Flood alert
3 Jan 2024Flood alert
9 Dec 2023Flood alert
15 Nov 2023Flood alert
22 Oct 2023Flood alert
13 Jan 2023Flood alert
21 Feb 2022Flood alert
5 Feb 2021Flood alert
17 Jan 2021Flood alert
10 Mar 2020Flood 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.