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Middle River Don catchment: flood history since 2011

The Environment Agency has issued 26 flood alerts for Middle River Don catchment since 5 Feb 2011, most often in January; the busiest year was 2012 (5). The history file ends in June 2026; AreaZine's record of the live feed adds 3 since 1 July 2026.

Flood alerts only

The flood area

Flood area
Middle River Don catchment
Code
123WAF971
Environment Agency area
Yorkshire
County
Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield
River or sea
River Don
First in the history
5 Feb 2011
Latest in the history file
6 Feb 2026
Latest in AreaZine's record
Flood alert, 30 Aug 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.

The latest: since 1 July 2026, in AreaZine's record of the live feed

DateLevel
30 Aug 2026Flood alert
29 Aug 2026Flood alert
28 Aug 2026Flood alert

How many alerts and warnings a year?

2012 was the busiest year for Middle River Don catchment
2462011: 120112012: 520122013: 120132015: 120152019: 520192020: 220202021: 120212022: 220222023: 220232024: 220242025: 220252026: 220262026 to June2462011: 120112012: 520122013: 120132015: 120152019: 520192020: 220202021: 120212022: 220222023: 220232024: 220242025: 220252026: 220262026 to June2462011: 120112012: 52013: 12015: 12019: 52020: 220202021: 12022: 220222023: 22024: 220242025: 22026: 220262026 to June2462011: 120112012: 52013: 12015: 12019: 52020: 220202021: 12022: 220222023: 22024: 220242025: 22026: 220262026 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
2026200
2025200
2024200
2023200
2022200
2021100
2020200
2019500
2015100
2013100
2012500
2011100

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: 5FebMar: 0MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 2JulAug: 0AugSep: 2SepOct: 3OctNov: 5NovDec: 2Dec6246Jan: 6JanFeb: 5FebMar: 0MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 2JulAug: 0AugSep: 2SepOct: 3OctNov: 5NovDec: 2Dec6246Jan: 6JanFeb: 5FebMar: 0MarApr: 1AprMay: 0MayJun: 0JunJul: 2JulAug: 0AugSep: 2SepOct: 3OctNov: 5NovDec: 2Dec6246Jan: 6JFeb: 5FMar: 0MApr: 1AMay: 0MJun: 0JJul: 2JAug: 0ASep: 2SOct: 3ONov: 5NDec: 2D6

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
6 Feb 2026Flood alert
27 Jan 2026Flood alert
14 Nov 2025Flood alert
6 Jan 2025Flood alert
31 Dec 2024Flood alert
2 Jan 2024Flood alert
9 Dec 2023Flood alert
19 Oct 2023Flood alert
17 Nov 2022Flood alert
19 Feb 2022Flood alert
18 Jan 2021Flood alert
15 Feb 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.