Environment AgencyCumbria and Lancashire
Flood areas in Cumbria and Lancashire
Cumbria and Lancashire has 235 flood areas with at least one alert or warning since 2006; Coast at North Morecambe Bay has had the most (529).
Flood areas in Cumbria and Lancashire with ten or more alerts and warnings
- Coast at North Morecambe Bay529 since 2006
- Coast from Gretna to Silloth225 since 2006
- Wyre estuary from Fleetwood and Knott End to Little Eccleston225 since 2006
- Upper River Derwent, Stonethwaite Beck and Derwent Water165 since 2008
- Lower River Eden161 since 2006
- Rivers Duddon, Crake and Mill Beck154 since 2006
- Coast at Barrow in Furness146 since 2006
- Rivers Brathay, Rothay and Winster138 since 2006
- Rivers Kent and Bela137 since 2006
- Upper River Eden136 since 2006
- Rivers Ehen, Calder, Irt and Esk131 since 2006
- Lune estuary south west of Lancaster128 since 2006
- Rivers Caldew and Petteril125 since 2006
- Coast from Silloth to St Bees123 since 2006
- Keswick campsite112 since 2008
- Rivers Lowther and Eamont100 since 2006
- Rivers Esk and Irthing96 since 2006
- Rivers Wampool and Ellen93 since 2006
- Lower River Lune and Conder92 since 2006
- Middle River Eden89 since 2006
- Coast from Heysham to Cockerham84 since 2006
- Rivers Greta, St Johns Beck and Bassenthwaite Lake83 since 2008
- Rivers Cocker, Marron and Derwent82 since 2006
- Coast from St Bees Head to Haverigg78 since 2006
- Upper River Wyre, Brock73 since 2006
- River Eden at Carlisle, Rickerby Park, Swifts and Stoneyholme Golf Courses65 since 2007
- Upper River Ribble, Hodder64 since 2006
- Cumbrian coastline from Gretna to Silloth including Port Carlisle, Skinburness and Rockcliffe61 since 2012
- River Lostock and River Yarrow58 since 2007
- River Alt, Formby to Huyton57 since 2007
- Lower River Douglas53 since 2007
- Lower River Ribble and Darwen51 since 2006
- Upper River Lune50 since 2006
- River Calder in east Lancashire50 since 2007
- Coast from Fleetwood to Blackpool49 since 2006
- Coast at Duddon estuary45 since 2014
- River Greta at Keswick, Keswick Campsite, Rugby Club and Quinta43 since 2008
- Upper River Douglas43 since 2008
- Lower River Wyre42 since 2006
- Lancashire coastline at Sunderland, around Sunderland Point, Bazil Point and Potts Corner33 since 2013
- Cumbrian coastline at North Morecambe Bay, along the coast from Roosebeck to Carnforth31 since 2013
- River Ehen at Egremont, Bleach Green, Ennerdale Mill, Bridge End, Vale View, Wood Bank, Rugby Club27 since 2008
- Cumbrian coastline from St Bees Head to Haverigg, along the coast from North Head to Haverigg22 since 2014
- Wyre estuary at Thornton, affecting Nestleton, Underbank Rd, Aylesbury House and Silcock's Cottages21 since 2014
- Burrow Beck at Lancaster, around Canterbury Ave, Cranwell Ave and Bowerham Road20 since 2011
- River Ribble at Samlesbury, around Brockholes Reserve and Lower Brockholes20 since 2012
- River Caldew at Cummersdale, Factory20 since 2012
- Whinney Brook and Dovers Brook at Maghull, around Sefton Lane and the Waste Transfer Station20 since 2015
- Dragley Beck at Ulverston from Dragley Beck Bridge on Well Lane downstream to South Ulverston20 since 2017
- River Ribble at Walton-le-Dale, area from Fishwick Bottoms to Railway Bridge19 since 2012
- Ribble estuary west of Preston18 since 2006
- River Kent at Burneside, Steeles Row and Carling Steps18 since 2008
- River Greta at Keswick, Fitz Park and Riverside Flats areas18 since 2008
- River Eden at Appleby, The Sands, Cricket ground, King George's Field18 since 2009
- River Eden at Bolton18 since 2009
- Wyre estuary at Hambleton, around Wardleys Pool and Brickhouse Lane16 since 2013
- Cumbrian coastline from Silloth to St Bees including Maryport, Flimby, Workington and Whitehaven16 since 2013
- Wiza Beck and Black Beck at Wigton, Station Rd16 since 2014
- River Eden at Warwick Holmes16 since 2015
- River Wyre at St Michaels South14 since 2011
- River Eamont at Eamont Bridge, Kemplay Foot, Skirsgill Lane and Southwaite Green Mill13 since 2009
- River Eden at Edenhall13 since 2009
- River Eden and Caldew at Carlisle, Devonshire Walk, West Coast Mainline, Bitts Park, Cricket Club13 since 2011
- Hellifield Beck at Hellifield, around Park Place, Park Crescent, and Main Road13 since 2015
- Rivers Kent and Mint at Kendal, Westmorland Business Park, Burneside Road, Benson Green12 since 2008
- River Eden at Armathwaite, The Castle and Brocklewath12 since 2011
- Colne Water at Lenches, around Waterside Industrial Estate and Green Road12 since 2012
- River Ribble at Ribchester, area surrounding Blackburn Road12 since 2012
- Whinney Brook and Dovers Brook at Maghull, beside Hall Lane, Fouracres and Sefton Lane12 since 2015
- South Morecambe Bay area11 since 2006
- Pimlico Brook at Clitheroe, along Warwick Drive and Dorset Drive11 since 2012
- Fouracres and The Crescent at Maghull11 since 2015
- Cumbrian coastline at Duddon estuary, at Haverigg to Duddon Bridge, Foxfield, Dunnerholme11 since 2018
- Coast from Formby to Crosby10 since 2006
- River Eden at Warwick Bridge, Holme House, Bridge End and Holme Eden Hall10 since 2007
- Crossens area in west Lancashire10 since 2008
- River Cocker at Southwaite Bridge10 since 2008
- River Eden between Newby East and Low Crosby10 since 2011
- River Rothay at Grasmere, White Bridge and Stock Lane10 since 2021
Cumbria and Lancashire has 156 more flood areas with fewer than ten alerts and warnings since 2006.
Source: Environment Agency, Historic Flood Warnings (England); Environment Agency flood-monitoring API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.