Environment AgencyDevon and Cornwall
Flood areas in Devon and Cornwall
Devon and Cornwall has 173 flood areas with at least one alert or warning since 2006; Upper River Tamar has had the most (246).
Flood areas in Devon and Cornwall with ten or more alerts and warnings
- Upper River Tamar246 since 2006
- Rivers Clyst and Culm and their tributaries224 since 2006
- River Axe area206 since 2006
- Middle Exe area205 since 2006
- Rivers Otter and Sid, and Exmouth area181 since 2006
- River Teign area176 since 2006
- North Devon coast from Hartland Point to Lynmouth169 since 2011
- Exmoor Rivers167 since 2006
- River Dart area164 since 2006
- South Devon Rivers148 since 2006
- North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth136 since 2006
- West Cornwall Rivers122 since 2007
- South Devon coast from Start Point to Dawlish Warren121 since 2015
- North Dartmoor Rivers115 since 2006
- Lower Torridge area114 since 2006
- Lower Exe area110 since 2006
- South Cornwall Coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the tidal Fal Estuary103 since 2014
- River Plym and Tory Brook102 since 2006
- River Yealm102 since 2007
- River Lynher99 since 2006
- Barnstaple, Braunton, Ilfracombe and Combe Martin area97 since 2007
- Mid Devon Rivers95 since 2006
- South Cornwall Coast from Lands End to Lizard Point94 since 2006
- North Cornwall Rivers92 since 2007
- North Cornwall coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point87 since 2015
- North Cornwall coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal Camel Estuary86 since 2015
- Middle River Tamar85 since 2006
- Tidal Camel Estuary at Rock and low lying properties on the Little Petherick Creek85 since 2015
- Upper Torridge area82 since 2006
- Lower Taw area79 since 2006
- River Yarty from Yarcombe to Axminster78 since 2008
- Rivers Tavy and Walkham72 since 2011
- River Torridge (Lower) from Dolton to Bideford, including Taddiport and Weare Giffard69 since 2006
- River Axe (Upper) from Winsham to Axminster, including Chard Junction and Weycroft65 since 2010
- South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head64 since 2014
- River Clyst from Broadclyst to Clyst St. Mary61 since 2010
- South Cornwall Coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the tidal Fal Estuary59 since 2006
- River Axe (Lower) from Axminster to Axmouth53 since 2010
- St Austell and Par Rivers53 since 2010
- Lower River Tamar52 since 2008
- Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries51 since 2015
- North Cornwall coast from Lands End to Chapel Porth49 since 2006
- Helford and Fal Rivers49 since 2010
- South Devon Estuaries49 since 2015
- River Teign (Lower) from Chudleigh to Kingsteignton42 since 2012
- Rivers Looe and Seaton40 since 2011
- River Dart from Buckfastleigh to Totnes, including Staverton39 since 2011
- River Fowey37 since 2008
- South Devon coast from Plymouth to Start Point36 since 2006
- River Taw (Middle) from Taw Bridge to Newnham Bridge35 since 2012
- South Devon coast from Dawlish Warren to Seaton35 since 2015
- River Lynher from Berriowbridge to Notter Bridge32 since 2008
- South Cornwall coast from Lands End to Lizard Point excluding Mounts Bay29 since 2015
- South Cornwall coast at Mounts Bay, seafront properties29 since 2015
- River Culm (Lower) from Cullompton to Stoke Canon, including Hele25 since 2007
- River Avon from Didworthy to Aveton Gifford24 since 2012
- South Cornwall coast from Gribbin Head to Rame Head24 since 2014
- North Devon coastal communities, including Westward Ho! and Combe Martin22 since 2008
- South Devon coast at Beesands, Torcross, Slapton and Dawlish22 since 2008
- River Tamar from Greystone Bridge to Cotehele excluding Calstock20 since 2006
- South Devon Coast from Exmouth to Seaton20 since 2008
- South Devon coast at the Kingsbridge and Avon estuaries19 since 2008
- Plymouth Barbican19 since 2012
- Plymouth Sound, Wembury Bay and tidal estuaries19 since 2016
- River Dart from Dartmeet to Buckfastleigh17 since 2006
- River Culm (Upper) from Hemyock to Cullompton17 since 2012
- River Batherm at Bampton16 since 2009
- River Coly from Colyton to Colyford16 since 2010
- River Harbourne at Crowdy Mill, Beenleigh, Bow and Tuckenhay16 since 2012
- North Cornwall Coast At Wadebridge and Chapel Amble16 since 2012
- North Cornwall Coast from Chapel Porth to The Rumps excluding the tidal River Camel16 since 2015
- North Cornwall Coast from The Rumps to Hartland Point excluding Bude16 since 2015
- North Devon coast at Lynmouth16 since 2015
- Tidal River Torridge from Weare Giffard to Bideford15 since 2010
- River Lew at Gribbleford Bridge and Hatherleigh15 since 2012
- River Cober15 since 2023
- River Tamar from Tamarstone to Druxton Bridge14 since 2008
- River Axe (Mid) at Axminster14 since 2012
- River Hayle from Relubbus to St Erth14 since 2012
- Tidal River Camel excluding Wadebridge and Chapel Amble14 since 2015
- River Barle from Simonsbath to Brushford, including Withypool13 since 2006
- South Cornwall coast at Truro13 since 2014
- North Devon coast at Ilfracombe13 since 2014
- River Yealm at Yealmbridge and Yealmpton12 since 2007
- River Plym from Shaugh Bridge to Riverside Caravan Park12 since 2008
- River Exe from Tiverton to Exeter, including Bickleigh12 since 2018
- River Lyd from Sydenham to Lifton11 since 2006
- River Otter (Upper) from Upottery to Cadhay Bridge11 since 2012
- Tidal Fal Estuary11 since 2024
- River Cober At Helston10 since 2012
Devon and Cornwall has 83 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.