Environment AgencyYorkshire
Flood areas in Yorkshire
Yorkshire has 516 flood areas with at least one alert or warning since 2006; North Sea coast at Bridlington has had the most (650).
Flood areas in Yorkshire with ten or more alerts and warnings
- North Sea coast at Bridlington650 since 2010
- Humber estuary from Spurn Point to Winestead Outfall270 since 2011
- North Sea coast at Withernsea, Easington and Kilnsea224 since 2011
- North Sea coast from Whitby to Filey210 since 2010
- Upper River Ouse168 since 2010
- North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk164 since 2011
- Upper River Calder catchment149 since 2011
- Lower River Ure140 since 2011
- Upper River Aire catchment140 since 2011
- Tidal River Ouse from Naburn Lock to Selby136 since 2011
- North Sea coast at Skipsea, Hornsea and Mappleton123 since 2011
- Upper River Ure112 since 2011
- Upper River Nidd catchment111 since 2011
- Lower River Swale109 since 2011
- River Ure at Boroughbridge Camping and Caravanning Site99 since 2011
- North Sea coast at Bridlington - Harbour Road and Floral Pavilion99 since 2012
- River Wiske and other tributaries of the River Swale96 since 2011
- River Ouse at Naburn Lock95 since 2011
- Upper River Swale95 since 2011
- Glusburn Beck Catchment95 since 2012
- Lower River Nidd catchment95 since 2015
- River Esk catchment91 since 2012
- River Ouse at York - riverside properties90 since 2011
- River Foulness and Market Weighton catchment85 since 2010
- River Seven catchment82 since 2020
- Upper River Wharfe79 since 2011
- North Sea coast at Hornsea78 since 2017
- Lower River Calder catchment77 since 2011
- River Rye Catchment76 since 2020
- Wyke Beck and Meanwood Beck catchments73 since 2012
- Ings Beck and Oakenshaw Beck70 since 2012
- Upper River Derwent67 since 2012
- Middle River Aire catchment66 since 2011
- North Sea Coast at Easington and Kilnsea.63 since 2011
- Humber estuary from Hessle Haven to Faxfleet62 since 2011
- Holderness Drain61 since 2010
- Lower River Derwent60 since 2010
- River Ouse at York - St George's Field and Queen's Staith58 since 2011
- Lower River Wharfe55 since 2011
- North Sea at Sandsend55 since 2011
- River Spen and Batley Beck catchments55 since 2012
- River Riccal catchment52 since 2012
- Blackburn Brook49 since 2012
- River Sheaf Catchment48 since 2011
- North Sea at Scarborough - Foreshore Road47 since 2011
- River Wiske at Kirby Wiske45 since 2011
- Lower River Don catchment45 since 2012
- Tidal River Aire catchment44 since 2013
- Lower River Rother41 since 2010
- River Nidd at Hunsingore40 since 2011
- River Colne and Fenay Beck Catchments39 since 2011
- North Sea at Scarborough - Sandside39 since 2013
- River Derwent at Buttercrambe Mill36 since 2010
- River Dearne catchment36 since 2012
- River Went catchment36 since 2012
- Whiston Brook catchment35 since 2014
- North Holderness32 since 2017
- North Sea coast at Bridlington - South Pier31 since 2010
- Lower River Aire catchment31 since 2011
- Upper River Hull catchment31 since 2012
- North Sea at Scarborough - Spa Complex30 since 2010
- River Ure at Aldwark Bridge to Cuddy Shaw Plantation30 since 2011
- Burstwick and Keyingham Drains30 since 2016
- Upper River Don catchment29 since 2011
- River Hull Central catchment29 since 2012
- Upper River Rother catchment28 since 2010
- Tidal River Ouse, River Don and the Duty River28 since 2011
- River Derwent at Stamford Bridge - The Weir Caravan Park and Kexby Bridge28 since 2012
- River Swale at Brompton-on-Swale caravan park and Brompton Lakes27 since 2011
- Lower River Hull27 since 2011
- Middle River Don catchment26 since 2011
- River Worth catchment26 since 2012
- North Sea and River Esk at Whitby Harbour26 since 2013
- Wash Dike catchment26 since 2015
- River Foss25 since 2012
- River Aire at Allerton Ings, Barnsdale Road and Properties24 since 2012
- North Bank of the Humber estuary at Hessle Haven23 since 2011
- River Ure at Masham22 since 2011
- River Ouse at Acaster Selby22 since 2011
- Walsden Water at Walsden22 since 2012
- River Ouse at Linton Lock22 since 2012
- River Calder at Brearley and Luddenden Foot22 since 2014
- Middle River Nidd catchment22 since 2020
- River Ure at Milby Island21 since 2011
- River Ouse at Acaster Malbis21 since 2011
- River Wharfe at Bolton Bridge20 since 2011
- Low lying properties in the Upper Hull catchment20 since 2012
- Humber estuary from Lords Clough to Hessle Haven19 since 2011
- River Doe Lea catchment19 since 2012
- River Nidd at Knaresborough Caravan Parks and Goldsborough Mill Farm18 since 2012
- Humber estuary at East Hessle foreshore18 since 2013
- Pickering Beck and Costa Beck catchments18 since 2021
- Bishop Monkton Beck at Bishop Monkton17 since 2012
- River Esk at Lealholm17 since 2012
- River Ouse at York - Skeldergate and Tower Street17 since 2012
- South East Holderness17 since 2017
- Tidal River Wharfe16 since 2020
- River Swale at Myton on Swale15 since 2012
- River Ouse at York - Fulford and Fordlands Road15 since 2012
- North Bank of the Humber estuary from Kilnsea to Skeffling and Weeton15 since 2013
- River Calder at Horbury - The Strands15 since 2015
- River Swale at Howe village and by Skipton Bridge15 since 2015
- River Seven at Marton15 since 2020
- River Doe Lea at Staveley14 since 2012
- River Calder at Todmorden from the Cricket Ground to the Railway Bridge14 since 2012
- Holderness Drain at Wawne Common and Woody Carr14 since 2016
- Tidal River Ouse from Selby to Faxfleet14 since 2019
- Arkle Beck at Reeth and Low Fremington13 since 2012
- River Calder at Brighouse - Nun Bank Wood13 since 2012
- Ea Beck catchment13 since 2012
- River Seven at Sinnington13 since 2012
- River Swale at Helperby13 since 2012
- River Swale at Topcliffe12 since 2011
- River Calder at Ravensthorpe12 since 2012
- River Aire at Snaygill Industrial Estate and Cononley Business Park12 since 2012
- North Sea at Staithes12 since 2013
- Wash Dike at Pontefract12 since 2015
- Swinney Beck at Masham12 since 2020
- Osbaldwick Beck and Tanghall Beck12 since 2023
- Pocklington Beck at Pocklington11 since 2012
- Cock Beck at Stutton11 since 2012
- River Rother at Tapton11 since 2012
- River Tutt at Boroughbridge11 since 2012
- River Calder at Central Todmorden11 since 2015
- River Wharfe at Denton Road Ilkley10 since 2011
- River Aire at Shipley10 since 2012
- River Calder at Mirfield - Calder View to Steanard Lane10 since 2012
- River Swale at Thornton Bridge10 since 2015
- River Aire at Cottingley10 since 2015
- River Foss upstream of Yearsley Baths10 since 2018
- River Dove catchment10 since 2021
- River Holme Catchment10 since 2023
- Creyke, Mill and Broadlane Becks at Cottingham10 since 2023
Yorkshire has 383 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.