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Upper Torridge area

Rivers Torridge, Waldon and Lew, including Black Torrington, Milton Damerel and Hatherleigh areas, and coastal streams in the Hartland and Clovelly areas

Flood alert area River Torridge, River Waldon, River Lew Devon Devon and Cornwall

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Nearby Monitoring Stations

Rockhay Bridge on the boundary
River Torridge • Sheepwash • 5.4 km (upstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.82 at 08:30, now 0.79
0.79 m
33min ago
Gribbleford Bridge in this area
River Lew • Hatherleigh • 9.8 km (downstream)
Steady · normal
0.36 m
33min ago
Dolton
River Torridge • Dolton • 10.1 km (upstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.57 at 07:45, now 0.54
0.54 m
33min ago
Torrington
River Torridge • Great Torrington • 11.6 km (downstream)
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 1.02 at 08:15, now 0.98
0.98 m
33min ago
Weare Giffard
River Torridge • Weare Giffard • 14.3 km (downstream)
tidal gauge
0.68 m
33min ago
Bradworthy in this area
River Waldon • Bradworthy • 14.8 km (upstream)
Steady · normal
0.36 m
33min ago
Norley Bridge in this area
River North Lew • Northlew • 9.2 km
Steady · normal
0.23 m
33min ago
TORRINGTON
• 11.6 km
Falling — Down from 13.21 at 07:45, now 12.02
12.02 m
33min ago
Germansweek
River Wolf • Germansweek • 13.6 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.22 at 08:30, now 0.21
0.21 m
33min ago
Jacobstowe
River Okement • Jacobstowe • 15.0 km
Easing · normal — Easing — down from 0.44 at 11:30, now 0.43
0.43 m
33min ago

Flood Event History (50)

25 Oct 2026 at 2:11pm Flood Alert
There is no longer a threat of flooding. Weather conditions are expected to improve and no further flooding is expected. We will continue to monitor the situation and will issue further alerts or warnings if necessary. Continue to take care on waterside roads and footpaths and don't put yourself...
24 Oct 2026 at 3:10pm Flood Alert
High river levels today may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible on Saturday 24 October . Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the area. Forecast levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river from around 3:30pm on Saturday. The main areas of concern are...
26 Jan 2026 at 12:02pm Flood Alert
17 Dec 2025 at 4:15pm Flood Alert
15 Dec 2025 at 8:56am Flood Alert
1 Dec 2025 at 3:59pm Flood Alert
14 Nov 2025 at 4:02pm Flood Alert
16 Apr 2025 at 1:20pm Flood Alert
23 Feb 2025 at 7:27pm Flood Alert
5 Jan 2025 at 10:06am Flood Alert
23 Nov 2024 at 10:35am Flood Alert
25 Feb 2024 at 11:31am Flood Alert
4 Jan 2024 at 1:57pm Flood Alert
1 Jan 2024 at 9:14pm Flood Alert
14 Jan 2023 at 5:07am Flood Alert
22 Nov 2022 at 2:24pm Flood Alert
29 Oct 2021 at 3:14pm Flood Alert
28 Oct 2021 at 10:13pm Flood Alert
20 Oct 2021 at 10:05pm Flood Alert
20 Feb 2021 at 1:11am Flood Alert
18 Dec 2020 at 10:20am Flood Alert
30 Oct 2020 at 4:44pm Flood Alert
4 Oct 2020 at 2:58pm Flood Alert
15 Mar 2020 at 9:29am Flood Alert
9 Mar 2020 at 3:38pm Flood Alert
28 Feb 2020 at 3:47pm Flood Alert
24 Feb 2020 at 10:51am Flood Alert
16 Feb 2020 at 6:41am Flood Alert
18 Dec 2019 at 3:26pm Flood Alert
2 Nov 2019 at 7:49pm Flood Alert
1 Nov 2019 at 5:31pm Flood Alert
26 Oct 2019 at 3:07am Flood Alert
7 Dec 2018 at 5:41am Flood Alert
1 Dec 2018 at 3:07pm Flood Alert
30 Nov 2018 at 3:47pm Flood Alert
1 Apr 2018 at 3:47pm Flood Alert
30 Mar 2018 at 4:47pm Flood Alert
26 Dec 2017 at 2:58pm Flood Alert
20 Nov 2016 at 2:22am Flood Alert
5 Feb 2016 at 3:20pm Flood Alert
25 Jan 2016 at 3:01pm Flood Alert
1 Jan 2016 at 3:46pm Flood Alert
29 Dec 2015 at 3:49pm Flood Alert
3 Dec 2015 at 3:54pm Flood Alert
7 Nov 2015 at 7:24am Flood Alert
15 Sep 2015 at 2:24am Flood Alert
25 Aug 2015 at 4:15pm Flood Alert
22 Aug 2015 at 3:25pm Flood Alert
26 Feb 2015 at 9:58am Flood Alert
14 Jan 2015 at 4:59pm Flood Alert

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Bradiford Water • Devon
Dawlish Water at Dawlish
Dawlish Water • Devon
Exe Estuary at Exminster
English Channel, South Devon Coast, River Exe • Devon
Kenwith Stream at Bideford
Kenwith Stream • Devon
Landkey Stream from Swimbridge to Bishop's Tawton, including Landkey
Landkey Stream • Devon
Lower Exe area
River Exe • Devon
Lower Taw area
River Taw • Devon
Lower Torridge area
River Torridge, Kenwith Stream • Devon
Mid Devon Rivers
River Creedy, River Yeo, Lapford Yeo, Little Dart • Devon
North Dartmoor Rivers
River Taw, River Okement • Devon

Official sources for this area

This area on the Environment Agency’s flood service →
Floodline quick dial: 211032 — call 0345 988 1188 and give that code for a recorded update on this area.
Area code: 113WAFTW01

Live warnings and area boundaries are the Environment Agency’s and the EA is the authority on them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. This area in the EA’s own data.