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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 18:46:13 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
Sheepwash is a village and civil parish on the southern border of the local government district of Torridge, Devon, England. The parish, which lies about nine miles ENE of the town of Holsworthy, about eight miles south of Great Torrington and about ten miles north-west of Okehampton, is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Buckland Filleigh, Highampton and Black Torrington. Its southern boundary follows the River Torridge and most of its other boundaries are along watercourses too. In 2001 its population was 254, lower than the 326 residents it had in 1901.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is the River Torridge, about 20 m from the middle of Sheepwash's gauges. It flows on to the sea.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on the River Torridge nearest the middle of Sheepwash's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
Sheepwash is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the River Torridge, in Devon. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The River Torridge is monitored by 1 station (Rockhay Bridge). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 5 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of Sheepwash. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: riverside locations and roads between Bradford and Dolton, including Dippermill, Black Torrington, Sheepwash and the A386 at Hele Bridge near Hatherleigh; riverside locations and roads between Gribbleford Bridge and Hatherleigh, including Gribbleford Bridge, Passaford and Hatherleigh; Rivers Torridge, Waldon and Lew, including Black Torrington, Milton Damerel and Hatherleigh areas, and coastal streams in the Hartland and Clovelly areas; riverside locations and roads between Okehampton and Monkokehampton, including at Brightley, Jacobstowe, Monkokehampton and the A3072 at Jacobstowe.
There are 16 storm overflows within 5km of Sheepwash. None of the 16 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
6 of them, nearest first, with their own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in Sheepwash, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
Sheepwash gets about 1,122 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 144 mm; driest May, 60 mm). That is close to the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.9 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Sheepwash has river level monitoring on River Torridge — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 5 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 1970. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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