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Bradninch Hele Station Road

Culm
Exe catchment • Devon • ID: E71333 • Level
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Current Level
1.039 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
1.054 mASD
24h Min
1.032 mASD
Typical Range
0.99 - 2.15
mASD
Highest Recorded
3.65 mASD
EA official record
3.65 in our data (since May 2021)
Current level is 28% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.7 cm over 6h
09 Oct 13:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.039 mASD
09 Oct 13:15 ▲ +0.6 cm 1.041 mASD
09 Oct 13:00 ▼ -0.6 cm 1.035 mASD
09 Oct 12:45 ▬ steady 1.041 mASD
09 Oct 12:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.040 mASD
09 Oct 12:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 1.039 mASD
09 Oct 11:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.042 mASD
09 Oct 11:30 ▼ -0.7 cm 1.041 mASD
09 Oct 11:15 ▲ +0.8 cm 1.048 mASD
09 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady 1.040 mASD
09 Oct 10:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.041 mASD
09 Oct 10:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 1.042 mASD
09 Oct 10:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.046 mASD
09 Oct 09:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 1.042 mASD
09 Oct 09:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 1.039 mASD
09 Oct 09:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.040 mASD
09 Oct 08:30 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.039 mASD
09 Oct 08:15 ▲ +0.3 cm 1.035 mASD
09 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 1.032 mASD
09 Oct 07:30 1.032 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Bradninch Hele Station Road
  • Watercourse: River Culm
  • County: Devon
  • Coordinates: 50°48'45"N 3°25'45"W (50.812445, -3.429297)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 17 May 2021
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: E71333
  • RLOI id: 9430 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: E71333-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Exe
  • Typical Range: 0.988 – 2.145 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 1.04 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 13:15)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.

23 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.1 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 23 report not discharging.

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South West Water · into River Culm · 2.1 km upstream along the river
98 spills · 1,549 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into River Weaver · 6.5 km upstream along the river
38 spills · 379 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into River Ken · 7.9 km upstream along the river
59 spills · 931 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Weaver (S) · 11.2 km upstream along the river
132 spills · 2,411 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Trib Of River Culm · 11.9 km upstream along the river
52 spills · 872 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Spratford Stream Via Sw Sewer · 14.2 km upstream along the river
12 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
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South West Water · into Halberton Stream · 14.2 km upstream along the river
64 spills · 824 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into River Culm · 15.2 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

15 more further upstream, up to 33.8 km away along the river.

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

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South West Water · into Stream (S) · 3.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
4 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Silverton Stream Via Sws · 4.2 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
4 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into River Clyst Valley Via Sws · 5.1 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
17 spills · 16 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Cullompton Mill Leat · 5.2 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
19 spills · 218 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into An Unnamed Trib-River Clyst · 5.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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South West Water · into Mill Leat · 5.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
2 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Mill Stream (S) · 5.8 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
2 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Tributary Of River Clyst (S) · 5.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
21 spills · 158 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

2 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.

These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 2.15 m on about 18 days. This year so far: 17 days.

2026 17 days, 3 of them high · 3 high so far
2025 15 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 25 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2023 22 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
2022 11 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 6 days, 2 of them high · 2 high patchy data

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown. The darker part is days above 2.67 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 7 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.5 km away).

112flood warnings 280flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 18 Feb 2026 — River Clyst from Broadclyst to Clyst St. Mary

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 6 5
2025 7 14
2024 9 23
2023 13 22
2022 1 14
2021 6 17
2020 5 17
2019 3 17
2018 5 23
2017 0 6
2016 9 11
2015 4 8
2014 11 18
2013 6 18
2012 19 22
2011 0 6
2010 2 6
2009 1 15
2008 4 11
2007 1 5
2006 0 2

Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 7 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Culm at Bradninch Hele Station Road flooding today?

The current level is 1.04m, which is within the typical range of 0.99 to 2.15m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Bradninch Hele Station Road?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

What is a normal level for the River Culm at Bradninch Hele Station Road?

The typical range at this station is 0.99m to 2.15m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.15m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.

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