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Clyst Honiton

Clyst
Exe catchment • Clyst Honiton • Devon • ID: 45130 • Level
(42m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 118 views

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Current Level
0.598 mASD
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.611 mASD
24h Min
0.598 mASD
Typical Range
0.61 - 1.70
mASD
Highest Recorded
2.93 mASD
EA official record
A 3.91 reading (16 Mar 2013) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 20% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.3 cm over 5h
08 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 0.598 mASD
08 Oct 22:15 ▬ steady 0.598 mASD
08 Oct 22:00 ▬ steady 0.598 mASD
08 Oct 21:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.598 mASD
08 Oct 21:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.599 mASD
08 Oct 21:15 ▬ steady 0.598 mASD
08 Oct 21:00 ▬ steady 0.598 mASD
08 Oct 20:45 ▬ steady 0.598 mASD
08 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.598 mASD
08 Oct 20:15 ▬ steady 0.599 mASD
08 Oct 20:00 ▬ steady 0.599 mASD
08 Oct 19:45 ▬ steady 0.599 mASD
08 Oct 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.599 mASD
08 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.600 mASD
08 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 0.600 mASD
08 Oct 18:45 ▬ steady 0.600 mASD
08 Oct 18:30 ▬ steady 0.600 mASD
08 Oct 18:15 ▬ steady 0.600 mASD
08 Oct 18:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.600 mASD
08 Oct 17:45 0.601 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Clyst Honiton
  • Watercourse: River Clyst
  • Nearest Town: Clyst Honiton
  • County: Devon
  • Coordinates: 50°43'59"N 3°26'15"W (50.733158, -3.437637)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2002
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 45130
  • RLOI id: 3250 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 45130-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • Typical rise rate: 3 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: 0.611 – 1.700 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.60 mASD (EA at 8 Oct 22:15)

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

Nearby Stations

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Connected upstream

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Nearby

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.

4 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 2.2 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 4 report not discharging.

💧
Langaton Lane CSO🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into Pin Brook · 2.2 km upstream along the river
25 spills · 20 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Pin Brook · 2.9 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into River Clyst Valley Via Sws · 5.6 km upstream along the river
17 spills · 16 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
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Church Road CSO🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into Cranny Brook · 9.7 km upstream along the river
5 spills · 22 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
South West Water · into River Clyst · 80 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
23 spills · 269 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Sweetbrier Lane CSO🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into Northbrook · 4.0 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
16 spills · 12 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into North Brook Via Sws · 4.1 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
11 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
North Lawn Court CSO🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into North Brook Via Sws · 4.1 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
5 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into North Brook Via Sws · 4.1 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
4 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Lower Avenue CSO🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into North Brook Via Sws · 4.1 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Stream (S) · 4.1 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
1 spill · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Mincinglake Stream · 4.4 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
11 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

17 more within 6 km whose connection is not known.

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 1.70 m on about 28 days. This year so far: 30 days.

2026 30 days, 3 of them high · 3 high so far
2025 34 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2024 42 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2023 42 days, 8 of them high · 8 high
2022 20 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2021 33 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2020 22 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2019 25 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2018 29 days, 1 of them high · 1 high
2017 7 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 2.39 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2010 for the 3 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.2 km away).

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

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 5 0
2025 6 0
2024 7 0
2023 6 0
2022 1 0
2021 6 0
2020 2 0
2019 2 0
2018 3 0
2016 8 0
2015 4 0
2014 10 0
2013 5 0
2012 18 0
2010 1 0

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

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 3 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Clyst at Clyst Honiton flooding today?

The current level is 0.60m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Clyst Honiton?

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 Clyst at Clyst Honiton?

The typical range at this station is 0.61m to 1.70m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.70m 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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