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Stoneybridge

Caen
Taw and North Devon Streams catchment • Knowle • Devon • ID: 50152 • Level
(31m ago) • 2 readings/hr • 132 views

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Current Level
0.016 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.046 m
24h Min
-0.050 m
Typical Range
-0.07 - 0.65
m
Highest Recorded
1.60 m
EA official record
1.60 in our data (since Apr 1995)
Current level is 1% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +2 cm over 7h
09 Oct 19:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.016 m
09 Oct 18:45 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.020 m
09 Oct 18:15 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.024 m
09 Oct 18:00 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.026 m
09 Oct 17:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.030 m
09 Oct 17:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.032 m
09 Oct 17:15 ▬ steady 0.036 m
09 Oct 17:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.036 m
09 Oct 16:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.037 m
09 Oct 16:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.039 m
09 Oct 16:00 ▬ steady 0.043 m
09 Oct 15:15 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.042 m
09 Oct 15:00 ▲ +0.4 cm 0.046 m
09 Oct 14:45 ▲ +3 cm 0.042 m
09 Oct 14:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.012 m
09 Oct 14:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.010 m
09 Oct 13:45 ▲ +0.8 cm 0.008 m
09 Oct 13:00 ▲ +0.5 cm 0.000 m
09 Oct 12:45 ▲ +0.3 cm -0.005 m
09 Oct 12:30 -0.008 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Stoneybridge
  • Watercourse: River Caen
  • Nearest Town: Knowle
  • County: Devon
  • Coordinates: 51°8'2"N 4°9'11"W (51.133900, -4.153117)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 19 Apr 1995
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 50152
  • RLOI id: 3351 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 50152-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Taw and North Devon Streams
  • Typical Range: -0.065 – 0.650 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.02 m (EA at 9 Oct 19:15)

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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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.

1 storm overflow is traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 3.9 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 1 reports not discharging.

💧
South West Water · into Unnamed Trib River Caen · 3.9 km upstream along the river
135 spills · 227 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 Tributary Of Sir Arthur's Pill · 3.2 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
25 spills · 63 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Velator Bridge CSO🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into Knowl Water Trib Of Tidal Caen · 3.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
8 spills · 4 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Tidal River Caen & Knowl Water · 4.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
25 spills · 14 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Knowle Wter & Mid Marwood Strm · 4.3 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
38 spills · 744 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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South West Water · into Knowle Wter & Mid Marwood Strm · 4.3 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
4 spills · 32 hours in 2024
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Tributary Of Knowle Water · 5.9 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
15 spills · 152 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

3 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 0.65 m on about 1 day. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 2 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 1 day
2020 2 days
2019 1 day
2018 1 day
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.2 km away).

7severe warnings 40flood warnings 259flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Apr 2024 — North Devon coast at Ilfracombe

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 5
2025 0 0 7
2024 0 1 11
2023 0 0 8
2022 0 1 8
2021 0 0 9
2020 0 11 17
2019 0 2 14
2018 0 2 11
2017 0 0 10
2016 0 7 20
2015 0 0 23
2014 3 5 27
2013 0 1 7
2012 3 7 7
2011 0 1 10
2010 0 0 19
2009 0 0 4
2008 1 1 5
2007 0 1 18
2006 0 0 19

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 Knowle flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 8 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Caen at Stoneybridge flooding today?

The current level is 0.02m, which is within the typical range of -0.07 to 0.65m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Stoneybridge?

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

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the River Caen at Stoneybridge?

The typical range at this station is -0.07m to 0.65m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.65m 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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