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LODDISWELL

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• Devon • ID: SX74F051 • Flow
(31m ago) • 2 readings/hr • 114 views
Current Flow
0.620 m3/s
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.682 m3/s
24h Min
0.546 m3/s
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
49.80 m3/s
16 Dec 2025
Since Feb 2025
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Flow Readings

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Recent Readings

Falling · -6 cm over 7h
10 Oct 13:00 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.620 m3/s
10 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 0.627 m3/s
10 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 0.627 m3/s
10 Oct 11:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.627 m3/s
10 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 0.635 m3/s
10 Oct 11:00 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.635 m3/s
10 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 0.643 m3/s
10 Oct 10:00 ▼ -0.7 cm 0.643 m3/s
10 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 0.650 m3/s
10 Oct 09:15 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.650 m3/s
10 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 0.658 m3/s
10 Oct 08:45 ▼ -0.8 cm 0.658 m3/s
10 Oct 08:15 ▬ steady 0.666 m3/s
10 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 0.666 m3/s
10 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 0.666 m3/s
10 Oct 07:30 ▬ steady 0.666 m3/s
10 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady 0.666 m3/s
10 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.666 m3/s
10 Oct 06:30 ▼ -2 cm 0.666 m3/s
10 Oct 06:15 0.682 m3/s

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: LODDISWELL
  • Watercourse: —
  • County: Devon
  • Coordinates: 50°18'51"N 3°48'3"W (50.314173, -3.800810)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Flow gauging station (inferred)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: SX74F051
  • EA Gauge ID: SX74F051-flow-water-i-15_min-m3_s
  • Parameter: Flow
  • Unit: m3/s
  • Typical rise rate: 15 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No

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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💧 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 630 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 4 report not discharging.

💧
Loddiswell WwTW🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into River Avon · 630 m upstream along the river
15 spills · 152 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into River Avon · 11.6 km upstream along the river
111 spills · 485 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South Brent WwTW🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into River Avon · 16.5 km upstream along the river
66 spills · 1,268 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Brent Mill CSO🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into River Avon · 16.8 km upstream along the river
36 spills · 129 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.

💧
Aveton Gifford WwTW🏊 Bathing water🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into River Avon Estuary(E) · 2.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
4 spills · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Kingsbridge Estuary(E) · 3.9 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
50 spills · 142 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Kingsbridge Estuary(E) · 3.9 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
35 spills · 60 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
West Alvington CSO🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into Kingsbridge Estuary(S) · 4.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Kingsbridge Estuary(E) · 4.2 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Small Brook · 4.8 km away in a straight line · not connected to this gauge on the river map
40 spills · 472 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Kingsbridge Estuary(E) · 5.0 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
8 spills · 11 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South Milton CSO🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into Stream (S) · 5.4 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
6 spills · 3 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 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.

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 5 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.2 km away).

1severe warning 47flood warnings 243flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 26 Jan 2026 — River Avon from Didworthy to Aveton Gifford

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 2 7
2025 0 5 15
2024 0 4 15
2023 0 4 13
2022 0 5 10
2021 0 2 5
2020 0 2 15
2019 0 0 17
2018 0 3 11
2017 0 0 2
2016 0 1 8
2015 0 0 9
2014 0 10 28
2013 0 2 15
2012 0 7 21
2011 0 0 4
2010 0 0 6
2009 0 0 9
2008 1 0 11
2007 0 0 9
2006 0 0 13

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 5 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

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The latest recorded level is 0.62m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.

Is the river level rising or falling at LODDISWELL?

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.

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