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Tiverton Lowman

Lowman
Exe catchment • Tiverton • Devon • ID: 45172 • Level
(46m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 125 views

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Current Level
0.074 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.076 m
24h Min
0.070 m
Typical Range
0.20 - 1.10
m
Highest Recorded
1.53 m
EA official record
1.40 in our data (since Dec 2013)
Current level is 5% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Rising · +0.2 cm over 7h
09 Oct 13:15 ▬ steady 0.074 m
09 Oct 13:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.074 m
09 Oct 12:45 ▬ steady 0.073 m
09 Oct 12:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.073 m
09 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 0.072 m
09 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 0.072 m
09 Oct 11:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.072 m
09 Oct 10:45 ▬ steady 0.071 m
09 Oct 10:15 ▬ steady 0.071 m
09 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 0.071 m
09 Oct 09:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.071 m
09 Oct 09:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.072 m
09 Oct 08:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.074 m
09 Oct 08:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.075 m
09 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 0.074 m
09 Oct 07:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.074 m
09 Oct 07:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.073 m
09 Oct 07:00 ▬ steady 0.072 m
09 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.072 m
09 Oct 06:30 0.072 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Tiverton Lowman
  • Watercourse: River Lowman
  • Nearest Town: Tiverton
  • County: Devon
  • Nearest reservoir: Wimbleball (16.6 km) · 18.0% full (as of 4 Oct 2026)
  • Coordinates: 50°54'17"N 3°28'46"W (50.904593, -3.479351)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 3 Dec 2013
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 45172
  • Also at this site: TIVERTON LOWMAN (45181, flow, reporting)
  • RLOI id: 9008 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 45172-level-1-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • 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: 0.195 – 1.100 m
  • Flow Data: Daily mean flow (m³/s) (no daily rows yet) via EA Hydrology
  • EA Cross-check: 0.07 m (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.

3 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 610 m away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 2 report not discharging, and for 1 the monitor is offline or has not reported, so their status is not known.

💧
South West Water · into Tributary Of River Lowman · 610 m upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
No live feed for this overflow
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South West Water · into River Lowman · 1.4 km upstream along the river
73 spills · 68 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Uplowman Stream · 7.3 km upstream along the river
11 spills · 115 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Placed on the river by its position alone.

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 Trib Of River Lowman Via Sws · 260 m away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
13 spills · 20 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into River Lowman · 390 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
7 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Tributary Of Spratford Stream · 4.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
51 spills · 95 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

14 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

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 1.10 m: 1 day since 2017. This year so far: 1 day.

2026 1 day so far
2025 0 days
2023 0 days patchy data
2022 0 days
2021 0 days patchy data
2020 0 days patchy data
2019 0 days
2018 0 days patchy data
2017 0 days

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.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.1 km away).

32flood warnings 249flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 27 Jan 2026 — River Culm (Upper) at Cullompton

Year by year
YearWarningsAlerts
2026 2 3
2025 0 7
2024 1 19
2023 7 17
2022 0 8
2021 1 16
2020 4 16
2019 0 19
2018 1 26
2017 0 9
2016 3 10
2015 0 10
2014 0 17
2013 1 13
2012 11 24
2011 0 3
2010 0 1
2009 0 10
2008 1 13
2007 0 6
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. See also the Tiverton 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 Lowman at Tiverton Lowman flooding today?

The current level is 0.07m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Tiverton Lowman?

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 Lowman at Tiverton Lowman?

The typical range at this station is 0.20m to 1.10m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.10m 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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