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Topsham

Exe 🌊 Tidal
Exe catchment • Topsham • Devon • ID: 45180 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
(31m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 139 views

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Current Level
0.897 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.976 m
24h Min
0.884 m
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
3.32 m
EA official record
3.12 in our data (since Nov 2016)
Current level is 27% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for tidal gauges — their levels are driven by the tide, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Falling · -0.2 cm over 6h
23 Aug 23:15 ▬ steady 0.897 m
23 Aug 23:00 ▬ steady 0.897 m
23 Aug 22:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.897 m
23 Aug 21:30 ▬ steady 0.898 m
23 Aug 21:15 ▬ steady 0.898 m
23 Aug 21:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.898 m
23 Aug 20:45 ▬ steady 0.899 m
23 Aug 20:30 ▬ steady 0.899 m
23 Aug 20:15 ▬ steady 0.899 m
23 Aug 20:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.899 m
23 Aug 19:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.900 m
23 Aug 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.901 m
23 Aug 19:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.902 m
23 Aug 19:00 ▬ steady 0.901 m
23 Aug 18:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.901 m
23 Aug 18:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.900 m
23 Aug 18:15 ▬ steady 0.899 m
23 Aug 18:00 ▬ steady 0.899 m
23 Aug 17:45 ▬ steady 0.899 m
23 Aug 17:30 0.899 m

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 13 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).

22flood warnings 193flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 27 Jan 2026River Exe at vulnerable riverside locations in Exeter, including Exwick Mills and Mill on the Exe

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

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Topsham
  • Watercourse: River Exe
  • Nearest Town: Topsham
  • County: Devon
  • Coordinates: 50°40'49"N 3°27'53"W (50.680293, -3.464585)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 16 Feb 1999
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: 45180
  • EA Gauge ID: 45180-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 86 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Exe
  • EA Cross-check: 0.90 m (EA at 23 Aug 23:15)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Exe at Topsham flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 0.90m. 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 Topsham?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, updated roughly every 15 minutes.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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