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Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 7 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.7 km away).
Most recent flood warning: 8 Apr 2024 — Tidal River Taw from Bishops Tawton to Barnstaple
| Year | Severe | Warnings | Alerts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2012 | 0 | 8 | 17 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 Umberleigh flood history.
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Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.
Your catchment is all the land that drains rainfall into the river above this gauge. Its character — how steep, wet, wooded, urban or chalky that land is — decides how fast rain here turns into a rising river. A steep, bare or clay catchment is “flashy” (rises and falls quickly, floods easily); a flat, chalk or well-wooded one is slow and steady. The tiles below put numbers to that; the flow-duration curve reads left-to-right from the river’s typical high flows (Q5) down to its low flows (Q95) — a steep curve means a flashy river.
The physical character of the land that drains to this gauge, and how it shapes its flood response — from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
Flow affected by: reservoir influence, public water supply.
Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
4 Jun 2025 Looking upstream from bridge to gauging station on left bank. Stage: +0.25m.
4 Jun 2025 Looking upstream from bridge. Stage: +0.25m.
4 Jun 2025 Looking downstream from bridge. Stage: +0.25m.
4 Jun 2025 Looking downstream from gauging station to bridge. Stage: +0.25m.
3 Mar 2013 View Downstream from Bridge. Low flows.
3 Mar 2013 View Upstream from Bridge. Low flows.
8 Dec 2007 View Downstream from Bridge at 2.5m
8 Dec 2007 View to Hut at 2.5m
8 Dec 2007 View Upstream from Bridge at 2.5m
6 Apr 2006 Hut from LHB
31 Oct 2000 View across downstream side of bridge from left bank at 4.9m
31 Oct 2000 View to station hut from left bank at 4.9m
31 Oct 2000 View to left hand side of bridge at 4.9m
18 Feb 1992 View from station to bridge at 1.9m.
9 Jan 1968 The original station in flood at 4.55m
The original station in the 1960s (from upstream)
Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗
Velocity area station.
Descriptions from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH). NRFA station record ↗
How this gauging station is built and how long it has measured (NRFA / UKCEH).
The current level is 0.12m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.
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.
The typical range at this station is 0.18m to 2.80m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 2.80m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.
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.
Free live river-level widget — ideal for parish councils, angling clubs and local sites. Updates automatically.
Postcodes within 5 km with properties in the Environment Agency’s rivers-and-sea flood-risk bands:
