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🌊 Tidal flow — rises and falls with each tide
TAUNTON MARKET
Unknown 🌊 Tidal
• Somerset • ID: 52244 • Flow
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here
are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
01:30 (24m ago) • 3 readings/hr • 110 views
Current Flow
0.770 m3/s
▲ Rising (+24cm/hr)
Highest Recorded
49.94 m3/s
16 Dec 2025
Since Feb 2025
Current
Level (m) at this site
A separate gauge 15 m from this one at the same site, shown here for context.
Its readings are its own and are never merged with this page's.
Consecutive rainy days
0 → 10+
River level
Rainfall
Records
Biggest swings
Recent Readings
Rising · +27 cm over 7h
10 Oct 01:30
▲▲ +12 cm 0.770 m3/s
10 Oct 01:00
▼ -3 cm 0.652 m3/s
10 Oct 00:45
▲▲ +12 cm 0.681 m3/s
10 Oct 00:30
▼ -9 cm 0.563 m3/s
10 Oct 00:00
▲▲ +6 cm 0.653 m3/s
09 Oct 23:45
▼▼ -9 cm 0.593 m3/s
09 Oct 23:30
▲ +3 cm 0.681 m3/s
09 Oct 22:30
▼▼ -15 cm 0.652 m3/s
09 Oct 22:15
▲▲ +15 cm 0.801 m3/s
09 Oct 22:00
▼ -9 cm 0.652 m3/s
09 Oct 21:30
▲ +9 cm 0.741 m3/s
09 Oct 21:00
▲ +9 cm 0.652 m3/s
09 Oct 20:30
▼ -3 cm 0.563 m3/s
09 Oct 20:15
▲▲ +15 cm 0.593 m3/s
09 Oct 20:00
▼▼ -6 cm 0.445 m3/s
09 Oct 19:45
▲▲ +6 cm 0.504 m3/s
09 Oct 19:30
▼▼ -6 cm 0.445 m3/s
09 Oct 19:15
▼ -3 cm 0.504 m3/s
09 Oct 18:45
▲ +3 cm 0.534 m3/s
09 Oct 18:15
0.504 m3/s
Station Details
Monitoring Station: TAUNTON MARKETWatercourse: —County: Somerset Nearest reservoir: Leigh (7.9 km) · 41.3% full (as of 31 Aug 2026) Coordinates: 51°1'12"N 3°6'1"W (51.020019, -3.100404) Open in:
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(opens your maps app) Status: ActiveStation Type: Tidal / coastal station (inferred)
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
Station Reference: 52244Also at this site: Taunton Market (52111, level, reporting)EA Gauge ID: 52244-flow-water-i-15_min-m3_sParameter: FlowUnit: m3/sTypical rise rate: 82 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days) Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag) Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tideLock / 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.
Nearby Stations
Gauges connected to this river, and others nearby. A distance “by river” follows the river on the map; any other is in a straight line.
Connected upstream Connected downstream Same river system, separate branch Nearby At this site 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.
14 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.4 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 14 report not discharging.
💧
Wessex Water · into Gaol Stream Via Sws · 1.4 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
💧
Wessex Water · into River Tone · 2.8 km upstream along the river
11 spills · 20 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 29 Aug 2026
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Wessex Water · into Galmington Stream Via Sws · 3.3 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
💧
Wessex Water · into Sherford Stream · 4.7 km upstream along the river
2 spills · 7 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 13 Feb 2026
💧
Wessex Water · into River Tone · 7.9 km upstream along the river
53 spills · 619 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 29 Aug 2026
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Wessex Water · into River Tone · 8.7 km upstream along the river
12 spills · 196 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 27 Jan 2026
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Wessex Water · into Back Stream · 8.9 km upstream along the river
13 spills · 167 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 7 Feb 2026
💧
Wessex Water · into Trib Of River Tone (S) · 11.1 km upstream along the river
9 spills · 44 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 19 Feb 2026
6 more further upstream, up to 17.2 km away along the river.
Nearby, connection not known Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.
💧
Wessex Water · into Kingston Stream(S) · 1.3 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 27 Jan 2026
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Wessex Water · into Tributary Of The River Tone · 1.9 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of Old River Tone · 2.7 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
8 spills · 30 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 8 Apr 2026
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of River Tone Via Sws · 2.7 km away in a straight line · reaches the river through a sewer or culvert
1 spill · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 27 Jan 2026
💧
Wessex Water · into Trib Of River Tone (S) · 3.3 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
23 spills · 318 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 16 Sep 2026
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Wessex Water · into Trib Of The Back Stream · 3.6 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
6 spills · 64 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 10 Feb 2026
💧
Wessex Water · into Unnamed Stream · 3.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
0 spills · 0 hours in 2024
Not discharging now
💧
Wessex Water · into Tributary Of Black Brook · 4.0 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
14 spills · 177 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last 21 Feb 2026
10 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are not listed.
Rainfall & Weather
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Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 8 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).
28flood warnings
103flood alerts
Most recent flood warning:
27 Jan 2026
— River Tone from Bathpool to Ham including Ruishton and Creech St Michael
Year by year
Year Warnings Alerts
2026
2
2
2025
2
7
2024
2
14
2023
4
16
2022
0
6
2021
0
7
2020
0
5
2019
1
7
2018
1
7
2017
0
4
2016
4
7
2015
1
3
2014
3
9
2013
3
9
2012
5
0
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 8 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
Frequently asked questions
Is TAUNTON MARKET flooding today?
The latest recorded level is 0.77m. 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 TAUNTON MARKET?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.
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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