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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.
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.
Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow. Those nearby are listed below.
Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.
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.
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Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 14 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.5 km away).
Most recent flood warning: 27 Jan 2026 — River Axe (Mid) at Axminster
| Year | Severe | Warnings | Alerts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| 2025 | 0 | 22 | 17 |
| 2024 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
| 2023 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| 2022 | 0 | 10 | 12 |
| 2021 | 0 | 13 | 15 |
| 2020 | 0 | 13 | 17 |
| 2019 | 0 | 20 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | 19 | 18 |
| 2017 | 0 | 12 | 9 |
| 2016 | 0 | 26 | 15 |
| 2015 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 1 | 36 | 15 |
| 2013 | 0 | 29 | 18 |
| 2012 | 1 | 45 | 21 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 0 | 4 | 14 |
| 2008 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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 warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 14 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
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: public water supply, groundwater abstraction, effluent returns, industrial / agricultural abstraction.
Gauging-station photographs from the National River Flow Archive (UKCEH).
21 Nov 2012
21 Nov 2012 Weir at 2.4m
21 Nov 2012 Water bypassing station hut at 2.4m
21 Nov 2012 Looking downstream from bridge at 2.1m
21 Nov 2012 Looking downstream from right bank at 2.4m
21 Nov 2012 Looking upstream from right bank at 2.4m
21 Nov 2012 The floodplain downstream, left-hand bank at 2.4m
19 Sep 2008 The weir, hut, bridge and tributary culvert from RHB
24 Jul 1995 View from right bank
13 Oct 1993 Weir at 2.1m
1 Apr 1987
1 May 1980 Hut and new left bank tributary culvert
1 Nov 1964
Photos © NRFA / UKCEH & the measuring authority — shown at web resolution. Full gallery on the NRFA ↗
Compound Crump profile weir downstream of Whitford Bridge. Initially installed to measure low flows but now a full range 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 latest recorded level is 1.57m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.
When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 8.5mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.
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.
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:
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