Environment Agency monitoring station
Forde Abbey
River Axe · Forde Abbey · Otter, Sid, Axe and Lim catchment
EA station reference
45235
Live measurement feed
Water level over the last seven days
Readings show measured change at this instrument. A station reading is not a flood warning and, without an official threshold, does not prove that the river is safe or dangerous.
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Station location
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Axe
- Catchment
- Otter, Sid, Axe and Lim
- Nearest named place
- Forde Abbey
- EA opening date
- 13 May 2010
- Coordinates
- 50.84174, -2.91637
Nearby designated monitoring areas
Directory areas whose reference point is within approximately 10 km. Proximity does not mean this station controls that area or that a warning is active.
- Rivers Axe, Coly, Yarty, Umborne Brook and coastal streams from Branscombe to AxmouthDesignated alert area · EA ref 113WABTW09
- Riverside locations and roads between Yarcombe and Axminster, including Long Bridge, Case Bridge, Beckford Bridge and Yarty BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2J3A
- low lying properties and roads around Stoney Bridge and Castle Hill in AxminsterDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2J2B
- riverside locations and roads between Winsham and Axminster, including Chard Junction, Coaxden Cottages and WeycroftDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2J2A
Nearby monitoring stations
Use nearby instruments for context, but do not compare absolute station-datum values as if they shared the same baseline.
Source and limits: station directory and readings from the Environment Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. API readings can be delayed or unavailable. For warnings and emergency advice, use the official GOV.UK flood service.