Environment Agency monitoring station
Taw Bridge
River Taw · Brushford · Taw and North Devon Streams catchment
EA station reference
50119
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
Blue point = monitoring instrument, not a reported flood.
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About this station
- Monitors
- River Taw
- Catchment
- Taw and North Devon Streams
- Nearest named place
- Brushford
- EA opening date
- 12 November 1973
- Coordinates
- 50.84546, -3.88625
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.
- riverside locations and roads between Taw Bridge and Newnham Bridge, including Coldridge, Chenson, Eggesford, Chawleigh, Bridge Reeve, Colleton Mills and the B3220 at Taw BridgeDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E1C
- the Upper River Taw from Sticklepath to Newnham Bridge and the River Okement and its tributariesDesignated alert area · EA ref 113WAFTW12
- riverside locations and roads between Sticklepath and Taw Bridge, including Taw Green, Newland Cross, Bondleigh, Taw Bridge, vulnerable parts of North Tawton and the A3072 at Newland MillDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E1A
- low lying properties and roads at North Tawton, including Taw Bridge, Taw Bridge Cross, Mill Lane and Bridge CottagesDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E1D
- riverside locations and roads between Okehampton and Monkokehampton, including at Brightley, Jacobstowe, Monkokehampton and the A3072 at JacobstoweDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2D3A
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.