Environment Agency monitoring station
Umberleigh
River Taw · Umberleigh · Taw and North Devon Streams catchment
EA station reference
50140
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 Taw
- Catchment
- Taw and North Devon Streams
- Nearest named place
- Umberleigh
- EA opening date
- 26 September 1958
- Coordinates
- 50.99542, -3.98509
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.
- low lying areas on the tidal River Taw, including Bishops Tawton and LakeDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWT2T2A4
- riverside locations and roads between Newnham Bridge and Barnstaple, including Abbot's Marsh, Burrington, Portsmouth Arms, Umberleigh and Chapelton, the A377 and B3277 at Umberleigh and the Exeter to Barnstaple Railway LineDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E1B
- Lower River Taw and its tributaries from Newnham Bridge to Barnstaple, including Umberleigh, Chittlehampton, Swimbridge and Bishop's Tawton areasDesignated alert area · EA ref 113WAFTW03
- riverside properties and roads in Bishops Tawton, including the A377 (New Road), School Lane, Easter Street and Sanders LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E1E
- riverside locations between Challacombe and Meethe including Brayford, Stags Head, Bray Bridge and ClapworthyDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E3A
- Riverside locations and roads on the River Mole between South Molton and Newnham Bridge, including low lying properties at Alswear, Riverside Caravan Park, South Molton Sewage Disposal Works, and Mole Bridge GarageDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWFMOLE02
- Riverside locations and roads from Swimbridge to Bishop's Tawton, including low-lying parts of Hannaford Lane and Station Hill at Swimbridge, Bableigh Road, Mill Road and Newland at Landkey, and the A377 (New Road) at Bishop's TawtonDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWFLANDKEY01
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.