Environment Agency monitoring station
Weare Giffard
River Torridge · Weare Giffard · Torridge and Hartland Streams catchment
EA station reference
50143
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 Torridge
- Catchment
- Torridge and Hartland Streams
- Nearest named place
- Weare Giffard
- EA opening date
- 7 March 1995
- Coordinates
- 50.97731, -4.17807
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 or exposed parts of coastal communities in North Devon, including Clovelly, Westward Ho!, Woolacombe, Lee, Hele, Watermouth Cove and Combe MartinDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWC2T2A1
- Northam Road, Kingsley Road, Alexandra Terrace, Elmdale Road, Newton Road, Meadowville Road, Copps Close and Stanhope Terrace in BidefordDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2D2A
- Dolton, Great Torrington, Bideford and Westward Ho! areasDesignated alert area · EA ref 113WABTW02
- riverside locations and roads between Dolton and Bideford, including New Bridge, Beaford Bridge, Taddiport, Rolle Bridge, Weare Giffard, Annery Kiln, and the A386, A3124 and B3227 at Great Torrington and TaddiportDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2D0C
- Low lying areas on the tidal River Torridge, including Weare Giffard, Bideford East-the-Water, Wooder Wharf and NorthamDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWT2T2A3
- Low lying parts of Bideford, including The Quay and Victoria Park areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWT2T2D
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.