Environment Agency monitoring station
Braunton Butts Bridge
River Caen · Braunton · Taw and North Devon Streams catchment
EA station reference
50189
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 Caen
- Catchment
- Taw and North Devon Streams
- Nearest named place
- Braunton
- EA opening date
- 2 June 2009
- Coordinates
- 51.11129, -4.16179
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.
- Coastal and tidal areas between Hartland Point and Lynmouth, including the Taw Torridge estuaryDesignated alert area · EA ref 113WACT2A
- 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
- Low lying parts of Barnstaple, including Castle Quay, The Strand and Pottington, Pilton and Sticklepath areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWT2T2B
- Properties and roads in low lying areas of Braunton and Knowle, including Stony Bridge, Deans Bridge, Chaloner's Road, Caen Street, Chapel Street, South Street, Station Road and Velator areasDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E0B
- riverside locations and roads between Muddiford and Bradiford, including Blakewell and the A361 Braunton RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E5A
- low lying areas and communities in the Taw Torridge Estuary, including Instow, Appledore, Fremington, Muddlebridge, Braunton Marsh, Velator, Wrafton, Chivenor and YellandDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWC2T2A2
- The Raleigh and Pilton areas of Barnstaple, including Raleigh Meadow, Green Meadow Drive and Pilton ParkDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E2A
- properties adjacent to the bridge in Bradiford and on Windsor Road, Meadow Road, Chaddiford Lane and the A361 Braunton RoadDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E5B
- Collard Bridge to Barnstaple, including Snapper, the Fish Farm, Underwood Meadows and The Old Water MillDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWF2E2B
- Vulnerable parts of Barnstaple, including Victoria Road, New Road, Taw Vale, Town Square, Castle Quay, Pilton and Chaddiford LaneDesignated warning area · EA ref 113FWT2T2BA
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.