Environment Agency monitoring station
Barnstaple
River Taw · Barnstaple · Taw and North Devon Streams catchment
EA station reference
50198
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
- Barnstaple
- EA opening date
- 31 March 2009
- Coordinates
- 51.08005, -4.06454
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
- Coastal and tidal areas between Hartland Point and Lynmouth, including the Taw Torridge estuaryDesignated alert area · EA ref 113WACT2A
- Rivers Caen, Bradiford Water and Yeo and coastal streams from Braunton to Combe MartinDesignated alert area · EA ref 113WAFTW04
- 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
- 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
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.