River Taw level at Umberleigh

Latest at 3:00pm on 21 February

• Height: 0.70m
• Trend: Rising
• State: Normal

Normal range 0.18m to 2.80m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

We take measurements more often as the risk of flooding increases.

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

• 5.00m:
  Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (30 October 2000)
• 5.00m:
  Historical event: Flooding of railway line
• 5.00m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties at Bishops Tawton
• 5.00m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties at Umberleigh
• 4.57m:
  Historical event: Flooding of railway line
• 4.57m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties at Bishops Tawton
• 4.57m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties at Umberleigh
• 4.00m:
  Property flooding is possible above this level
• 2.80m:
  Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued.
• 0.70m:
  Latest level

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.

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