There is a severe flood warning within 5 miles of this measuring station

River Otter level at Dotton

Latest at 6:00am on 27 January

Normal range 0.22m to 1.40m

3.62m: Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (11 July 1968)
2.49m: Historical event: Flooding to properties in Tipton St John
2.47m: Latest level
2.10m (level exceeded): Flood warning issued: River Otter (Lower) from Salston to Budleigh Salterton; Property flooding is possible above this level
1.40m (level exceeded): Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued.

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