River Axe level at Forde Abbey

Latest at 12:00pm on 19 November

• Height: 0.65m
• Trend: Falling
• State: Normal

Normal range 0.34m to 1.50m

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

• 3.00m:
  Historical event: Flooding to properties in Axminster Flood depths over 1m reported
• 2.99m:
  Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (7 July 2012)
• 1.90m:
  Property flooding is possible above this level
• 1.50m:
  Top of normal range. Low lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued
• 0.65m:
  Latest level

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

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels

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