FloodingFactsEvidence report · prepared 22 October 2026https://floodingfacts.com/entity/50198
Active station
Environment Agency monitoring station
Barnstaple
River Taw · Barnstaple · Taw and North Devon Streams
Published location
Where is Barnstaple?
This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.
51.080046, -4.064537
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What this reading tells you
It is the latest value published for this monitoring instrument at the stated observation time. The unit mAOD is retained from the Environment Agency measure record.
This page does not currently have an approved typical range or warning threshold for this measure, so it does not label the reading as high, normal or low.
Need a current safety answer?
A gauge reading is not a flood warning or a property-risk assessment. Use the official warning service for current alerts and follow emergency-service advice.
Technical record and provenance
Station reference
50198
Station opened
31 Mar 2009, 01:00
Latitude
51.080046
Longitude
-4.064537
Source
Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API
API retrieval
22 Oct 2026, 23:46
Raw measure identifier
http://environment.data.gov.uk/flood-monitoring/id/measures/50198-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-mAOD
Questions this evidence can answer
Use the record, then check its limits
What exactly does this page identify?
It is the station evidence page for Barnstaple river level and station reading | FloodingFacts. Use the displayed identifier and source link to distinguish it from similarly named records.
Which source supports the answer?
The published fields come from Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. Open Sources & method for the release, rights and transformation boundary.
When was the evidence collected and rechecked?
Record-level observation, action, reporting or snapshot dates appear beside the relevant facts. The footer separately states when the public evidence was rechecked.
What can I learn from this record?
Where supported, this product explains latest level and observation time, typical range and threshold context, current official warnings, catchment, station and measure coverage. Missing values are left unavailable rather than inferred.
What should I check before acting?
Read the limitation beside the evidence and open the controlling official source for a time-sensitive, legal, safety, financial or eligibility decision. You can also report a correction.