Flood Alert Info - North Dartmoor Rivers

River Taw, River Okement

Forecast rising river levels this evening may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible on Friday 30 January and Saturday 31 January. Heavy rainfall is forecast throughout Friday and into Saturday. Catchments are saturated and rivers are expected to remain high. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers. We are closely monitoring the situation. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. This message will be updated by 4:00PM on 31 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

High river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible on 30 January 2026 .  Heavy rain has fallen overnight and further rain is forecast throughout Friday. Catchments are saturated and rivers are expected to remain high. Flooding to low lying land and roads close to the rivers is possible. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton.  We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .  Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .  This message will be updated by 4:00PM on 30 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Continuing high river levels mean flooding remains possible today and overnight into 28 January. Heavy rain has fallen throughout Monday and into Tuesday and further showers are possible. Catchments are saturated and rivers are expected to remain high. Properties and low lying land and roads close to the river remain at risk. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton. We are closely monitoring the situation. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. This message will be updated by 4:00PM on 28 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

High river levels over the next two days may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible on 26 January 2026 and into 27 January. Prolonged heavy rainfall is forecast throughout Monday and into Tuesday. Catchments are saturated and rivers are expected to respond. Forecast levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads close to the North Dartmoor rivers. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton. We are closely monitoring the situation . Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water . This message will be updated by 3:00PM on 27 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible throughout Sunday. Catchments are saturated and river levels remain high. Rainfall should clear the area by Sunday evening. River levels are forecast to rise and remain high throughout the day, but no property flooding is expected. Flooding to low lying land and roads close to the rivers is possible. Higher rainfall totals are forecast for Monday evening, through to Tuesday and further Flood Alerts and Warnings are possible. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton. We are closely monitoring the situation.  Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. This message will be updated by 4:30PM on 26 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

High river levels and further rainfall over the next few days may lead to flooding. Flooding is possible from Saturday night throughout Sunday. Catchments are saturated and river levels remain high. A further band of rain is expected to arrive in the early hours of Sunday morning and river levels are forecast to rise and remain high throughout day. Flooding to low lying land and roads close to the rivers is likely. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton. We are closely monitoring the situation.  Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. Higher rainfall totals are forecast for Monday evening, through Tuesday and further flood Alerts and Warnings are possible. This message will be updated by 3:30PM on 25 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Forecast high river levels overnight may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible from the early hours of 24 January 2026 .  Rivers are expected to rise overnight and early on Saturday morning. Catchments are saturated and river levels will remain high throughout the weekend. Forecast levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads close to the rivers. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton.  We are closely monitoring the situation .  Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .  This message will be updated by 3:30PM on 24 January 2026 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is still possible. Further rain is forecast on Thursday with river levels expected to remain high. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton.  We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .  Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .  This message will be updated by 5:00PM on 19 December 2025 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible from the evening of 17 December 2025 .  Rain is forecast overnight on Wednesday and during the day on Thursday with rivers expected to respond from Wednesday evening. Locations most affected will be low lying land and roads near rivers. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton.  We are monitoring rainfall and river levels .  Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .  This message will be updated by 5:00PM on 18 December 2025 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

River levels are beginning to stabilise and will continue to fall overnight. However, there may still be flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton. We are monitoring rainfall and river levels. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. This message will be updated by 2:00PM on 10 December 2025 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the area. Flooding is still possible with rainfall forecast this afternoon. River levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river from around. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton.  We are monitoring rainfall and river levels. Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water. This message will be updated by 8:00PM on 09 December 2025 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Rising river levels overnight may lead to flooding.  Flooding is possible from overnight on 08 December 2025 .  Heavy rainfall is forecast this evening and overnight. Forecast levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river from around 11:00 PM on Monday. The main areas of concern are Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton.  We are monitoring rainfall and river levels and will issue flood warnings if needed.  Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .  This message will be updated by 3:30PM on 09 December 2025 or as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Following heavy rain Friday into Saturday, river levels remain high. The situation is improving and river levels are falling, however further isolated showers are forecast to continue in the area. We will be closely monitoring the situation throughout the day and this message will be updated Saturday afternoon or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible from Friday evening and overnight into Saturday morning. Heavy rain on Friday evening will continue overnight with intense and potentially thundery torrential periods of rain across the area. The forecast suggests that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers from late evening. We expect rivers to remain high throughout Saturday morning. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels. This message will be updated on Saturday morning or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Following heavy rain through Sunday into Monday, river levels remain high. The situation is improving and river levels are falling, however further heavy showers are forecast to continue in the area. We will be closely monitoring the situation throughout the day and this message will be updated Tuesday or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Sunday into Monday. Over the last few hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the area. This has meant that the rivers are rising. Further rain is forecast today and Monday. We expect river levels to continue to rise during Sunday and remain high into Monday. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels. This message will be updated on Monday or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

We have seen heavy rainfall in the North Dartmoor Rivers area. River levels are receding but remain high and more rain is forecast overnight. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels. This message will be updated on Tuesday morning or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible Sunday through to Monday. We expect to see further heavy rainfall in the North Dartmoor area, causing river levels to remain high. We expect rivers to remain high until Monday afternoon. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated on Monday afternoon or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Sunday morning. Over the last 12 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the North Dartmoor area. This has meant that rivers in the area are now rising. We expect the rivers to remain high throughout today. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels. This message will be updated on Sunday evening or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible throughout Sunday. Heavy rain associated with Storm Bert is forecast over the weekend. Catchments are wet following rainfall earlier in the week. River levels are expected to remain high throughout Sunday. Expected levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close. We expect rivers to remain high throughout Sunday and may issue further flood warnings if required. Take care near areas of concern and check your local river levels on gov.uk. We are monitoring river levels. This message will be updated if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Saturday evening and overnight into Sunday. Heavy rain associated with Storm Bert is forecast from lunchtime Saturday until early Sunday morning. Catchments are wet following rainfall earlier in the week. River levels are expected to be high from 10pm Saturday night and remain high throughout Sunday. Expected levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers from around 10pm on Saturday 23rd November. We expect rivers to remain high throughout Sunday and may issue further flood warnings if required. Take care near areas of concern and check your local river levels on gov.uk. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area clearing blockages. This message will be updated by 11am on Sunday or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Wednesday evening following heavy rain throughout most of today, with further spells of rain forecast until later on Wednesday evening. Following prolonged rainfall, catchments are wet. Rivers are expected to remain high leading to flooding of low-lying land and roads . Some areas may see surface water flooding. Weather conditions are expected to improve from overnight Wednesday into Thursday. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels. This message will be updated on Thursday or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding remains possible throughout today, Thursday 2nd May following recent heavy rainfall. No further rain is expected however river levels in the North Dartmoor area are expected to remain high and flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river is possible. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. This message will be updated on Friday 3rd May, or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Thursday morning 02/05/2024. Heavy rainfall overnight and this morning has caused river levels to rise in the North Dartmoor Rivers Area with possible flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels. This message will be updated as the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

This alert is issued based upon a forecast. Flooding is possible during the early hours of Friday 5th April. During Thursday evening and overnight in to Friday, heavy rainfall of up to 25mm is forecast to fall in the North Dartmoor area. This will cause North Dartmoor rivers to rise. We expect rivers to remain high throughout Friday though no flooding to properties is forecast and warnings are not expected to be issued. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated on Friday afternoon or earlier if the situation changes

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Thursday. Heavy rainfall overnight and today has fallen in the North Dartmoor Rivers Area. This has caused water levels in the area's rivers to rise with flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers possible. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels. This message will be updated on Friday 29th March or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Sunday afternoon, 25/02/2024. Heavy rainfall has fallen and is continuing to fall in the North Dartmoor Rivers area. This has meant that the river levels are rising in response to the heavy rainfall. We expect the river to remain high throughout today and overnight. Take care near areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels and will be update this message if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Sunday 18th February. Heavy overnight rainfall in the North Dartmoor Rivers area has led to rivers levels rising. River levels are forecast to peak midday Sunday. Flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river is possible. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. Further rainfall is forecast this weekend and river levels are expected to rise. We are constantly monitoring river levels. This message will be updated on Sunday afternoon or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible this afternoon, Thursday 04/01/24. Heavy rain has fallen across Devon, and is expected to continue until early Friday morning. This means that river levels will remain high for the next couple of days as the catchments are already very wet. Levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to rivers. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated by the afternoon of Friday 05/01/24, or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible in this area. Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible in this area. Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. Environment Agency Flood Warning Officers set the river or tidal levels that have triggered this message. During industrial action this message has been automatically issued based on rising river or tidal levels.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible on Thursday morning. Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rain and snowfall in the Dartmoor area. This has meant that the River Taw is now rising. Flooding to low lying land and roads close to local rivers around Jacobstowe, Okehampton and North Tawton from around 9:30am on Thursday is possible. We expect river levels to remain high throughout the day although no flooding to properties is forecast and warnings are not expected to be issued. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated on Thursday evening or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible in this area. Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued this message based on rising river or tidal levels. We are temporarily automating our messages due to industrial action.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible in this area. Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued this message based on rising river or tidal levels. We are temporarily automating our messages due to industrial action.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible in this area. Monitor local water levels and weather conditions. Avoid using low lying footpaths or entering areas prone to flooding. Start acting on your flood plan if you have one. The Environment Agency Flood Warning System has issued this message based on rising river or tidal levels. We are temporarily automating our messages due to industrial action.

River Taw, River Okement

The heavy rainfall has now passed over the county, however showers are expected to continue overnight. We expect the rivers to remain high throughout the night. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels and will have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated by the afternoon of Sunday 8th January 2023 or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible from the early hours of Saturday 7th January. Heavy rain is expected from 1am in the morning and will cause river levels to rise. We expect flooding to affect low lying land and roads. Flood Warnings may be required. Please take care near the areas of concern. Do not walk or drive through flood water. Avoid low lying roads and footpaths, which may be flooded. Our incident response staff are closely monitoring the situation. This message will be updated Saturday afternoon, or if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible Wednesday 23/11/2022 and overnight into Thursday 24/11/2022. Rain has been falling over the catchment and river levels are high. Blustery showers are forecast for the remainder of today and throughout Thursday, maintaining these high river levels. Flooding to low lying land and roads is expected. No flooding to properties is forecast and warnings are not expected to be issued. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are monitoring river levels and this message will be updated on Thursday 24/11/2022 or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible throughout Tuesday 22/11/2022 and Wednesday. Frequent heavy showers have affected most areas during Tuesday morning becoming drier into the afternoon. From the early hours of Wednesday morning a band of rain will bring a spell of heavy rain. Catchments are extremely wet and river levels will react to any further rainfall. River levels are currently rising and will remain high throughout Tuesday. River levels will rise once again during Wednesday morning. Flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river is likely. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff checking for blockages in this location. This message will be updated on Wednesday 23/11/2022 or earlier if the situation changes

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible overnight Saturday into Sunday. Over the last 48 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the North Dartmoor Rivers area and further rain is expected. This will mean that the rivers in the North Dartmoor area will remain high. Levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river from Sunday morning. We expect rivers to remain high throughout the day on Sunday. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated on Sunday afternoon or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible overnight Friday in to Saturday. Over the last 24 hours we have seen heavy rainfall in the North Dartmoor Rivers area and further rain is expected. This will mean that the Rivers in the North Dartmoor area will rise. Levels suggest that there will be flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river from Friday evening. We expect rivers to remain high throughout the night in to Saturday. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages in this location. This message will be updated on Saturday evening or earlier if the situation changes.

River Taw, River Okement

Flooding is possible early on Friday morning. Heavy rainfall is falling over north Devon. This has meant that the rivers in the North Dartmoor area are now rising and there will be bankfull conditions with some localised riverside field flooding from around 8am. Further rain is forecast from Friday evening into Saturday morning. This will cause river levels to rise again with further flooding expected in the area. We are constantly monitoring river levels and have staff in the area checking for and clearing blockages. This message will be updated on Friday afternoon or earlier if the situation changes. Take care near the areas of concern and monitor your local weather conditions