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Flooding possible. Be prepared.
Rising river levels today may lead to flooding.
Flooding is possible on 15 December 2025 .
Overnight we have seen heavy rainfall in the area.
Forecast levels may cause flooding to low lying land and roads close to the river from around 09:00AM on Monday 15 December. The main areas of concern are Hatherleigh, Bradworthy, Clovelly and Bradford.
We expect the river to remain high throughout the day.
We are closely monitoring the situation and will issue flood warnings if required.
Take care and avoid walking, cycling or driving through flood water .
This message will be updated by 4:00PM on 15 December 2025 or as the situation changes.
Information supplied by the Environment Agency
This information last updated 8:56am, Monday 15th December 2025.
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Rivers Torridge, Waldon and Lew, including Black Torrington, Milton Damerel and Hatherleigh areas, and coastal streams in the Hartland and Clovelly areas
Region: Devon and Cornwall
Country: England
Counties covered: Devon
Watercourses covered: River Torridge, River Waldon, River Lew
The area bounded in blue on the map shows the area covered by flood alerts and warnings for Upper Torridge area.
Note: the area shown on the map is the area covered by flood alerts and warnings. It is not a live map of current flooding. The area covered broadly equates to the area where the risk of flooding in any year is greater than 1% (the "hundred year" flood risk).
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