Main rivers in Mid Devon
The following watercourses are designated as main river and are therefore the responsibility of the Environment Agency.
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|
Main River |
Start / Finish |
Length (km) |
|---|---|---|
|
Batherm |
Shillingford to Hollingham Farm |
7 |
|
Creedy |
Upton Hellions to Pynes Bridge |
15 |
|
Culm |
Bellatt's Farm to Killerton Park |
59 |
|
Culvery |
Culvery Bridge to Bullmarsh Weir |
1 |
|
Exe |
Brushford to Thorverton |
40 |
|
Halberton Stream |
Nether Mill to Heron's Bank |
5 |
|
Lowman |
Wood End to Collipriest |
3 |
|
Lyner/Spratford Stream |
Chackrell Bridge to Cullompton |
14 |
|
Taw |
Nymet Mill to Bridge Reeve |
10 |
|
Weaver |
Kensham House to Hele |
1 |
|
Yeo |
Keymelford Bridge to Dunscombe |
15 |
Critical Ordinary Watercourses (COWS)
|
Parish |
Watercourse |
Location |
Length (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bampton |
Shuttern Brook |
Downstream of Arthur's Hayne to Frog Street |
550 |
|
Bampton |
Unknown |
Ashleigh Park |
70 |
|
Bickleigh |
River Exe trib. |
Bifurcation from River Exe to A396 underpass |
500 |
|
Cheriton Fitzpaine |
Unknown |
S. of White Cross to S. of Cheriton Barton |
625 |
|
Coleford |
Unknown |
E. of Bolts Farm to north of Mill Bridge |
1150 |
|
Copplestone |
Unknown |
N. of Eastlands to Black Bridge |
200 |
|
Crediton |
Chidden Brook |
Upstream of Chapel Downs to Westwood |
700 |
|
Crediton |
Trib. River Yeo |
Bif. of River Yeo of Beare Mill Farm to track bridge |
710 |
|
Cullompton |
Unknown |
West of St George's view to Willand Road |
250 |
|
Cullompton |
Unknown |
Brook Road to confluence with Mill Leat |
650 |
|
Cullompton |
River Ken |
Week Farm to Stoneyford Bridge |
650 |
|
Cullompton |
Unknown |
Padbrook Farm to Knightswood |
450 |
|
Cullompton |
Unknown |
Bilbie Close to confluence River Culm |
1200 |
|
Cullompton |
Unknown |
Exeter Road to confluence River Culm |
500 |
|
Halberton |
Trib. of Spratford Stream |
West of Lower Town to East of Northview |
300 |
|
Hemyock |
Unknown |
Cornhill to Castle Park |
500 |
|
Kentisbeare |
River Ken |
Prospect Cottages to west of Westhayes |
950 |
|
Lapford |
Unknown |
Bugford, Rudge Cotts to confluence with River Yeo |
170 |
|
Newton St Cyres |
Shuttern Brook |
Bifurcation at Bakers Farm to confluence River Creedy |
1300 |
|
Sampford Peverell |
Unknown |
Sampford Barton to Canal |
600 |
|
Silverton |
Unknown |
Opp allotments Old Butterleigh Road to playing field |
800 |
|
Thorverton |
Unknown |
Dinneford Bridge to west of properties on Silver Street |
1400 |
|
Tiverton |
Unknown |
Rear of properties on Lawrence Close to Glebelands Road |
180 |
|
Tiverton |
River Lowman |
A361 to depot on Heathcoat Way |
1300 |
|
Tiverton |
Unknown |
School on Cowley Moor Road to conf. with River Lowman |
840 |
|
Tiverton |
Unknown |
A361 to confluence with River Lowman |
200 |
|
Tiverton |
Unknown |
South of Ailsa House |
50 |
|
Tiverton |
Cottey Brook |
Cotteylands to confluence with River Exe |
1200 |
|
Yeoford |
Unknown |
Furzepark Copse to confluence with River Yeo |
420 |