Axe Vale Canoe Club

Affiliated to the Paddle UK & Quality Mark Accredited

New: (15 Oct)
New Trip Plan Templates

Trip Planning,
Water Levels and Webcams

Where to find Information for Trips?

Trips need careful planning using local information (some links are provided in the panel to the right), including;
River conditions, routes and access arrangements, weather forecast, tidal conditions, surf/swell conditions.

Trip Plan Templates

Trip Plan Template - Sea/Estuary:
MS Word PDF

Trip Plan Template- River:
MS Word PDF

Risk Assessment for Trips

Water Levels

Environment Agency Water Level Guages
for rivers all over the country. Click through to the map interface to the rivers and see current, normal and peak water levels.

Rough Guide to Local Rivers

Axe - Whitford Bridge (0.4 to 1.0m are OK).      Raymonds Hill Rain Gauge

Dart - Austins Bridge                                         Dunnabridge
         (0.5 low, >1.0m high, 1.3m ok on M&L)    ~0.65m level with slab at Newbridge
         ~0.9m level with the slab at Newbridge.   (AB ~0.2m higher & 2hrs later than DB)

Barle - Bushford                                                Simonsbath
           Dulverton (0.5m low, >0.75m high)       (Bf ~0.5m higher & 2.5hrs later than Sb)
           Tarr Steps (>0.75m to 1.1m)

Exe   - Stoodleigh                                              Tiverton
           below Exbridge (1.25m lo, 2m high)          (best 0.7/0.8m for Bolham start)
           Thorverton Gauge nearer Exeter.

Tavy - Tavistock (>1.0m), Denham (>0.5m) and Walkham @ Horrabridge (0.45-0.6m)

Teign - Cliffords Bridge (>0.9m to be worthwhile)