The River Yeo is a tributary to the

River Creedy The River Creedy is a small river in Devon, England. It gives its name to the local town or ''ton'' of Crediton, which is on its west bank, and to several local historic estates, namely ''Creedy Hilion'', ''Creedy Peitevin'' (later called ''Creed ...

. It is located in

Devon, England Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon i ...

, and its headwaters float within two miles of a different River Yeo, which is a tributary to

River Taw The River Taw () rises at Taw Head, a spring on the central northern flanks of Dartmoor, crosses North Devon and at the town of Barnstaple, formerly a significant port, empties into Bideford Bay in the Bristol Channel, having formed a large ...

. It is a popular location for

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, with the Crediton Fly Fishing Club owning a small portion of it. Tributaries of the River Yeo include River Culvery which joins just south of

Crediton Crediton is a town and civil parish in the Mid Devon district of Devon in England. It stands on the A377 Exeter to Barnstaple road at the junction with the A3072 road to Tiverton, about north west of Exeter and around from the M5 motorway ...

, Ford Brook which joins at Neopardy, and River Troney which joins at

Yeoford Yeoford () is a village near the town of Crediton in Devon, England. It is served by Yeoford railway station on the Exeter to Barnstaple railway line, otherwise known as the Tarka Line The Tarka Line, also known as the North Devon Line, ...

. The source of the river is near Merrymeet Junction on the

A30 Road The A30 is a major road in England, running WSW from London to Land's End. The road has been a principal axis in Britain from the 17th century to early 19th century, as a major coaching route. It used to provide the fastest route from Londo ...

Whiddon Down Whiddon Down is a hamlet within the parish of Drewsteignton in Devon. Location The hamlet lies on the old east–west A30 (London-Penzance) road, between Exeter and Okehampton at the cross-roads with the south–north route up to Bideford. The ...

. Since January 1997, a flood gauge at

measures the river height, which is normally below . The site base level is The highest recorded level is on 25 November 2012. South of Crediton the River Yeo forms part of the boundary between Crediton Civil Parish and

Crediton Hamlets Crediton Hamlets is a civil parish in Mid Devon in the English county of Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is ...

Civil Parish. Southwest of Yeoford the River Yeo forms the boundary between Colebrook Civil Parish and

Civil Parish. Further to the southwest it forms the boundary between

Hittisleigh Hittisleigh is a small rural parish and village just north-east of Dartmoor in Devon. Once part of the ancient district of the Wonford Hundred, it is now administered by Mid Devon District Council and part of the Central Devon constituency. The ...

CP and

Cheriton Bishop Cheriton Bishop is a village and civil parish situated on the northern borders of Dartmoor National park between Exeter and Okehampton, in Devon, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 652. The history of the settlement can be traced ba ...

CP. Places along the river include Downs Crediton Golf Club, Fordton Mill, Salmonhutch, Salmonhutch Caravan Park, Beare Mill, Neopardy, Yeoford, Martin's Moor Copse, Wotton's Moor Copse, Binneford, Binneford Wood, Parlepit Copse, Furzeyew Copse, Vennals Copse, Milball Copse, Ball Copse, and Treable Woods.

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