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Boscastle New Mills water level

River gauge, River Valency, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.82m Steady over the last 24 hours

1 2 Highest onrecord 2.02 m Lowest on record 0.31 m

History

0.60.81.0mOct 16Oct 16Oct 17Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.60.81.0mOct 16Oct 17Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.50.81.01.3mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.50.81.01.3mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %) Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Boscastle New Mills, where the gauge shows 0.82 m.

That puts it 0.04 m below the median of 0.87 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.81 m (+0.02 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.82 m – 0.84 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.87 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.58 m – 1.01 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.47 m – 1.84 m
Same day last year
0.81 m+0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.82 m – 0.84 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.78 m – 1.23 m
Highest on record
2.02 mDecember 13, 2008
Lowest on record
0.31 mSeptember 19, 2006

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the River Valency

River Valency

The River Valency is a short river in north Cornwall, UK, with many small tributaries. After running past Lesnewth it cuts a valley before entering the Atlantic Ocean at the harbour of the village of Boscastle. One of its tributaries is the Jordan, which runs 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north before joining the Valency in Boscastle just before the B3263 road bridge.

Read more on Wikipedia

Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 8.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 4° – Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 13° 7° 2.0 mm, 90% Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 14° 7° 1.5 mm, 38% Wind 19 km/h
21 Wed 12° 9° 24 mm, 80% Wind 37 km/h
22 Thu 13° 9° 11 mm, 95% Wind 25 km/h
23 Fri 12° 9° 25 mm, 98% Wind 60 km/h
24 Sat 14° 10° 7.6 mm, 80% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:47 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 50%

Map

Other gauges on the River Valency

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Boscastle County BridgeRiver gauge, River Valency 0.36 m Normal ±0 0.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Camelford Enfield ParkRiver gauge, River Camel 0.23 m Low ±0 7.6 km
TrenguneRiver gauge, River Ottery 0.20 m Low +0.01 m 9.3 km
Canworthy Water BridgeRiver gauge, River Ottery 0.17 m Very low ±0 13 km
PenvoseRiver gauge, River Allen 0.08 m Very low ±0 14 km
Port IsaacRiver gauge, Coastal Stream 0.08 m Very low ±0 15 km
De LankRiver gauge, De Lank River 0.13 m Very low −0.01 m 15 km
Woolstone MillRiver gauge, River Neet 0.12 m Low ±0 17 km
HelebridgeRiver gauge, River Neet −0.03 m Low −0.05 m 17 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Valency at Boscastle New Mills compare with last year?

It is 0.02 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.81 m.

What is a normal level for the River Valency at Boscastle New Mills in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.58 m and 1.01 m, based on 21 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.82 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Boscastle New Mills today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 15:45 BST, the water level was 0.82 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Boscastle New Mills rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Boscastle New Mills normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 21 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Boscastle New Mills?

The highest level on record is 2.02 m on December 13, 2008. The lowest is 0.31 m on September 19, 2006.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:49124 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.69107, -4.69421 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
station datum
Update interval
every 15 minutes
Licence
Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Environment Agency data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

Published series

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.82 m 2026-10-18 14:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Boscastle New Mills (ea:49124). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/boscastle-new-mills

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