Craigshill Wood water level

Name: Craigshill Wood water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, St Neot River, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.40m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST (26 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Craigshill Wood, where the gauge shows 0.40 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.17 m to 0.57 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.34 m – 0.42 m.

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

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.17 m – 0.57 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.34 m – 0.42 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.37 m – 0.40 m
Highest on record: 1.38 mDecember 27, 1979
Lowest on record: 0.07 mAugust 22, 1976

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

19 Mon 11° 7° 3.6 mm, 87% Wind 18 km/h

20 Tue 13° 3° 0.7 mm, 36% Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 12 mm, 75% Wind 34 km/h

22 Thu 13° 8° 4.5 mm, 90% Wind 22 km/h

23 Fri 10° 3° 13 mm, 96% Wind 37 km/h

24 Sat 11° 3° 12 mm, 79% Wind 38 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:22 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
TrengoffeRiver gauge, Warleggan River	0.18 m	Very low	−0.01 m	2.8 km
WainsfordRiver gauge, River Fowey	0.39 m	Normal	±0	3.3 km
TrekeivestepsRiver gauge, River Fowey	0.23 m	Very low	−0.01 m	5.7 km
RestormelRiver gauge	0.25 m	Very low	−0.01 m	9.3 km
RestormelRiver gauge, River Fowey	0.25 m	Normal	±0	9.3 km
Bodmin St Petrocs WellRiver gauge, Bodmin Town Leat	0.06 m	Normal	±0	11 km
De LankRiver gauge, De Lank River	0.13 m	Very low	−0.01 m	12 km
BastreetRiver gauge, Withy Brook	0.12 m	Very low	−0.01 m	12 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the St Neot River at Craigshill Wood?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.17 m to 0.57 m for this gauge.

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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Craigshill Wood today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 10:45 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Craigshill Wood rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Craigshill Wood normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Craigshill Wood?

The highest level on record is 1.38 m on December 27, 1979. The lowest is 0.07 m on August 22, 1976.

How often is this data updated?

The Environment Agency publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment Agency
Station code: ea:49115 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.46560, -4.55955 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.40 m	2026-10-18 09:45	Provisional

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Environment Agency: Craigshill Wood (ea:49115). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/craigshill-wood

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer