Crowford Bridge water level
River gauge, River Tamar, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Right now
Normal for mid-October
Water level
History
20252026
What this means
The River Tamar at Crowford Bridge is at 0.27 m, in the normal range for mid-October.
The median for mid-October is 0.25 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.02 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.14 m, a difference of +0.14 m.
It has dropped 0.12 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.10 m and 0.41 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
- 0.25 m0.02 m above the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.14 m – 0.48 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
- Normal range
- 0.08 m – 1.40 m
- Same day last year
- 0.14 m+0.14 m
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.10 m – 0.41 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.06 m – 1.72 m
- Highest on record
- 2.43 mDecember 19, 1999
- Lowest on record
- 0.01 mAugust 4, 1975
Fishing and paddling
Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.
About the River Tamar
The Tamar is a river in south-west England that forms most of the border between Devon and Cornwall. A large part of the valley of the Tamar is protected as the Tamar Valley National Landscape and some is included in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape due to its historic mining activities.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 3.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
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Other gauges on the River Tamar
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge RuleRiver gauge, River Tamar | 0.44 m | Normal | −0.26 m | 4.1 km |
| Tamarstone BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar | 0.38 m | Normal | −0.13 m | 6.5 km |
| Polson BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar | 0.35 m | Low | +0.06 m | 16 km |
| Greystone BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar | 0.17 m | Normal | +0.03 m | 20 km |
| GunnislakeRiver gauge, River Tamar | 0.41 m | Low | +0.05 m | 30 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woolstone MillRiver gauge, River Neet | 0.12 m | Low | −0.03 m | 6.9 km |
| HelebridgeRiver gauge, River Neet | 0.01 m | Low | −0.04 m | 9.0 km |
| Canworthy Water BridgeRiver gauge, River Ottery | 0.17 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 9.9 km |
| BushRiver gauge, River Strat | 0.24 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 10 km |
| TrenguneRiver gauge, River Ottery | 0.20 m | Low | ±0 | 12 km |
| WerringtonRiver gauge, River Ottery | 0.12 m | Very low | +0.01 m | 13 km |
| TruscottRiver gauge, River Kensey | 0.43 m | Low | −0.01 m | 14 km |
| LauncestonRiver gauge, River Kensey | 0.12 m | Very low | −0.01 m | 15 km |
Questions and answers
Is the River Tamar at Crowford Bridge higher than last year?
Yes, it is 0.14 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.14 m.
What is a normal level for the River Tamar at Crowford Bridge in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.25 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.14 m and 0.48 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 0.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Crowford Bridge today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 BST, the water level was 0.27 m. Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Crowford Bridge rising or falling?
Down 0.12 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Crowford Bridge 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 Crowford Bridge?
The highest level on record is 2.43 m on December 19, 1999. The lowest is 0.01 m on August 4, 1975.
For specialists
Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
- Operator
- Environment Agency
- Station code
ea:47133(Agency page)- Coordinates
50.76624, -4.42551(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 | 0.27 m | 2026-10-17 14:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment Agency: Crowford Bridge (ea:47133). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/crowford-bridge
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