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De Lank water level

River gauge, De Lank River, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.14m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.56 m Lowest on record 0.03 m

History

History
0.10.20.3mOct 10Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.3mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.20.3mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.20.40.6mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.20.40.6mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.20.40.6mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

At 0.14 m, the De Lank River at De Lank is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.04 m below typical. A year ago it stood at 0.14 m as well.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.10 m and 0.22 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
0.18 m0.04 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.13 m – 0.31 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.11 m – 0.69 m
Same day last year
0.14 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.10 m – 0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.10 m – 0.57 m
Highest on record
1.56 mNovember 17, 2010
Lowest on record
0.03 mJuly 6, 1975

On the river at De Lank

Low, clear water makes fish wary, and anglers often do better early and late in the day. For canoeists, shallow riffles mean scraped hulls and the odd portage.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 7° – Wind 18 km/h
18 Sun 11° 5° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 9° 6° 3.0 mm, 45% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 12° 7° 1.2 mm, 49% Wind 13 km/h
21 Wed 11° 7° 8.0 mm, 67% Wind 43 km/h
22 Thu 12° 8° 2.8 mm, 59% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 12° 8° 27 mm, 86% Wind 42 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 37%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Camelford Enfield ParkRiver gauge, River Camel 0.23 m Low ±0 7.8 km
PenvoseRiver gauge, River Allen 0.08 m Very low −0.04 m 8.0 km
TrengoffeRiver gauge, Warleggan River 0.19 m Very low −0.02 m 9.6 km
BastreetRiver gauge, Withy Brook 0.12 m Very low −0.01 m 11 km
Bodmin St Petrocs WellRiver gauge, Bodmin Town Leat 0.06 m Normal ±0 11 km
WainsfordRiver gauge, River Fowey 0.40 m Normal ±0 11 km
TrekeivestepsRiver gauge, River Fowey 0.28 m Very low +0.05 m 12 km
Craigshill WoodRiver gauge, St Neot River 0.39 m Normal −0.01 m 12 km

Questions and answers

Is the De Lank River at De Lank higher than last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.14 m.

What is a normal level for the De Lank River at De Lank in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.18 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.13 m and 0.31 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 0.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of De Lank today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 04:15 BST, the water level was 0.14 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is De Lank rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of De Lank normal?

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

What is the highest water level ever recorded at De Lank?

The highest level on record is 1.56 m on November 17, 2010. The lowest is 0.03 m on July 6, 1975.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:49129 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.55880, -4.63780 (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 0.14 m 2026-10-17 03:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: De Lank (ea:49129). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/de-lank

How we check values

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