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Penvose water level

River gauge, River Allen, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.08m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 Highest onrecord 1.22 m Lowest on record 0.00 m
Water level: 0.08 m. Very low for mid-October.

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
-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.30.50.8mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.30.50.8mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.30.50.8mJanAprJulOct2026

20252026

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

What this means

At 0.08 m, the River Allen at Penvose is far below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.17 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.09 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.10 m, a difference of −0.02 m. The lowest reading on record is 0.00 m (July 11, 2010).

The level is falling, down 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.04 m and 0.14 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
0.17 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.10 m – 0.31 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.05 m – 0.80 m
Same day last year
0.10 m−0.02 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.04 m – 0.14 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.04 m – 0.82 m
Highest on record
1.22 mDecember 22, 2012
Lowest on record
0.00 mJuly 11, 2010

On the river at Penvose

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, Natural Resources Wales or SEPA, depending on where you are.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.9 mm. Rain upstream usually reaches a river gauge after hours to days.

17 Sat 13° 7° 0.1 mm Wind 14 km/h
18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 10° 7° 2.1 mm, 45% Wind 17 km/h
20 Tue 14° 8° – Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 11° 9° 9.0 mm, 67% Wind 46 km/h
22 Thu 12° 9° 4.8 mm, 59% Wind 23 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 23 mm, 86% Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10h 40m First quarter 36 %

Map

Other gauges on the River Allen

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Idless DamRiver gauge, River Allen 0.05 m Low 0.00 m 38 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Port IsaacRiver gauge, Coastal Stream 0.08 m Very low −0.02 m 6.2 km
SladesbridgeRiver gauge, River Camel 0.16 m Normal −0.02 m 7.5 km
De LankRiver gauge, De Lank River 0.14 m Low 0.00 m 8.0 km
Camelford Enfield ParkRiver gauge, River Camel 0.23 m Low 0.00 m 8.1 km
Bodmin DunmereRiver gauge, River Camel 0.93 m Very low +0.02 m 10 km
Bodmin St Petrocs WellRiver gauge, Bodmin Town Leat 0.06 m Normal 0.00 m 11 km
Boscastle County BridgeRiver gauge, River Valency 0.37 m Normal −0.03 m 14 km
Boscastle New MillsRiver gauge, River Valency 0.83 m Normal 0.00 m 14 km

Questions and answers

Is the River Allen at Penvose higher than last year?

No, it is 0.02 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.10 m.

How high and low has the River Allen at Penvose been?

The highest reading on record is 1.22 m (December 22, 2012). The lowest is 0.00 m (July 11, 2010).

How often is Penvose updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Environment Agency appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 AM GMT+1.

What is the water level of Penvose today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 AM GMT+1, the water level was 0.08 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Penvose rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.02 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Penvose normal?

Very 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 Penvose?

The highest level on record is 1.22 m on December 22, 2012. The lowest is 0.00 m on July 11, 2010.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:49117 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.56681, -4.75052 (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 stage 0.08 m 2026-10-17 02:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Penvose (ea:49117). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/penvose

How we check values

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