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Ponts Vale water level

River gauge, Par River, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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Right now

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.15m Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.28 m Lowest on record 0.00 m

History

History
0.10.20.30.4mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.10.20.30.4mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.10.20.30.4mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range-0.00.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
-0.00.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov2026-0.00.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The Par River at Ponts Vale is running far below normal at 0.15 m.

That puts it 0.09 m below the median of 0.24 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.16 m as well. The lowest reading on record is 0.00 m (October 15, 2007).

It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.11 m and 0.42 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
0.24 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.15 m – 0.42 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.09 m – 1.50 m
Same day last year
0.16 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.11 m – 0.42 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.11 m – 1.64 m
Highest on record
2.28 mNovember 17, 2010
Lowest on record
0.00 mOctober 15, 2007

Fishing and paddling

At low levels, many rivers become a walk-and-paddle trip. Fish hold in deeper pools and spook easily.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

About the Par River

Par River, Cornwall

The Par River, also known as the Luxulyan River, is a river draining the area north of St Blazey in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.

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: 1.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 8° – Wind 16 km/h
18 Sun 13° 6° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 13° 8° 3.9 mm, 45% Wind 26 km/h
20 Tue 14° 10° – Wind 21 km/h
21 Wed 13° 10° 5.4 mm, 67% Wind 46 km/h
22 Thu 14° 9° 2.1 mm, 59% Wind 24 km/h
23 Fri 14° 9° 24 mm, 86% Wind 49 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:25 PM Daylight 10 hr, 41 min First quarter 39%

Map

Other gauges on the Par River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
LuxulyanRiver gauge, Par River 0.23 m Very low −0.04 m 3.8 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
St Blazey Station RoadRiver gauge, St Blazey Stream 0.06 m Very low ±0 1.1 km
RestormelRiver gauge 0.26 m Very low −0.01 m 7.1 km
RestormelRiver gauge, River Fowey 0.26 m Normal −0.01 m 7.1 km
MolingeyRiver gauge, St Austell River 0.62 m Normal −0.01 m 9.1 km
PentewanRiver gauge, St Austell River 1.17 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
Bodmin St Petrocs WellRiver gauge, Bodmin Town Leat 0.06 m Normal ±0 11 km
Bodmin DunmereRiver gauge, River Camel 0.92 m Very low −0.02 m 12 km
MevagisseyRiver gauge, Mevagissey Stream 0.10 m Low −0.02 m 12 km

Questions and answers

How does the Par River at Ponts Vale compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.16 m.

What is a normal level for the Par River at Ponts Vale in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.24 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.15 m and 0.42 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 0.15 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ponts Vale today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 09:30 BST, the water level was 0.15 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ponts Vale rising or falling?

Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.06 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Ponts Vale 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 Ponts Vale?

The highest level on record is 2.28 m on November 17, 2010. The lowest is 0.00 m on October 15, 2007.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:48122 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.37049, -4.71061 (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 0.15 m 2026-10-17 08:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Ponts Vale (ea:48122). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/ponts-vale

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