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Restormel water level

River gauge, River Fowey, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.26m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.28 m Lowest on record 0.10 m

History

0.240.260.28mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.240.260.28mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.250.300.35mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.250.300.35mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Restormel, where the gauge shows 0.26 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.24 m to 1.50 m.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.23 m – 0.37 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
0.24 m – 1.50 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.23 m – 0.37 m
Highest on record
2.28 mDecember 27, 1979
Lowest on record
0.10 mSeptember 9, 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.

About the River Fowey

River Fowey

The River Fowey is a river in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Its source is at Fowey Well about 1 mile (1.6 km) north-west of Brown Willy on Bodmin Moor, not far from one of its tributaries rising at Dozmary Pool and Colliford Lake. The Fowey River passes Lanhydrock House, Restormel Castle and Lostwithiel, then broadens below Milltown before joining the English Channel at Fowey. The estuary is called Uzell. It is only navigable by larger craft for the last 7 miles (11 km). From Fowey, there is a passenger ferry to Polruan and a car ferry to Bodinnick. The first road crossing going upstream is in Lostwithiel. The river has seven tributaries, the largest being the River Lerryn. The section of the Fowey Valley between Doublebois and Bodmin Parkway railway station is known as the Glynn Valley. The valley is the route of both the A38 trunk road and the railway line. The railway line is carried on eight stone viaducts along this stretch.

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

17 Sat 14° 5° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 13° 4° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 11° 7° 2.7 mm, 45% Wind 19 km/h
20 Tue 14° 9° 0.3 mm, 49% Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 13° 9° 6.4 mm, 67% Wind 41 km/h
22 Thu 14° 9° 2.9 mm, 59% Wind 21 km/h
23 Fri 14° 10° 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 38%

Map

Other gauges on the River Fowey

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WainsfordRiver gauge, River Fowey 0.39 m Normal −0.01 m 6.1 km
TrekeivestepsRiver gauge, River Fowey 0.25 m Very low −0.03 m 15 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
RestormelRiver gauge 0.26 m Very low −0.01 m 0.0 km
Bodmin St Petrocs WellRiver gauge, Bodmin Town Leat 0.06 m Normal ±0 4.8 km
LuxulyanRiver gauge, Par River 0.24 m Very low −0.04 m 6.9 km
Ponts ValeRiver gauge, Par River 0.15 m Very low −0.04 m 7.1 km
Bodmin DunmereRiver gauge, River Camel 0.93 m Very low ±0 7.3 km
TrengoffeRiver gauge, Warleggan River 0.19 m Very low −0.03 m 7.9 km
St Blazey Station RoadRiver gauge, St Blazey Stream 0.06 m Very low ±0 8.2 km
Craigshill WoodRiver gauge, St Neot River 0.39 m Normal −0.01 m 9.3 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Fowey at Restormel?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.24 m to 1.50 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 0.26 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Restormel today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 08:15 BST, the water level was 0.26 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Restormel rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Restormel 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 Restormel?

The highest level on record is 2.28 m on December 27, 1979. The lowest is 0.10 m on September 9, 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:49110 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.43118, -4.67963 (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 0.26 m 2026-10-17 07:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Restormel (ea:49110). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/restormel

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