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Bealsmill water level

River gauge, River Inny, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.40m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.33 m Lowest on record 0.18 m

History

History
0.40.60.8mOct 10Oct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.40.60.8mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.40.60.8mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.40.60.8mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.51.01.5mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.51.01.5mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.51.01.5mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The River Inny at Bealsmill is running below normal at 0.40 m.

That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 0.50 m for mid-October, based on 21 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.39 m as well.

It has risen 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.33 m and 0.48 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
0.50 m0.10 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.37 m – 0.81 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.29 m – 1.80 m
Same day last year
0.39 m0.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.33 m – 0.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.32 m – 1.65 m
Highest on record
2.33 mDecember 19, 1999
Lowest on record
0.18 mAugust 25, 1976

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 4° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 12 km/h
19 Mon 11° 6° 2.1 mm, 55% Wind 13 km/h
20 Tue 14° 6° 1.5 mm, 41% Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 11° 9° 5.4 mm, 67% Wind 40 km/h
22 Thu 13° 8° 1.5 mm, 67% Wind 20 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 22 mm, 85% Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:43 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 37%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Greystone BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar 0.21 m Normal +0.06 m 3.4 km
Lifton ParkRiver gauge, River Lyd 0.52 m Normal −0.01 m 7.8 km
Polson BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar 0.39 m Normal +0.11 m 7.8 km
GunnislakeRiver gauge, River Tamar 0.41 m Low +0.05 m 8.1 km
LauncestonRiver gauge, River Kensey 0.12 m Normal ±0 8.5 km
TinhayRiver gauge, River Thrushel 0.32 m Normal +0.01 m 9.3 km
WerringtonRiver gauge, River Ottery 0.13 m Very low +0.01 m 9.8 km
TruscottRiver gauge, River Kensey 0.43 m Low −0.01 m 10.0 km

Questions and answers

How does the River Inny at Bealsmill compare with last year?

It is about the same as on this day last year, when the reading was 0.39 m.

What is a normal level for the River Inny at Bealsmill in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.50 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.37 m and 0.81 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 0.40 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bealsmill today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 05:15 BST, the water level was 0.40 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bealsmill rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Bealsmill 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 Bealsmill?

The highest level on record is 2.33 m on December 19, 1999. The lowest is 0.18 m on August 25, 1976.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:47139 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.57024, -4.31850 (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 0.40 m 2026-10-17 04:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bealsmill (ea:47139). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/bealsmill

How we check values

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