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Bush water level

River gauge, River Strat, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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Within the normal range

Water level

0.25m Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.59 m Lowest on record 0.08 m

History

0.200.250.30mOct 10Oct 12Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.200.250.30mOct 10Oct 13Oct 17Bottom of normal range
0.200.250.300.35mSep 17Sep 24Oct 2Oct 9Oct 17Bottom of normal range0.200.250.300.35mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17Bottom of normal range
Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The gauge at Bush reads 0.25 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.18 m to 1.00 m.

The level is falling, down 0.03 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.17 m and 0.34 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
0.18 m – 1.00 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.17 m – 0.34 m
Highest on record
1.59 mDecember 18, 1999
Lowest on record
0.08 mJuly 13, 1999

On the river at Bush

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 9.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 8° – Wind 13 km/h
18 Sun 12° 6° – Wind 13 km/h
19 Mon 11° 7° 3.0 mm, 37% Wind 21 km/h
20 Tue 13° 6° 0.9 mm, 37% Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 11° 8° 9.1 mm, 71% Wind 53 km/h
22 Thu 13° 10° 6.2 mm, 67% Wind 30 km/h
23 Fri 13° 9° 21 mm, 82% Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 38%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
HelebridgeRiver gauge, River Neet 0.03 m Low −0.03 m 4.6 km
Tamarstone BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar 0.40 m Normal −0.32 m 5.5 km
Woolstone MillRiver gauge, River Neet 0.13 m Low −0.01 m 6.2 km
Bridge RuleRiver gauge, River Tamar 0.45 m Normal −0.35 m 6.5 km
BradworthyRiver gauge, River Waldon 0.34 m Normal −0.05 m 10 km
Crowford BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar 0.29 m Normal −0.01 m 10 km
TrenguneRiver gauge, River Ottery 0.20 m Low ±0 15 km
Canworthy Water BridgeRiver gauge, River Ottery 0.17 m Very low −0.02 m 16 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Strat at Bush?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.18 m to 1.00 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 0.25 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bush today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 09:15 BST, the water level was 0.25 m. Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bush rising or falling?

Down 0.03 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bush 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 Bush?

The highest level on record is 1.59 m on December 18, 1999. The lowest is 0.08 m on July 13, 1999.

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:49113 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.84448, -4.50917 (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 0.25 m 2026-10-17 08:15 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Bush (ea:49113). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/bush

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