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Molingey water level

River gauge, St Austell River, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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Right now

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.61m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.82 m Lowest on record 0.51 m

History

History
0.60.70.8mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.60.70.8mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.60.70.8mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 18Bottom of normal range0.60.70.8mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18Bottom of normal range
0.60.81.01.2mOct 2025Jan 2026Apr 2026Jul 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range0.60.81.01.2mOct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range
0.60.81.01.2mJanMarMayJulSepNov20260.60.81.01.2mJanAprJulOct2026

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

What this means

The St Austell River at Molingey is running below normal at 0.61 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.64 m, based on 21 years of readings, so the river level is 0.03 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 0.58 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.60 m and 0.81 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
0.64 m0.03 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.58 m – 0.80 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (21 years of records)
Normal range
0.59 m – 1.10 m
Same day last year
0.58 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.60 m – 0.81 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.59 m – 1.24 m
Highest on record
1.82 mNovember 17, 2010
Lowest on record
0.51 mAugust 1, 2004

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 St Austell River

St Austell River

The St Austell River properly known as the River Vinnick, but historically called The White River, is a 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long river located in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. 50.337°N 4.793°W. The river has also been known as the "red river" due to tin streaming and mining activity upstream.

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

17 Sat 15° 6° – Wind 15 km/h
18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 13° 9° 3.0 mm, 59% Wind 27 km/h
20 Tue 14° 5° – Wind 10 km/h
21 Wed 11° 5° 5.1 mm, 65% Wind 36 km/h
22 Thu 14° 9° 8.4 mm, 92% Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 13° 10° 34 mm, 90% Wind 39 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:46 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 47%

Map

Other gauges on the St Austell River

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PentewanRiver gauge, St Austell River 1.17 m Normal ±0 2.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
MevagisseyRiver gauge, Mevagissey Stream 0.09 m Low −0.01 m 4.4 km
TrenowthRiver gauge, River Fal 0.20 m Very low −0.01 m 7.1 km
St Blazey Station RoadRiver gauge, St Blazey Stream 0.06 m Very low ±0 8.1 km
Ponts ValeRiver gauge, Par River 0.15 m Very low ±0 9.1 km
LuxulyanRiver gauge, Par River 0.23 m Very low −0.01 m 9.4 km
TregonyRiver gauge, River Fal 0.25 m Low −0.02 m 9.8 km
LadockRiver gauge, Tresillian River −0.06 m Lowest on record ±0 12 km
RestormelRiver gauge 0.26 m Very low −0.01 m 16 km

Questions and answers

Is the St Austell River at Molingey higher than last year?

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.58 m.

What is a normal level for the St Austell River at Molingey in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.64 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.58 m and 0.80 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 0.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Molingey today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 07:45 BST, the water level was 0.61 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Molingey rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Molingey 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 Molingey?

The highest level on record is 1.82 m on November 17, 2010. The lowest is 0.51 m on August 1, 2004.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Environment Agency
Station code
ea:48158 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.31178, -4.80007 (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 0.61 m 2026-10-18 06:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Molingey (ea:48158). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/molingey

How we check values

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