Pentewan water level

Name: Pentewan water level (Environment Agency)
Creator: Environment Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

River gauge, St Austell River, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.17m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 06:30 BST (1 hour ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The St Austell River at Pentewan is at 1.17 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 1.01 m to 1.42 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.16 m and 1.25 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: 1.01 m – 1.42 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.16 m – 1.25 m
Highest on record: 3.27 mNovember 17, 2010
Lowest on record: 0.24 mOctober 21, 2004

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the Environment Agency.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.9 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 14° 7° – Wind 17 km/h

18 Sun 13° 7° – Wind 16 km/h

19 Mon 12° 7° 6.6 mm, 59% Wind 20 km/h

20 Tue 14° 10° – Wind 16 km/h

21 Wed 13° 10° 4.8 mm, 59% Wind 45 km/h

22 Thu 14° 10° 1.5 mm, 60% Wind 24 km/h

23 Fri 14° 10° 21 mm, 76% Wind 43 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:45 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 10 hr, 41 min First quarter 38%

Map

Other gauges on the St Austell River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MolingeyRiver gauge, St Austell River	0.61 m	Normal	−0.02 m	2.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MevagisseyRiver gauge, Mevagissey Stream	0.10 m	Low	−0.02 m	2.3 km
TrenowthRiver gauge, River Fal	0.20 m	Very low	−0.06 m	8.8 km
St Blazey Station RoadRiver gauge, St Blazey Stream	0.06 m	Very low	±0	9.0 km
Ponts ValeRiver gauge, Par River	0.15 m	Low	−0.04 m	10 km
TregonyRiver gauge, River Fal	0.28 m	Normal	−0.10 m	10 km
LuxulyanRiver gauge, Par River	0.23 m	Very low	−0.06 m	11 km
LadockRiver gauge, Tresillian River	−0.05 m	Lowest on record	−0.05 m	13 km
RestormelRiver gauge	0.27 m	Low	±0	17 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the St Austell River at Pentewan?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 1.01 m to 1.42 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 1.17 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Pentewan today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 06:30 BST, the water level was 1.17 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Pentewan rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Pentewan 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 Pentewan?

The highest level on record is 3.27 m on November 17, 2010. The lowest is 0.24 m on October 21, 2004.

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:48145 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.29226, -4.78163 (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

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	1.17 m	2026-10-17 05:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Pentewan (ea:48145). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/pentewan

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