Truscott water level

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

River gauge, River Kensey, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Directions

Below the normal range

Water level

0.43m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST (35 min ago)

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

The River Kensey at Truscott is running below normal at 0.43 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.43 m to 1.20 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 0.41 m and 0.53 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: 0.43 m – 1.20 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.41 m – 0.53 m
Highest on record: 2.13 mNovember 17, 2010
Lowest on record: 0.39 mOctober 8, 2009

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

17 Sat 13° 5° – Wind 13 km/h

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

19 Mon 11° 6° 2.1 mm, 37% Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 1.8 mm, 37% Wind 10 km/h

21 Wed 11° 8° 4.6 mm, 71% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 13° 8° 2.9 mm, 67% Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 13° 9° 21 mm, 82% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:44 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 10 hr, 40 min First quarter 37%

Map

Other gauges on the River Kensey

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
LauncestonRiver gauge, River Kensey	0.12 m	Normal	±0	3.2 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
WerringtonRiver gauge, River Ottery	0.13 m	Very low	+0.01 m	4.2 km
Polson BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar	0.39 m	Normal	+0.11 m	5.4 km
Greystone BridgeRiver gauge, River Tamar	0.21 m	Normal	+0.06 m	8.4 km
Lifton ParkRiver gauge, River Lyd	0.52 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.0 km
TinhayRiver gauge, River Thrushel	0.32 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.9 km
BealsmillRiver gauge, River Inny	0.40 m	Low	+0.01 m	10.0 km
Canworthy Water BridgeRiver gauge, River Ottery	0.17 m	Very low	±0	10 km
BastreetRiver gauge, Withy Brook	0.13 m	Very low	±0	10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the River Kensey at Truscott?

The Environment Agency gives a typical range of 0.43 m to 1.20 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 0.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Truscott today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 05:30 BST, the water level was 0.43 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Truscott rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Truscott normal?

Below the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Truscott?

The highest level on record is 2.13 m on November 17, 2010. The lowest is 0.39 m on October 8, 2009.

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:47128 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.63960, -4.40765 (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	0.43 m	2026-10-17 04:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Environment Agency: Truscott (ea:47128). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-kingdom/cornwall/truscott

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