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No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-09 13:00:37 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
St Breward is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is on the western side of Bodmin Moor, about 6 miles (10 km) north of Bodmin. At the 2011 census the parish population including Cooksland and Fentonadle was 919.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is De Lank River, about 10 m from the middle of St Breward's gauges. It flows into the River Camel about 7.9 km downstream.
A gauge downstream shows water that has already passed this point; one upstream sees it first. Distances along the river are from the point on De Lank River nearest the middle of St Breward's gauges. From Ordnance Survey’s river map (OS Open Rivers), which leaves out small streams, ditches and culverts, so a nearer one may exist. This describes where water goes on the map; it says nothing about flooding at any address. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
St Breward is monitored by 1 Environment Agency river level station on the De Lank River, in Cornwall. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The De Lank River is monitored by 1 station (De Lank). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 4 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of St Breward. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: River Camel at Camelford including the A39, Market Place and Camelford Sewage Treatment Works; Newquay, Padstow, Wadebridge and Sladesbridge, Bodmin, Lanivet, Boscastle and Camelford; River Allen (Camel) from Newhall Green to Hingham Mill; Lostwithiel, The Glynn Valley, Trago Mills and St Neot.
There is 1 storm overflow within 5km of St Breward. None of the 1 with a reporting monitor is currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
It has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in St Breward, call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 for the latest information. Move valuables upstairs, turn off gas and electricity if safe to do so, and avoid walking or driving through flood water. Sign up for flood warnings on any station page above to receive email alerts when water levels rise. For emergency numbers, a preparation checklist and insurance guidance, see our flood help & preparation guide.
St Breward gets about 1,534 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 188 mm; driest May, 85 mm). That is 32% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. See the rain gauges →
A thirty-year average for the area, not a forecast and not a flood risk on its own. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.1 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Floods whose mapped extent (EA Recorded Flood Outlines) reached within ~5 km of the town centre — most recent first. These are records of mapped extents, not a full list of floods. See them on the map →
Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded.
Current verdict: Normal. No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
St Breward has river level monitoring on De Lank River — 1 monitoring station in total.
Use the GOV.UK Check for Flooding service (check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk) or call Floodline on 0345 988 1188 (24 hours). You can also set up free FloodRadar email or browser alerts from any station page above.
Follow official advice: move valuables and vehicles to safety, never walk or drive through flood water, turn off gas and electricity if safe, and check on vulnerable neighbours. See our flood preparation guide at floodradar.co.uk/flood-help.
No recorded flood outline is mapped around the St Breward town centre means no flood was mapped here, which is not evidence none happened: the Environment Agency mapped only some floods, mapping effort rose sharply after about 2000, and surface-water flooding is largely absent from this record. FloodRadar has separately logged 10 flood warnings or alerts for the Cornwall area since February 2026. See the flood history link below.
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