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Another gauge is also registered under the name St Ives: St Ives (Cambridgeshire) — see the Cambridgeshire gauges. This page is St Ives, Cornwall.
No official flood warning is active nearby and the closest river stations are within normal ranges.
Updated 2026-10-10 04:45:12 UTC · Official GOV.UK warnings · Flood preparation & help guide
St Ives is a seaside town, civil parish and port in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The town lies north of Penzance and west of Camborne on the coast of the Celtic Sea. In former times, it was commercially dependent on fishing. The decline in fishing, however, caused a shift in commercial emphasis, and the town is now primarily a popular seaside resort. It is notable in achieving the title of Best UK Seaside Town from the British Travel Awards in both 2010 and 2011. It was named best seaside town of 2007 by The Guardian newspaper.
Towns and villages near St Ives with a page of their own: the homes in a flood risk area there, the nearest river gauges, and recorded floods.
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Place names: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The nearest watercourse on the river map is Stennack River, about 80 m from the middle of St Ives's gauges.
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 Stennack River nearest the middle of St Ives'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 Ives is monitored by 2 Environment Agency river level stations on the North Cornwall Coast, the River Stennack, in Cornwall. Water levels are updated every 15 minutes, providing real-time flood monitoring for the area.
The North Cornwall Coast is monitored by 1 station (St Ives). The River Stennack is monitored by 1 station (St Ives Consols Farm). Each station records water levels continuously, with data synced to FloodRadar every 5 minutes.
There are 8 Environment Agency flood warning areas within 10km of St Ives. When the EA issues a flood warning for any of these areas, it will appear on this page. These include: Lands End to Chapel Porth including Sennen, St Ives, Carbis Bay, Lelant, Hayle, Portreath and Porthtowan; Lands End to Chapel Porth including Sennen, St Ives, Carbis Bay, Lelant, Hayle, Portreath and Porthtowan; Low-lying areas around Copperhouse Pool including the B3301; River Hayle from Relubbus to St Erth including Relubbus, St Erth and Hayle Causeway.
There are 3 storm overflows within 5km of St Ives. None of the 3 with a reporting monitor are currently discharging. Enable "Sewage" on the map above to see their locations.
Each has its own page of live status and past discharges:
If flooding is forecast in St Ives, 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 Ives gets about 1,175 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 141 mm; driest May, 61 mm). That is close to 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), 3.2 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 Ives has river level monitoring on North Cornwall Coast, River Stennack — 2 monitoring stations 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.
Yes — the Environment Agency's Recorded Flood Outlines dataset shows 22 recorded flood extents around the town centre since 1703, most recently in 2024. That is a count of mapped extents, not of separate floods. Records, not floods: no outline on the record is not evidence a place has not flooded. See the flood history link below.
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