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River Camel water levels

Live levels from 3 monitoring stations across Cornwall, updated every 15 minutes.

3stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
Camelford Enfield ParkCamelford0.19 mASD 32m agoNormal—
22.7 km by river
Bodmin DunmereBodmin0.88 m 32m agoNormal—
downstream, distance by river not measured
SladesbridgeSladesbridge0.15 m 32m agoNormal—

Stations are listed from source to mouth as the water flows, traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers) and the Environment Agency’s own links between its gauges. A distance “by river” is along the river, and is shown only where the map traces the path.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Gauged tributaries

Streams and rivers with a gauge whose water joins the Camel above one of its gauges, from the source down. Named streams without a gauge that have a page here are listed at the end.

1 gauged tributary, 1 gauge

De Lank River

Joins the Camel between Camelford Enfield Park and Bodmin Dunmere, no more than 17.4 km by river above Bodmin Dunmere.

De Lank0.11 m 1h agoNormal

Its water passes Bodmin Dunmere and every gauge below it on the Camel. It does not pass Camelford Enfield Park or the gauges above it.

Where the Camel goes

No gauge below Sladesbridge is known on the river map.

Tributaries and where they join are traced on the river map (OS Open Rivers, edition 2026-04) and the Environment Agency’s links between its gauges. The map holds distances between gauges, not the junctions themselves, so a junction is placed between two gauges, and no further up than the tributary’s own lowest gauge. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Streams without a gauge

Named streams on the river map that flow into the Camel and have no gauge of their own. Each has a page with what is known about it: the next gauge downstream, and any storm overflows or water-sampling points placed on it.

Storm overflows upstream

5 storm overflows are traced upstream of Sladesbridge, the Camel’s lowest gauge on the river map: on the Camel itself, on its gauged tributaries, and on smaller streams that join above there.

  • 0 report discharging now
  • 5 not discharging
  • 0 offline or silent: 0 monitor offline, 0 status unknown, 0 no live feed

Official figures for 2025, for the overflows traced upstream of Sladesbridge: 135 spills over 380 hours in total, across all 5.

Each overflow is listed in the stretch above the first gauge its water reaches, from the source down, as on the Gauges tab. A stretch of the Camel includes the smaller streams that join it there.

Between Camelford Enfield Park and Bodmin Dunmere5 overflows
  • Market Square CSO Not discharging
    South West Water · into River Camel (S) · 22.5 km by river above Bodmin Dunmere · 2025: 4 spills, 0.2 h
  • Methodist Church CSO Not discharging
    South West Water · into River Camel (S) · 22.5 km by river above Bodmin Dunmere · 2025: 3 spills, 0.1 h
  • Camelford WwTW Not discharging
    South West Water · into River Camel · 22.1 km by river above Bodmin Dunmere · 2025: 45 spills, 323 h
  • St Breward STW Not discharging
    South West Water · into (S) River Camel · 13.2 km by river above Bodmin Dunmere · 2025: 41 spills, 30 h
  • Old Jail Combined Sewer Overflow Not discharging shellfish water
    South West Water · into Bodmin Town Leat · 2.5 km by river above Bodmin Dunmere · 2025: 42 spills, 27 h

Near these gauges, connection not known

Within 3 km of one of the Camel’s gauges in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water reaches it.

  • Egloshayle Pumping Station Not discharging shellfish water
    South West Water · into Camel Estuary (E) · 1.6 km from Sladesbridge in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 5 spills, 0.7 h
  • Wadebridge PS Not discharging shellfish water
    South West Water · into Camel Estuary(E) · 2.7 km from Sladesbridge in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water · 2025: 18 spills, 107 h

3 other overflows within 3 km of these gauges are placed below the Camel’s lowest gauge or on another river, so not listed.

A status is the water company’s own monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, never how much or why, and a spill does not by itself explain a change in a river level. A status older than two hours is shown as unknown. Annual figures are the official returns: 12/24-hour spills for England and Wales, overflow events for Scotland (Scottish Water counts differently, so the two cannot be compared). “No data” means the monitor produced no usable data that year, not zero. Overflows are placed on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels: an overflow the map cannot place may still drain here. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026. Sewage in Britain’s rivers →

Live status: © South West Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual figures for England: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Water samples

Dated samples taken by the Environment Agency, not live readings. Results are published days to months after the sample is taken, and many points are sampled only a few times a year, or have not been sampled for years.

20 sampling points on the River Camel and the streams that join it above Sladesbridge. 10 have a sample from the last 12 months; 11 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Camelford Enfield Park River Camel 1 point
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
River Camel at SlaughterbridgeRiver Camel1.9 km18 Sep 2026 · 20 days agoOxygen 100.2% May 2026Temp 13.5 °CpH 7.32 May 2026Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Above De Lank De Lank River 1 point
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
De Lank River at FernacreDe Lank River4.2 km4 Dec 2023 · 2.8 years agoOxygen 98.6%Temp 7.1 °CpH 5.85Ammonia 0.0034 mg/l
Above Bodmin Dunmere River Camel 18 points, 9 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Tregoodwell Stream at Hendrawallsunnamed stream26 kmLast sampled 14 Dec 2022, before the imported period
River Camel at Camelford BridgeRiver Camel23 km11 Aug 2026 · 58 days agoOxygen 103.2%Temp 17.1 °CpH 7.85Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Tributary of Stannon Stream downstream of Pit Dischargeunnamed stream22 kmLast sampled 2 May 2007, before the imported period
River Camel upstream of Camelford sewage treatment worksRiver Camel22 kmLast sampled 11 Mar 2002, before the imported period
River Camel downstream of Camelford sewage treatment worksRiver Camel22 kmLast sampled 11 Mar 2002, before the imported period
River Camel at Fenteroon BridgeRiver Camel21 km18 Sep 2026 · 20 days agoOxygen 97.9%Temp 13.8 °CpH 7.46Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Camel at Trecarne BridgeRiver Camel19 km11 Aug 2026 · 58 days agoOxygen 105.3%Temp 16.8 °CpH 7.2Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Camel at Gam BridgeRiver Camel15 kmLast sampled 10 Sep 2015, before the imported period
De Lank River at Bradford BridgeDe Lank River15 kmLast sampled 3 Dec 2004, before the imported period
River Camel upstream of St Breward sewage treatment worksRiver Camel13 kmLast sampled 6 Feb 2013, before the imported period
Blisland Stream at Durfoldunnamed stream12 km13 Jul 2026 · 3 months agoOxygen 96.1%Temp 17.4 °CpH 7.12Ammonia 0.006 mg/l
River Camel at WenfordRiver Camel12 km18 Sep 2026 · 20 days agoOxygen 99.4%Temp 14 °CpH 7.38Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Blisland Stream upstream of Blisland sewage treatment worksunnamed stream11 kmLast sampled 6 Feb 2013, before the imported period
River Camel downstream of Wenford DriesRiver Camel10 kmLast sampled 11 Feb 2020, before the imported period
De Lank River at KeybridgeDe Lank River10 km15 Sep 2026 · 23 days agoOxygen 99.7% May 2026Temp 16.2 °CpH 7.01 May 2026Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
Tredethy Stream at Helliganunnamed stream6.4 km27 Jul 2026 · 2 months agoOxygen 96.8%Temp 16.2 °CpH 7.85Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Camel at HellandbridgeRiver Camel5.5 km18 Sep 2026 · 20 days agoOxygen 101.1%Temp 14 °CpH 7.47Ammonia 0.045 mg/l
River Camel at Dunmere BridgeRiver Camel0.6 km5 May 2026 · 5 months agoOxygen 94.4%Temp 11.6 °CpH 7.35Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l

Distances are along the river to the gauge named. England's samples only.

FloodRadar does not grade these results: there is no overall score, and official river classifications are a separate dataset. A sample taken downstream of an overflow does not by itself show where anything in it came from. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels.

Water samples: Environment Agency Water Quality Archive, © Environment Agency and/or database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

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