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River Gannel water levels

Live levels from 1 monitoring station across Cornwall, updated every 15 minutes.

1stations
0above typical high

Gauges

Monitoring stations, source to mouth

StationTownLevel nowStatusTrend
GwillsGwills0.04 m 1h agoLow—

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 Gannel above one of its gauges, from the source down. The river map knows where gauges are, not every stream, so a tributary without a gauge is not listed here.

No gauged tributary joins the Gannel above Gwills on the river map. Streams without a gauge are not counted here.

Where the Gannel goes

No gauge below Gwills 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.

Storm overflows upstream

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of Gwills on the river map. That is not the same as none: the map leaves out many small streams and culverts, so an overflow it cannot place may still drain here, and not every company publishes every overflow.

Near these gauges, connection not known

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

  • Gusti Veor Combined Sewer Overflow Not discharging bathing water
    South West Water · into Unnamed Ditch,trenance Lake(S) · 2.3 km from Gwills in a straight line · discharges to a loch, lake or reservoir · 2025: 60 spills, 43 h
  • St Newlyn East WwTW Not discharging
    South West Water · into River Gannel · 2.4 km from Gwills in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map · 2025: 74 spills, 92 h

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.

15 sampling points on the River Gannel and the streams that join it above Gwills. 3 have a sample from the last 12 months; 10 have any sample banked. Listed from the source down, grouped by the next gauge each one's water reaches.

Above Gwills River Gannel 15 points, 10 with samples
Sampling pointWatercourse (map)Above the gaugeLast sampleLatest results (river water)
Tributary of Gannel at Trevuzza Millunnamed stream8.2 kmLast sampled 13 Oct 2014, before the imported period
Tributary of Gannel at Ennis BartonRiver Gannel8.0 kmLast sampled 4 Jun 2019, before the imported period
River Gannel at Mill EnnisRiver Gannel7.9 km8 Dec 2025 · 10 months agoOxygen 95.7%Temp 11.2 °CpH 7.18Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
River Gannel upstream of Trewinnion Farm tributaryRiver Gannel6.5 kmLast sampled 13 Oct 2014, before the imported period
River Gannel at PerroseRiver Gannel6.4 km28 Sep 2026 · 10 days agoOxygen 90%Temp 12 °CpH 7.93Ammonia below 0.03 mg/l
East Wheal Rose Stream at E Wheal Roseunnamed stream5.0 km30 Jun 2025 · 15 months agoOxygen 96.7%Temp 15.1 °CpH 7Conductivity 179 µS/cm
Goonwinnow tributary of E Wheal Rose Streamunnamed stream4.5 km31 Mar 2025 · 18 months agoOxygen 97.6%Temp 9.8 °CpH 7.3Conductivity 311 µS/cm
Benny Stream at Degembrisunnamed stream3.9 km15 Mar 2024 · 2.6 years agopH 7.51
East Wheal Rose Stream at Metha Bridgeunnamed stream3.7 kmLast sampled 18 Feb 2014, before the imported period
East Wheal Rose Stream at Benny Bridgeunnamed stream2.7 km30 Jun 2025 · 15 months agoOxygen 93.6%Temp 15.1 °CpH 7.4Conductivity 301 µS/cm
Benny Stream at Benny Mill Bridgeunnamed stream2.6 km15 Mar 2024 · 2.6 years agopH 7.53
River Gannel at Kestle Mill BridgeRiver Gannel2.4 kmLast sampled 6 Jan 2011, before the imported period
Tributary of Benny Stream at Trericeunnamed stream1.9 km15 Mar 2024 · 2.6 years agopH 7.61
Benny Stream at Trewerry Millunnamed stream1.8 km30 Jun 2025 · 15 months agoOxygen 96.3%Temp 15.2 °CpH 7.7Conductivity 307 µS/cm
River Gannel at Trerice MillRiver Gannel1.0 km28 Sep 2026 · 10 days agoOxygen 96.5%Temp 12.8 °CpH 7.92Ammonia 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.