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Current Level
0.577 m
▲ Rising (+1cm/hr)
24h Max
0.586 m
24h Min
0.572 m
Typical Range
0.66 - 1.09
m
Highest Recorded
1.38 m
EA official record
1.44 in our data (since Feb 2012)
Current level is 42% of this
🚽Sewage overflows nearby
Recent Water Levels
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1 day
EA forecast (official)
Prediction V2
Prediction Eris
Nimbus beta
Experimental model fusing soil moisture, river flow, groundwater and catchment
character. The shaded band is its 10–90% range, widened so that about 80% of recent outcomes fall inside it.
Under evaluation — not yet promoted, so treat as a second opinion.
GWITHIAN (E75925) — flow at this site
7 days
A separate gauge 11.3 m from this one at the same site, shown here for context.
Its readings are its own and are never merged with this page's.
Storm overflows whose water reaches this gauge on the mapped river network, nearest first by distance along the river. The status is each water company's monitor: it says whether an overflow is discharging, not how much or what it contains.
3 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 5.5 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 3 report not discharging.
South West Water · into Trib Of Angarrack Strean · 5.8 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
76 spills · 293 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
These are the water companies' monitor statuses; a spill does not by itself explain a change in the gauge level. River connections and distances are traced on OS Open Rivers (edition 2026-04), which leaves out many small channels. Explore the sewage map →
In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 1.09 m
on about 33 days.
This year so far: 10 days.
202610 days, 1 of them high · 1 highso far
202520 days, 5 of them high · 5 high
202421 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
202325 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
2022131 days, 30 of them high · 30 high
202159 days patchy data
202022 days, 2 of them high · 2 high
201919 days
201824 days
20170 days
Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.
The darker part is days above 1.28 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.
Flood history near this gauge
Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 6 flood
areas linked to this gauge (nearest 4.3 km away).
Warnings apply to a whole flood area, not necessarily this exact spot. Years before 2006 aren't covered by the EA's historic record.
See also the Gwithian flood history.
Flood areas linked to this gauge
Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 6 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.
The current level is 0.58m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.
Is the river level rising or falling at Gwithian?
Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.
What is a normal level for the River Red at Gwithian?
The typical range at this station is 0.66m to 1.09m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.09m are higher than usually seen and may indicate a flood risk.
How often is this river level data updated?
Readings are supplied by the Environment Agency gauge. FloodRadar checks for updates roughly every 15 minutes; the timestamp above shows how recent the latest available reading is.
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