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3.55

Loe Pool

Cober
West Cornwall catchment • Helston • Cornwall • ID: 48117 • Level
(34m ago) • 2 readings/hr • 129 views

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Current Level
3.549 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
3.550 m
24h Min
3.549 m
Typical Range
3.40 - 4.30
m
Highest Recorded
5.78 m
EA official record
5.77 in our data (since Nov 2012)
Current level is 61% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Steady over 7h
10 Oct 13:00 ▬ steady 3.549 m
10 Oct 12:30 ▬ steady 3.549 m
10 Oct 12:00 ▬ steady 3.549 m
10 Oct 11:45 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 11:30 ▬ steady 3.549 m
10 Oct 11:00 ▬ steady 3.549 m
10 Oct 10:30 ▬ steady 3.549 m
10 Oct 10:00 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 09:45 ▬ steady 3.549 m
10 Oct 09:15 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 09:00 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 08:30 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 08:15 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 08:00 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 07:45 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 07:15 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 07:00 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 06:30 ▬ steady 3.550 m
10 Oct 06:15 3.549 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Loe Pool
  • Watercourse: River Cober
  • Nearest Town: Helston
  • County: Cornwall
  • Coordinates: 50°5'1"N 5°17'28"W (50.083620, -5.291203)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 1997
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 48117
  • RLOI id: 3169 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 48117-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 0 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: West Cornwall
  • Typical Range: 3.400 – 4.300 m
  • EA Cross-check: 3.55 m (EA at 10 Oct 12:30)

Geographic coordinates may reflect the access point for the gauge, and not the precise location in the watercourse that it is taking readings from.

Nearby Stations

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Distances by river: OS Open Rivers. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

💧 Storm overflows upstream of this gauge

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.

5 storm overflows are traced upstream of this gauge, the nearest 1.4 km away along the river. 0 report discharging now, 5 report not discharging.

💧
South West Water · into River Cober · 1.4 km upstream along the river
32 spills · 340 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into River Cober Via Sws · 1.9 km upstream along the river
61 spills · 67 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
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South West Water · into River Cober (Via Sws) · 1.9 km upstream along the river
2 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
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South West Water · into River Cober Via Sws · 1.9 km upstream along the river
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
Reaches the river through a sewer, so where it enters is approximate.
💧
South West Water · into River Cober · 2.0 km upstream along the river
3 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

Nearby, connection not known

Within 6 km in a straight line, but the river map cannot say whether their water passes this gauge.

💧
South West Water · into Mounts Bay, English Channel · 1.8 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
0 spills · 0 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Mounts Bay · 1.9 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
13 spills · 54 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 →

Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.

Rainfall & Weather

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How often this river runs high

In a typical year this gauge reaches its typical high of 4.30 m on about 23 days. This year so far: 46 days.

2026 46 days, 7 of them high · 7 high so far
2025 32 days, 6 of them high · 6 high
2024 31 days, 4 of them high · 4 high
2023 33 days
2022 4 days
2021 20 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2020 16 days, 3 of them high · 3 high
2019 40 days
2018 27 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out. The darker part is days above 5.06 m, the level this gauge tops only a few days a year.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2012 for the 6 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 2.2 km away).

3severe warnings 62flood warnings 20flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 28 Feb 2026 — River Cober at Trenear

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 4 7
2025 0 3 5
2024 0 10 6
2023 0 3 2
2022 0 2 0
2021 0 4 0
2020 0 8 0
2019 0 4 0
2018 0 5 0
2016 0 5 0
2015 0 2 0
2013 0 3 0
2012 3 9 0

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 Helston 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.

Frequently asked questions

Is the River Cober at Loe Pool flooding today?

The current level is 3.55m, which is within the typical range of 3.40 to 4.30m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Loe Pool?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently steady. 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 Cober at Loe Pool?

The typical range at this station is 3.40m to 4.30m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 4.30m 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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