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Luxulyan

Par River
Fal and St Austell Streams catchment • Luxulyan • Cornwall • ID: 48140 • Level
(1h ago) • 2 readings/hr • 165 views

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Current Level
0.224 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.238 m
24h Min
0.224 m
Typical Range
0.18 - 1.40
m
Highest Recorded
1.68 m
EA official record
1.67 in our data (since Jan 1998)
Current level is 13% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.8 cm over 7h
08 Oct 01:30 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.224 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.227 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.228 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 0.227 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▬ steady 0.227 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.227 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▬ steady 0.230 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.230 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.232 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.231 m
07 Oct 21:30 ▬ steady 0.229 m
07 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.2 cm 0.229 m
07 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.227 m
07 Oct 20:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.230 m
07 Oct 20:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.231 m
07 Oct 20:00 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.230 m
07 Oct 19:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.232 m
07 Oct 19:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.233 m
07 Oct 18:45 ▬ steady 0.232 m
07 Oct 18:30 0.232 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Luxulyan
  • Watercourse: Par River
  • Nearest Town: Luxulyan
  • County: Cornwall
  • Nearest reservoir: Blackpool Pit (6.8 km) · 79.5% full (as of 31 May 2026)
  • Coordinates: 50°23'27"N 4°45'13"W (50.390824, -4.753487)
  • 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: 48140
  • RLOI id: 3159 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 48140-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 2 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: No
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: Fal and St Austell Streams
  • Typical Range: 0.183 – 1.400 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.22 m (EA at 8 Oct 01:45)

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

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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

None of the storm overflows FloodRadar holds is traced upstream of this gauge on the mapped river network. 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. Those nearby are listed below.

Nearby, connection not known

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

💧
St Austell North STW🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into (S) River Par · 60 m away in a straight line · too close to the gauge to say which side
86 spills · 1,558 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Trib Of Par Sands (S) · 1.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
7 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Tributary Of River Par · 2.1 km away in a straight line · several watercourses close by, nothing to choose between them
48 spills · 112 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Tredenham Close CSO🏊 Bathing water🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into St Blazey Stream · 5.4 km away in a straight line · no mapped watercourse close enough to be sure
7 spills · 17 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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South West Water · into Par River · 5.5 km away in a straight line · its watercourse is not on the river map
57 spills · 50 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
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Daniels Lane CSO🏊 Bathing water🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into Sandy River · 5.7 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
24 spills · 61 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

1 other overflow within 6 km is downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so it is not listed.

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

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 1.40 m: 3 days since 2017. This year so far: 2 days.

2026 2 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 1 day
2022 0 days
2021 0 days
2020 0 days
2019 0 days
2018 0 days
2017 0 days

Counted from each day's highest reading. Days with missing or implausible readings are left out.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 15 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 1.5 km away).

9severe warnings 78flood warnings 195flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 2 Feb 2026 — South Cornwall Coast from Lizard Point to Gribbin Head excluding the tidal Fal Estuary

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 3 13
2025 0 5 17
2024 0 8 20
2023 0 5 10
2022 0 0 5
2021 0 0 8
2020 0 12 20
2019 0 6 16
2018 0 2 24
2017 0 0 11
2016 0 5 19
2015 0 2 12
2014 6 13 5
2013 0 1 3
2012 2 8 7
2011 0 0 4
2010 0 2 1
2008 1 0 0
2007 0 1 0
2006 0 5 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 Luxulyan flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 15 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Par River at Luxulyan flooding today?

The current level is 0.22m, which is within the typical range of 0.18 to 1.40m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at Luxulyan?

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 Par River at Luxulyan?

The typical range at this station is 0.18m to 1.40m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 1.40m 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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