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St Blazey Station Road

St Blazey Stream
Fal and St Austell Streams catchment • St Blazey • Cornwall • ID: 48190 • Level
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Current Level
0.054 m
▬ Steady
24h Max
0.058 m
24h Min
0.053 m
Typical Range
0.11 - 0.75
m
Highest Recorded
1.70 m
EA official record
0.92 in our data (since Oct 2014)
Current level is 3% of this
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Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -0.2 cm over 5h
09 Oct 07:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.054 m
09 Oct 07:00 ▬ steady 0.053 m
09 Oct 06:45 ▬ steady 0.053 m
09 Oct 06:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 0.053 m
09 Oct 06:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.055 m
09 Oct 05:45 ▬ steady 0.056 m
09 Oct 05:30 ▬ steady 0.056 m
09 Oct 05:00 ▬ steady 0.056 m
09 Oct 04:45 ▬ steady 0.056 m
09 Oct 04:30 ▬ steady 0.056 m
09 Oct 04:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.056 m
09 Oct 04:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.055 m
09 Oct 03:45 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.056 m
09 Oct 03:30 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.055 m
09 Oct 03:15 ▬ steady 0.056 m
09 Oct 03:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.056 m
09 Oct 02:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.055 m
09 Oct 02:30 ▬ steady 0.056 m
09 Oct 02:15 ▬ steady 0.056 m
09 Oct 02:00 0.056 m

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: St Blazey Station Road
  • Watercourse: St Blazey Stream
  • Nearest Town: St Blazey
  • County: Cornwall
  • Nearest reservoir: Blackpool Pit (8.4 km) · 79.5% full (as of 31 May 2026)
  • Coordinates: 50°21'41"N 4°42'56"W (50.361418, -4.715659)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 1 Jan 2010
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 48190
  • RLOI id: 3394 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 48190-level-stage-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 1 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: 0.107 – 0.750 m
  • EA Cross-check: 0.05 m (EA at 9 Oct 07:00)

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How often this river runs high

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 0.75 m: 1 day since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 1 day
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
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 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.4 km away).

9severe warnings 74flood 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 11 20
2019 0 4 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 7 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 St Blazey flood history.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 8 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

Frequently asked questions

Is the St Blazey Stream at St Blazey Station Road flooding today?

The current level is 0.05m, which is below the typical range. Flooding is very unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at St Blazey Station Road?

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 St Blazey Stream at St Blazey Station Road?

The typical range at this station is 0.11m to 0.75m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.75m 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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