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Easing — down from 0.06 at 13:00, now 0.04
0.04

St Ives Consols Farm

Stennack
West Cornwall catchment • St Ives • Cornwall • ID: 48187 • Level
(32m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 113 views

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Current Level
0.037 mASD
▼ Easing
24h Max
0.055 mASD
24h Min
0.022 mASD
Typical Range
0.03 - 0.66
mASD
Highest Recorded
1.23 mASD
EA official record
1.23 in our data (since Oct 2008)
Current level is 3% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Recent Readings

Falling · -1 cm over 5h
09 Oct 19:15 ▬ steady 0.037 mASD
09 Oct 19:00 ▬ steady 0.037 mASD
09 Oct 18:45 ▲ +0.3 cm 0.037 mASD
09 Oct 18:30 ▬ steady 0.034 mASD
09 Oct 18:15 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.034 mASD
09 Oct 18:00 ▬ steady 0.033 mASD
09 Oct 17:45 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.033 mASD
09 Oct 17:30 ▬ steady 0.034 mASD
09 Oct 17:15 ▬ steady 0.034 mASD
09 Oct 17:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 0.034 mASD
09 Oct 16:30 ▬ steady 0.033 mASD
09 Oct 16:15 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.033 mASD
09 Oct 16:00 ▼ -0.1 cm 0.034 mASD
09 Oct 15:45 ▬ steady 0.035 mASD
09 Oct 15:30 ▬ steady 0.035 mASD
09 Oct 15:15 ▬ steady 0.036 mASD
09 Oct 15:00 ▼ -0.3 cm 0.036 mASD
09 Oct 14:45 ▼ -0.5 cm 0.039 mASD
09 Oct 14:30 ▼ -0.4 cm 0.044 mASD
09 Oct 14:15 0.048 mASD

Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: St Ives Consols Farm
  • Watercourse: River Stennack
  • Nearest Town: St Ives
  • County: Cornwall
  • Coordinates: 50°12'22"N 5°29'54"W (50.206022, -5.498460)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 15 Oct 2008
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: River level station
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 48187
  • Also at this site: ST IVES CONSOLS FARM (E46173, flow, reporting)
  • RLOI id: 3418 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 48187-level-stage-i-15_min-mASD
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: mASD
  • 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: West Cornwall
  • Typical Range: 0.028 – 0.659 mASD
  • EA Cross-check: 0.04 mASD (EA at 9 Oct 19:15)

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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💧 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.

💧
Wescots Quay CSO🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into St Ives Bay (C) · 1.5 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
6 spills · 2 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
Porthminster Point 1 EO🏊 Bathing water
South West Water · into St Ives Bay Atlantic Ocean · 2.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
6 spills · 8 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into St Ives Bay · 2.1 km away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
3 spills · 5 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

This gauge rarely reaches its typical high of 0.66 m: 1 day since 2017. This year so far: 0 days.

2026 0 days so far
2025 0 days
2024 0 days
2023 0 days
2022 0 days
2021 1 day
2020 0 days patchy data
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, so a year marked patchy may have run high more often than shown.

Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2006 for the 8 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 5.8 km away).

5severe warnings 123flood warnings 502flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 29 Jan 2026 — River Hayle from Relubbus to St Erth

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 1 18
2025 0 3 16
2024 0 15 36
2023 0 8 21
2022 0 2 9
2021 0 2 14
2020 0 16 46
2019 0 11 30
2018 0 12 47
2017 0 0 8
2016 0 14 37
2015 0 6 22
2014 4 12 59
2013 0 0 12
2012 0 8 25
2011 0 0 14
2010 0 2 20
2009 0 0 10
2008 1 2 9
2007 0 1 17
2006 0 8 32

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 Ives 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 River Stennack at St Ives Consols Farm flooding today?

The current level is 0.04m, which is within the typical range of 0.03 to 0.66m. Flooding is unlikely at this level.

Is the river level rising or falling at St Ives Consols Farm?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently falling slightly. The chart above shows the last 12 hours of measurements by default (up to 7 days), updated roughly every 15 minutes.

Why is the level slowly falling?

When little or no rain has fallen for a while, a river level gradually drops as the water stored in the ground and soil drains away with nothing to replace it. This is called baseflow recession and is normal in dry spells. Only about 2.0mm of rain has fallen nearby in the last 7 days, so the flow is being sustained mainly by groundwater. A gentle decline like this is expected and is not a sign of a problem — downstream gauges often recede a little faster than headwaters further upstream, and levels recover once rain returns.

What is a normal level for the River Stennack at St Ives Consols Farm?

The typical range at this station is 0.03m to 0.66m, based on Environment Agency historical data. Levels above 0.66m 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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