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Wadebridge

North Cornwall Coast 🌊 Tidal
North Cornwall catchment • Wadebridge • Cornwall • ID: 49122 • Level
This gauge is tidally influenced — levels rise and fall with each tide, so rapid changes here are normal and don't necessarily indicate flooding.
(29m ago) • 4 readings/hr • 144 views

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Current Level
1.617 m
▲ Rising (+2cm/hr)
24h Max
1.772 m
24h Min
1.354 m
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
7.72 m
19 May 2021
Since Nov 2012
Current level is 21% of this
🚽 Sewage overflows nearby

Recent Water Levels

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Flood predictions aren't generated for tidal gauges — their levels are driven by the tide, not by catchment rainfall, so the forecast models would have no skill here.

Recent Readings

Rising · +20 cm over 6h
24 Aug 00:00 ▲ +0.6 cm 1.617 m
23 Aug 23:45 ▲ +0.5 cm 1.611 m
23 Aug 23:30 ▲ +0.9 cm 1.606 m
23 Aug 23:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.597 m
23 Aug 23:00 ▲ +0.8 cm 1.593 m
23 Aug 22:45 ▲ +3 cm 1.585 m
23 Aug 21:30 ▲ +0.8 cm 1.550 m
23 Aug 21:15 ▲ +0.8 cm 1.542 m
23 Aug 21:00 ▲ +0.7 cm 1.534 m
23 Aug 20:45 ▲ +1 cm 1.527 m
23 Aug 20:30 ▲ +0.9 cm 1.514 m
23 Aug 20:15 ▲ +0.9 cm 1.505 m
23 Aug 20:00 ▲ +1 cm 1.496 m
23 Aug 19:45 ▲ +1 cm 1.482 m
23 Aug 19:30 ▲ +1 cm 1.470 m
23 Aug 19:15 ▲ +1 cm 1.458 m
23 Aug 19:00 ▲ +1 cm 1.447 m
23 Aug 18:45 ▲ +0.8 cm 1.436 m
23 Aug 18:30 ▲ +0.9 cm 1.428 m
23 Aug 18:15 1.419 m

Rainfall & Weather

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Flood history near this gauge

Official Environment Agency warnings issued since 2007 for the 12 flood areas linked to this gauge (nearest 0.5 km away).

3severe warnings 42flood warnings 205flood alerts

Most recent flood warning: 8 Apr 2024Tidal River Camel excluding Wadebridge and Chapel Amble

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 6
2025 0 0 14
2024 0 4 20
2023 0 3 10
2022 0 0 1
2021 0 0 9
2020 0 6 21
2019 0 8 15
2018 0 2 15
2017 0 0 11
2016 0 3 21
2015 0 4 21
2014 3 8 8
2013 0 0 9
2012 0 4 10
2011 0 0 6
2010 0 0 2
2009 0 0 2
2008 0 0 2
2007 0 0 2

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 Wadebridge flood history.

Nearby Stations

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Station Details

  • Monitoring Station: Wadebridge
  • Watercourse: North Cornwall Coast
  • Nearest Town: Wadebridge
  • County: Cornwall
  • Nearest reservoir: Blackpool Pit (17.7 km) · 79.5% full (as of 31 May 2026)
  • Coordinates: 50°31'0"N 4°50'6"W (50.516694, -4.834988)
  • Open in: Google Maps · Apple Maps (opens your maps app)
  • Date Opened: 12 Oct 1993
  • Status: Active
  • Station Type: Tidal / coastal station
  • Station Reference: 49122
  • EA Gauge ID: 49122-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 117 cm/hr (p95 sustained over 90 days)
  • Typical data delay: ~22 min (measured reading→publication lag)
  • Tidal: 🌊 Yes — levels follow the tide
  • Lock / structure: No
  • Catchment Area: North Cornwall
  • EA Cross-check: 1.61 m (EA at 23 Aug 23:45)

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

Frequently asked questions

Is the North Cornwall Coast at Wadebridge flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 1.62m. Compare it with the recent history on the chart above to judge whether levels are unusually high.

Is the river level rising or falling at Wadebridge?

Based on the most recent readings, the level is currently rising. The chart above shows the last 7 days of measurements, 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. 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.

How often is this river level data updated?

Readings are taken by the Environment Agency gauge roughly every 15 minutes and FloodRadar refreshes its data continuously, so the level shown is normally less than an hour old.

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