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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.
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Current Level
1.735 m
▼ Easing
24h Max
3.173 m
24h Min
1.547 m
Typical Range
-
Highest Recorded
4.74 m
EA official record
A 7.72 reading (19 May 2021) sits in our unverified raw history and is not treated as the record
Current level is 37% 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 · +5 cm over 6h
08 Oct 01:30 ▬ steady 1.735 m
08 Oct 01:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 1.736 m
08 Oct 01:00 ▬ steady 1.734 m
08 Oct 00:45 ▲ +0.6 cm 1.733 m
08 Oct 00:30 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.727 m
08 Oct 00:15 ▬ steady 1.726 m
08 Oct 00:00 ▲ +0.3 cm 1.726 m
07 Oct 23:45 ▲ +0.5 cm 1.723 m
07 Oct 23:30 ▲ +1 cm 1.718 m
07 Oct 22:30 ▬ steady 1.705 m
07 Oct 22:15 ▼ -0.3 cm 1.706 m
07 Oct 22:00 ▲ +0.1 cm 1.709 m
07 Oct 21:45 ▲ +1 cm 1.708 m
07 Oct 21:30 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.697 m
07 Oct 21:15 ▲ +0.4 cm 1.699 m
07 Oct 21:00 ▲ +0.5 cm 1.695 m
07 Oct 20:45 ▼ -0.2 cm 1.690 m
07 Oct 20:30 ▬ steady 1.692 m
07 Oct 20:15 ▲ +0.2 cm 1.691 m
07 Oct 20:00 1.689 m

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
Technical details: references, datum, range, flow archive
  • Station Reference: 49122
  • RLOI id: 3140 (the EA's check-for-flooding station id)
  • EA Gauge ID: 49122-level-tidal_level-i-15_min-m
  • Parameter: Level
  • Unit: m
  • Typical rise rate: 136 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: 1.74 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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💧 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.

💧
Wadebridge PS🦪 Shellfish
South West Water · into Camel Estuary(E) · 430 m away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
18 spills · 107 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into Camel Estuary (E) · 670 m away in a straight line · discharges to the sea, an estuary or tidal water
5 spills · 1 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last
💧
South West Water · into (S) Polzeath Stream · 5.7 km away in a straight line · its water cannot be followed on the map
33 spills · 296 hours in 2025
Not discharging now · last

2 other overflows within 6 km are downstream of this gauge or on another branch of the river network, so they are 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.

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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 208flood alerts

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

Year by year
YearSevereWarningsAlerts
2026 0 0 9
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.

Flood areas linked to this gauge

Flood warnings and alerts are issued for whole areas. These are the 12 areas linked to this gauge, nearest first.

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Frequently asked questions

Is the North Cornwall Coast at Wadebridge flooding today?

The latest recorded level is 1.74m. 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 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 5.4mm 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.

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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