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River Tamar level at Polson Bridge

Latest at 4:00pm on 26 December

Height
0.73m
Trend
Steady
State
Normal

Normal range 0.23m to 3.00m

Height in metres over the last 5 days

We take measurements more often as the risk of flooding increases.

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

5.35m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station (19 December 1999)
Historical event: Flooding to riverside properties in Polson and St Leonards
5.29m
Historical event: Flooding to property at Polson Bridge
4.20m
Property flooding is possible above this level
4.19m
Historical event: Properties at Polson Bridge 25mm from flooding
3.00m
Top of normal range. Low-lying land flooding possible above this level. One or more flood alerts may be issued.
0.73m
Latest level

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels