England · Cornwall
Lostwithiel, River Fowey
Caution. No verified classification for this site yet.
Water quality only This says nothing about tides, rip currents, cold water shock or lifeguard cover. Cold water and currents are dangerous even when the water is clean. Read the local signs before you go in. What we cannot tell you.
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Why this verdict
- Annual classification
- Unknown (neutral factor)
- Rainfall (24h)
- 1mm (positive factor)
- Latest E. coli
- 240 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
- Latest intestinal enterococci
- 180 cfu/100ml (positive factor)
Latest bacteria reading
Latest sample · 25 August 2026 · 7 days ago
- E. coli
- 240cfu/100ml
- Intestinal enterococci
- 180cfu/100ml
The regulator samples weekly during the bathing season. E. coli and intestinal enterococci are the indicator organisms used in the official classification.
Storm overflows nearby
The Environment Agency does not link any storm overflow directly to Lostwithiel, River Fowey, so there is no spill record for it. There were 27 monitored overflows within ten kilometres in 2025, whether or not they drain here.
Common questions
- Can you swim at Lostwithiel, River Fowey?
- Caution. No verified classification for this site yet. Lostwithiel, River Fowey is a designated bathing water, so it is sampled and rated every season. This answer covers water quality only, not tides, currents or lifeguard cover.
- What is the water quality like at Lostwithiel, River Fowey?
- We hold no annual classification for Lostwithiel, River Fowey. The most recent sample, taken 25 August 2026, showed 240 cfu/100ml of E. coli and 180 cfu/100ml of intestinal enterococci.
- Has there been sewage at Lostwithiel, River Fowey recently?
- No. No storm overflow within ten kilometres of Lostwithiel, River Fowey has discharged in the last 48 hours.
Where this data comes from
- Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and database right
- Spill counts from the Environment Agency EDM Storm Overflow Annual Returns, 2021 to 2025, published annually.
- View the regulator's full profile
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