Inniscarra Headrace water level

Name: Inniscarra Headrace water level (Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie))
Creator: Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie)
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Reservoir, Lee, Cork, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

46.53m Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT+1 (21 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Nothing unusual at Inniscarra Headrace right now: the water level of 46.53 m is within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 46.31 m to 48.63 m.

The level is falling, down 0.14 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 46.44 m and 46.67 m.

Many reservoirs are drawn down through summer and autumn; most of the refill comes later, with winter rain.

Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge. How to read levels

Key numbers

Normal range: 46.31 m – 48.63 m
Highest on record: 49.02 m

Swimming and boating at Inniscarra Headrace

At a normal level, ramps and marinas generally run as usual, and fishing tends to follow the season more than the water level.

Cold water is the biggest risk for paddlers and swimmers, more than the level itself.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm.

17 Sat 12° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

18 Sun 14° 2° – Wind 7 km/h

19 Mon 12° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 14° 7° 11 mm, 55% Wind 29 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 0.6 mm, 34% Wind 29 km/h

22 Thu 14° 7° 0.6 mm, 65% Wind 18 km/h

23 Fri 10° 6° 6.0 mm, 81% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:03 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 41%

Map

Other gauges on the Lee

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Inniscarra TailraceRiver gauge, Lee	0.32 m	Normal	−1.25 m	2.2 km
Waterworks WeirRiver gauge, Lee	0.08 m	Normal	−0.73 m	10 km
Fitzgerald's ParkRiver gauge, Lee	0.55 m	No reference yet	−0.08 m	11 km
Mercy HospitalRiver gauge, Lee	1.86 m	No reference yet	+0.18 m	12 km
Carrigadrohid HeadraceReservoir, Lee	62.54 m	Normal	+0.02 m	14 km
Currach ClubRiver gauge, Lee	1.13 m	No reference yet	+0.15 m	15 km
CooldanielRiver gauge, Lee	0.55 m	Normal	−0.04 m	25 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ovens BridgeRiver gauge, Bride (Cork)	0.26 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2.2 km
MuskerryRiver gauge, Shournagh	0.17 m	Normal	−0.01 m	4.4 km
Dripsey BridgeRiver gauge, Dripsey	0.26 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.0 km
Bawnafinny BridgeRiver gauge, Blarney	0.33 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.2 km
Gothic BridgeRiver gauge, Blarney	0.13 m	Low	−0.02 m	7.8 km
Carrigrohane BridgeRiver gauge, Curragheen	0.78 m	Normal	−0.01 m	8.4 km
Coolmucky BridgeRiver gauge, Bride (Cork)	0.32 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.4 km
County HallRiver gauge, Curragheen	1.02 m	Normal	−0.30 m	10 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Inniscarra Headrace?

The Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) gives a typical range of 46.31 m to 48.63 m for this gauge.

What is the water level of Inniscarra Headrace today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 15:00 GMT+1, the water level was 46.53 m. Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Inniscarra Headrace rising or falling?

Down 0.14 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Inniscarra Headrace normal?

Within the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Inniscarra Headrace?

The highest level on record is 49.02 m.

How often is this data updated?

The Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie), the official operator of this gauge, and are published under CC BY 4.0. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie)
Station code: opw:19094 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.90014, -8.66189 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Poolbeg
Gauge zero: 0.000 m
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: CC BY 4.0. Contains Irish Public Sector Information licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence (source waterlevel.ie - provided by the Office of Public Works)

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	46.53 m	2026-10-17 14:00	Provisional

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Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Inniscarra Headrace (opw:19094). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/cork/inniscarra-headrace

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer