Ballynary water level

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

Lake, L. Arrow, Sligo, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.89m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 15 Oct 2026, 10:45 GMT+1 (2 days ago)

History

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What this means

Ballynary is at 0.89 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.72 m to 1.42 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.88 m and 0.89 m.

Lakes and reservoirs often sit lower in autumn after a summer of evaporation and use, and recover with the winter rain.

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

Key numbers

Normal range: 0.72 m – 1.42 m
Highest on record: 1.72 m

On the water at Ballynary

Normal levels mean few surprises on the water: ramps in use and the shoreline where you expect it.

Even in summer, lakes here are often colder than they look. Wear a life jacket on the water.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 20 mm.

17 Sat 11° 0° – Wind 9 km/h

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

19 Mon 12° 0° – Wind 17 km/h

20 Tue 13° 8° 11 mm, 53% Wind 27 km/h

21 Wed 10° 5° 3.6 mm, 49% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 2.1 mm, 69% Wind 14 km/h

23 Fri 10° 4° 1.0 mm, 75% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 40%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Boyle Abbey BridgeRiver gauge, Boyle	0.49 m	Normal	+0.05 m	9.8 km
CuppanaghLake, L. Gara	1.06 m	Normal	+0.12 m	13 km
Big BridgeRiver gauge, Owenmore (Sligo)	2.11 m	High	−0.03 m	13 km
BallygraniaRiver gauge, Unshin	0.72 m	Normal	−0.38 m	17 km
Blackrock LockLake, L. Allen	2.34 m	Normal	−0.03 m	17 km
BallynacarrowRiver gauge, Owenmore (Sligo)	1.09 m	Normal	+0.07 m	18 km
LomcloonLake, L. Gara	1.32 m	Normal	−0.01 m	18 km
DromahairRiver gauge, Bonet	1.25 m	Normal	−0.20 m	18 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Ballynary?

The Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) gives a typical range of 0.72 m to 1.42 m for this gauge.

What is the water level of Ballynary today?

On 15 Oct 2026, 10:45 GMT+1, the water level was 0.89 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Ballynary rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Ballynary 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 Ballynary?

The highest level on record is 1.72 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:35087 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 54.06094, -8.30965 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 53.243 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	0.89 m	2026-10-15 09:45	Provisional

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Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Ballynary (opw:35087). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/sligo/ballynary

How we check values

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