Shannonbridge water level

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

River gauge, Shannon, Roscommon, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

2.52m

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 01:30 AM GMT+1 (20 min ago)

History

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What this means

The gauge at Shannonbridge reads 2.52 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 2.19 m to 4.59 m.

Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.47 m and 2.52 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

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

Key numbers

Normal range: 2.19 m – 4.59 m
Highest on record: 5.56 m

On the river at Shannonbridge

A level in the typical range is usually good news for both anglers and canoeists, but conditions can change quickly after rain in the hills.

Flood warnings for the area come from the OPW and Met Éireann.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 7.5 mm. Rain upstream usually reaches a river gauge after hours to days.

17 Sat 12° 2° – Wind 8 km/h

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 6 km/h

19 Mon 13° 3° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 14° 7° 0.8 mm, 40 % Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 22 mm, 46 % Wind 35 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 2.1 mm, 50 % Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 8° 5° 23 mm, 83 % Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:03 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10h 31m First quarter 35 %

Map

Other gauges on the Shannon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
W.O.P.S Rail BridgeRiver gauge, Shannon	2.41 m	Normal		1.4 km
Derryholmes u/sRiver gauge, Shannon	2.60 m	Normal		4.8 km
Derryholmes d/sRiver gauge, Shannon	2.54 m	Normal		5.4 km
BanagherRiver gauge, Shannon	2.16 m	Normal		10 km
Meelick WeirRiver gauge, Shannon	0.68 m	Normal		12 km
AthloneRiver gauge, Shannon	2.59 m	Normal		17 km
Athlone Weir U/SRiver gauge, Shannon	2.54 m	Normal		17 km
Portumna BridgeRiver gauge, Shannon	1.40 m	Low		23 km
CastleconnellRiver gauge, Shannon	0.51 m	No reference yet	−0.01 m	69 km
JamestownRiver gauge, Shannon	1.99 m	Normal		72 km
DrumsnaRiver gauge, Shannon	1.07 m	Normal		72 km
Jamestown Weir D/SRiver gauge, Shannon	0.96 m	Normal		72 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	Distance
Raherbeg Rail BridgeRiver gauge, Suck	1.95 m	Normal	2.5 km
MoystownRiver gauge, Brosna	0.59 m	Normal	9.1 km
Ballinasloe TownRiver gauge, Suck	0.93 m	Normal	12 km
Victoria LockRiver gauge, Canal	2.02 m	Normal	13 km
Ballinasloe Old ChannelRiver gauge, Suck	0.61 m	Normal	13 km

Questions and answers

How high and low has the Shannonbridge been?

The highest reading on record is 5.56 m.

How often is Shannonbridge updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 17, 2026, 01:30 AM GMT+1.

What is the water level of Shannonbridge today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 01:30 AM GMT+1, the water level was 2.52 m. Normal.

Is the level of Shannonbridge 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 Shannonbridge?

The highest level on record is 5.56 m on –.

How often is this data updated?

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 Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie), the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the 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:26028 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.27987, -8.04958 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 30.406 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 `stage`	2.52 m	2026-10-17 00:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Shannonbridge (opw:26028). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/roscommon/shannonbridge

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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