Castlelands water level

Name: Castlelands 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, Blackwater (Munster), Cork, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.98m

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 11:30 PM GMT+1 (22 min ago)

History

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What this means

The Blackwater (Munster) at Castlelands is at 0.98 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.51 m to 2.50 m.

In the last month it has stayed between 0.98 m and 1.02 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: 0.51 m – 2.50 m
Highest on record: 5.54 m

Fishing and paddling

Paddlers and anglers can expect the river much as they know it, though a heavy shower upstream can change that within hours.

Flood alerts and warnings come from the OPW and Met Éireann.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:01 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10h 39m First quarter 35 %

Map

Other gauges on the Blackwater (Munster)

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	Distance
Mallow Town Bridge D/SRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	1.25 m	Normal	1.3 km
Mallow Town Bridge U/SRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	1.37 m	Normal	1.3 km
BallydahinRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.78 m	Normal	2.2 km
Mallow Railway BridgeRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.76 m	Normal	2.3 km
KillavullenRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	1.39 m	Normal	7.5 km
Lombardstown BridgeRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.30 m	Normal	11 km
Fermoy U/S RowingRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	-0.26 m	Normal	23 km
Fermoy Bridge U/SRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	-0.23 m	Normal	24 km
Fermoy Bridge D/SRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.25 m	Normal	24 km
Fermoy MillRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.92 m	Normal	24 km
GlandalaneRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	1.15 m	Normal	27 km
Keale BridgeRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.53 m	Normal	28 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Jordans BridgeRiver gauge, Clydagh (Cork)	0.45 m	Normal		6.3 km
ClashmorganRiver gauge, Lyre	0.60 m	Normal		7.0 km
Castletownroche WeirRiver gauge, Awbeg	0.53 m	Normal	0.00 m	12 km
Kilmona BridgeRiver gauge, Martin	0.29 m	Low		16 km

Questions and answers

How high and low has the Blackwater (Munster) at Castlelands been?

The highest reading on record is 5.54 m.

How often is Castlelands updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 16, 2026, 11:30 PM GMT+1.

What is the water level of Castlelands today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 11:30 PM GMT+1, the water level was 0.98 m. Normal.

Is the level of Castlelands 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 Castlelands?

The highest level on record is 5.54 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:18105 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.13471, -8.62286 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 39.638 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`	0.98 m	2026-10-16 22:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Castlelands (opw:18105). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/cork/castlelands

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