Drumsna water level

Name: Drumsna 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

1.07m

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 12:15 AM GMT+1 (23 min ago)

History

Not enough readings for a chart yet. History builds up with every update.

What this means

The Shannon at Drumsna is at 1.07 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.86 m to 1.94 m.

In the last month it has stayed between 1.07 m and 1.07 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: 0.86 m – 1.94 m
Highest on record: 2.98 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 08:02 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10h 33m First quarter 35 %

Map

Other gauges on the Shannon

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	Distance
JamestownRiver gauge, Shannon	1.99 m	Normal	1.5 km
Jamestown Weir U/SRiver gauge, Shannon	1.69 m	Normal	1.6 km
Jamestown Weir D/SRiver gauge, Shannon	0.97 m	Normal	1.6 km
Carrick-On-ShannonRiver gauge, Shannon	1.62 m	Normal	6.2 km
Athlone Weir U/SRiver gauge, Shannon	2.54 m	Normal	56 km
AthloneRiver gauge, Shannon	2.58 m	Normal	56 km
ShannonbridgeRiver gauge, Shannon	2.51 m	Normal	72 km
W.O.P.S Rail BridgeRiver gauge, Shannon	2.41 m	Normal	73 km
Derryholmes u/sRiver gauge, Shannon	2.59 m	Normal	75 km
Derryholmes d/sRiver gauge, Shannon	2.53 m	Normal	76 km
BanagherRiver gauge, Shannon	2.16 m	Normal	81 km
Meelick WeirRiver gauge, Shannon	0.67 m	Normal	83 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
CorrascoffyEstuary gauge, Eslin	0.71 m	Normal		7.1 km
Lough RinnLake	1.80 m	Normal		11 km
RiverstownRiver gauge, Cloone	0.79 m	Normal		13 km
Blackrock LockLake, L. Allen	2.36 m	Normal	+0.06 m	14 km
Johnston's BridgeRiver gauge, Rinn	0.97 m	Normal		14 km
AghacashlaunRiver gauge	0.34 m	Normal		15 km

Questions and answers

How high and low has the Shannon at Drumsna been?

The highest reading on record is 2.98 m.

How often is Drumsna updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 17, 2026, 12:15 AM GMT+1.

What is the water level of Drumsna today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 12:15 AM GMT+1, the water level was 1.07 m. Normal.

Is the level of Drumsna 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 Drumsna?

The highest level on record is 2.98 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:26089 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.92314, -8.00817 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 37.415 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`	1.07 m	2026-10-16 23:15	Provisional

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How to cite

Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Drumsna (opw:26089). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/roscommon/drumsna

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