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Cushina water level

River gauge, Offaly, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.40m Steady over the last 24 hours

0.5 1.0 1.5 Highest onrecord 1.81 m

History

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What this means

The gauge at Cushina reads 0.40 m, a normal level.

The usual range here runs from 0.34 m to 0.83 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

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
0.34 m – 0.83 m
Highest on record
1.81 m

On the river at Cushina

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: 13 mm. Rain upstream usually reaches a river gauge after hours to days.

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 9 km/h
18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 6 km/h
19 Mon 12° 2° – Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 14° 6° 0.1 mm, 42 % Wind 20 km/h
21 Wed 10° 6° 35 mm, 53 % Wind 39 km/h
22 Thu 11° 3° 1.5 mm, 44 % Wind 19 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 18 mm, 75 % Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:59 AM Sunset 06:30 PM Daylight 10h 32m First quarter 35 %

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
PortarlingtonRiver gauge, Barrow 0.43 m Normal 3.8 km
Pass BridgeRiver gauge, Barrow 0.97 m Normal 8.8 km
ClonbullogeRiver gauge, Figile 0.20 m Normal 9.2 km
BornessRiver gauge, Barrow 0.25 m Normal 11 km
RathanganRiver gauge, Slate 0.38 m Normal 12 km
Chapel StreetRiver gauge, Pound 0.19 m Normal 14 km
Manor RoadRiver gauge, Pound -0.07 m Low 14 km
DerrybrockRiver gauge, Stradbally 0.30 m Normal 18 km

Questions and answers

What is the record level at Cushina?

The highest reading on record is 1.81 m.

How often is Cushina updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 15, 2026, 11:45 PM GMT+1.

What is the water level of Cushina today?

On Oct 15, 2026, 11:45 PM GMT+1, the water level was 0.40 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cushina rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cushina 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 Cushina?

The highest level on record is 1.81 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads
Operator
Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie)
Station code
opw:14009 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.19432, -7.17449 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero
62.369 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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level stage 0.40 m 2026-10-15 22:45 Provisional

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How to cite

Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Cushina (opw:14009). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/offaly/cushina

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