Lomcloon water level

Name: Lomcloon 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. Gara, Sligo, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

1.29m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 21:30 GMT+1 (7 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Nothing unusual at Lomcloon right now: the water level of 1.29 m is within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.25 m to 1.98 m.

The level is falling, down 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.29 m and 1.35 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: 0.25 m – 1.98 m
Highest on record: 3.36 m

Swimming and boating at Lomcloon

At a normal level, ramps and marinas generally run as usual, and fishing tends to follow the season more than the water level.

Cold water is the biggest risk for paddlers and swimmers, more than the level itself.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 21 mm.

17 Sat 12° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

18 Sun 12° 1° – Wind 7 km/h

19 Mon 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 14° 7° 12 mm, 50% Wind 29 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 3.2 mm, 49% Wind 28 km/h

22 Thu 10° 3° 1.5 mm, 69% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 10° 2° – Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 43%

Map

Other gauges on the L. Gara

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
CuppanaghLake, L. Gara	1.09 m	Normal	+0.11 m	5.5 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Banada Bridge LungEstuary gauge, Lung	1.31 m	Normal	−0.25 m	6.6 km
Boyle Abbey BridgeRiver gauge, Boyle	0.50 m	Normal	+0.05 m	12 km
Big BridgeRiver gauge, Owenmore (Sligo)	2.05 m	Normal	−0.10 m	15 km
BallynaryLake, L. Arrow	0.89 m	Normal	±0	18 km
WillsbrookRiver gauge, Suck	1.76 m	Normal	−0.15 m	22 km
Templehouse DemesneLake, L. Templehouse	1.29 m	Normal	+0.09 m	22 km
Carrick-On-ShannonRiver gauge, Shannon	1.60 m	Normal	−0.02 m	24 km
BookalaRiver gauge, Island	1.32 m	High	−0.23 m	25 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for Lomcloon?

The Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) gives a typical range of 0.25 m to 1.98 m for this gauge.

What is the water level of Lomcloon today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 21:30 GMT+1, the water level was 1.29 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Lomcloon rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Lomcloon 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 Lomcloon?

The highest level on record is 3.36 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:26087 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.92467, -8.46715 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 62.760 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	1.29 m	2026-10-17 20:30	Provisional

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Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Lomcloon (opw:26087). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/sligo/lomcloon

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