Ballyvourney water level

Name: Ballyvourney 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, Sullane, Cork, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.43m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured 17 Oct 2026, 09:30 GMT+1 (17 min ago)

History

7 days

Water level Top of normal rangeBottom of normal range

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Ballyvourney, where the gauge shows 0.43 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.32 m to 0.83 m.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.43 m – 0.46 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: 0.32 m – 0.83 m
Highest on record: 2.24 m

For anglers and canoeists

This is an ordinary level for the river: most put-ins, beats and weirs behave as they usually do.

Many angling and canoe clubs check gauges like this one before heading out.

About the Sullane

The River Sullane runs from the mountains between County Cork and County Kerry in southern Ireland, near the village of Cúil Aodha. After passing Ballyvourney, it runs through the centre of Macroom, to which it provides drinking water. The Sullane is joined by the River Bohill at Ballyvourney, the River Foherish at Clondrohid, about 5 kilometres west of Macroom and the River Launa locally known as "The Launey" one kilometre east of the town. The Sullane joins the River Lee a further kilometre east.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 14 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 12° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

18 Sun 13° 2° – Wind 9 km/h

19 Mon 12° 0° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 4.7 mm, 53% Wind 26 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 6.4 mm, 51% Wind 43 km/h

22 Thu 11° 4° 0.3 mm, 82% Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 8° 3° 35 mm, 86% Wind 41 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 38%

Map

Other gauges on the Sullane

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
BallymakeraRiver gauge, Sullane	0.62 m	Normal	−0.02 m	1.1 km
Macroom Town BridgeRiver gauge, Sullane	0.60 m	Normal	−0.03 m	14 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cooleen BridgeRiver gauge, Toon	−0.01 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.7 km
KillaclugRiver gauge, Foherish	0.35 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.9 km
CooldanielRiver gauge, Lee	0.56 m	Normal	−0.02 m	13 km
Morris's BridgeRiver gauge, Laney	0.31 m	Normal	−0.01 m	15 km
Ahane BridgeRiver gauge, Owentaraglin	0.46 m	Normal	−0.04 m	18 km
Keale BridgeRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.50 m	Normal	−0.04 m	19 km
Carrigadrohid HeadraceReservoir, Lee	62.54 m	Normal	+0.01 m	21 km
Ardcahan BridgeRiver gauge, Bandon	0.21 m	Normal	−0.02 m	22 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Sullane at Ballyvourney?

The Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) gives a typical range of 0.32 m to 0.83 m for this gauge.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 0.43 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Ballyvourney today?

On 17 Oct 2026, 09:30 GMT+1, the water level was 0.43 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Ballyvourney rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Ballyvourney 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 Ballyvourney?

The highest level on record is 2.24 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie)
Station code: opw:19054 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.93931, -9.16104 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 116.823 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	0.43 m	2026-10-17 08:30	Provisional

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How to cite

Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Ballyvourney (opw:19054). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/cork/ballyvourney

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