Cooldaniel water level

Name: Cooldaniel 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, Lee, Cork, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.57m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 AM GMT+1 (31 min ago)

History

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What this means

The Lee at Cooldaniel is at 0.57 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.36 m to 1.18 m.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.57 m and 0.59 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: 0.36 m – 1.18 m
Highest on record: 2.23 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 16 mm. Rain upstream usually reaches a river gauge after hours to days.

17 Sat 12° 0° – Wind 10 km/h

18 Sun 13° -1° – Wind 7 km/h

19 Mon 12° 1° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 13° 6° 4.0 mm, 64% Wind 23 km/h

21 Wed 10° 6° 2.9 mm, 60% Wind 45 km/h

22 Thu 12° 4° 0.3 mm, 65% Wind 23 km/h

23 Fri 8° 5° 36 mm, 87% Wind 46 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:40 PM Daylight 10h 36m First quarter 36 %

Map

Other gauges on the Lee

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Carrigadrohid HeadraceReservoir, Lee	62.54 m	Normal	+0.01 m	12 km
Inniscarra HeadraceReservoir, Lee	46.47 m	Normal	−0.02 m	25 km
Inniscarra TailraceRiver gauge, Lee	0.33 m	Normal	−0.60 m	27 km
Waterworks WeirRiver gauge, Lee	0.16 m	Normal	−0.83 m	35 km
Fitzgerald's ParkRiver gauge, Lee	0.57 m	No reference yet	−0.32 m	36 km
Mercy HospitalRiver gauge, Lee	1.54 m	No reference yet	−1.61 m	37 km
Currach ClubRiver gauge, Lee	0.81 m	No reference yet	−1.61 m	40 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cooleen BridgeRiver gauge, Toon	-0.01 m	Normal	−0.01 m	3.9 km
KillaclugRiver gauge, Foherish	0.36 m	Normal	−0.01 m	6.0 km
Macroom Town BridgeRiver gauge, Sullane	0.61 m	Normal	−0.02 m	6.8 km
Morris's BridgeRiver gauge, Laney	0.32 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.9 km
BallymakeraRiver gauge, Sullane	0.62 m	Normal	−0.01 m	12 km
Ardcahan BridgeRiver gauge, Bandon	0.21 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
BallyvourneyRiver gauge, Sullane	0.44 m	Normal	−0.01 m	13 km
Long Bridge DunmanwayRiver gauge, Bandon	-0.26 m	Normal	−0.01 m	16 km

Questions and answers

How high and low has the Lee at Cooldaniel been?

The highest reading on record is 2.23 m.

How often is Cooldaniel updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 AM GMT+1.

What is the water level of Cooldaniel today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:45 AM GMT+1, the water level was 0.57 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cooldaniel rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cooldaniel 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 Cooldaniel?

The highest level on record is 2.23 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:19106 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.85761, -9.02229 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 66.271 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`	0.57 m	2026-10-17 02:45	Provisional

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How to cite

Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Cooldaniel (opw:19106). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/cork/cooldaniel

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