Tipper water level

Name: Tipper 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, Morell, Kildare, Ireland

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.22m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 16 Oct 2026, 09:45 GMT+1 (21 hours ago)

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Tipper reads 0.22 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 0.24 m for mid-October, based on 10 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.29 m (−0.07 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.22 m and 0.28 m.

Autumn rain usually starts to lift rivers again after the summer low.

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.24 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.17 m – 0.29 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.29 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.22 m – 0.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.22 m – 0.37 m
Highest on record: 0.41 m

On the river at Tipper

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

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:57 AM Sunset 06:28 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 37%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
HaynestownRiver gauge	0.54 m	Normal	±0	2.5 km
KillasheeRiver gauge, Broadfield	0.18 m	Normal	±0	3.3 km
HazelhatchRiver gauge	0.22 m	Normal	±0	15 km
LeixlipRiver gauge, Ryewater	0.31 m	Normal	−0.01 m	20 km
RathanganRiver gauge, Slate	0.38 m	Normal	±0	25 km
Clonee WeirRiver gauge, Tolka	0.21 m	Normal	−0.01 m	26 km
Anglesea RoadRiver gauge, Dodder	0.57 m	Normal	−0.01 m	30 km
Powerscourt HouseRiver gauge, Dargle	0.60 m	Normal	−0.01 m	30 km

Questions and answers

How does the Morell at Tipper compare with last year?

It is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.29 m.

What is a normal level for the Morell at Tipper in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.24 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.17 m and 0.29 m, based on 10 years of records.

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 0.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Tipper today?

On 16 Oct 2026, 09:45 GMT+1, the water level was 0.22 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Tipper rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Tipper normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Tipper?

The highest level on record is 0.41 m.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie)
Station code: opw:09107 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 53.20467, -6.62519 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 112.253 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	0.22 m	2026-10-16 08:45	Provisional

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Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Tipper (opw:09107). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/kildare/tipper

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