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Bookala water level

River gauge, Island, Galway, Ireland

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Above the normal range

Water level

1.52m

0 1 2 Highest onrecord 2.33 m

History

Not enough readings for a chart yet. History builds up with every update.

What this means

The gauge at Bookala shows 1.52 m, above normal.

The usual range here runs from 0.21 m to 1.27 m.

Over the past 30 days it has moved between 1.52 m and 1.58 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
0.21 m – 1.27 m
Highest on record
2.33 m

On the river at Bookala

High, coloured water is hard work for anglers and risky for canoeists, with stronger currents and debris around bridges and weirs.

Flood warnings for the area come from the OPW and Met Éireann.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 19 mm. Rain upstream usually reaches a river gauge after hours to days.

17 Sat 12° 1° – Wind 8 km/h
18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 7 km/h
19 Mon 12° 0° – Wind 14 km/h
20 Tue 13° 6° 1.0 mm, 45% Wind 24 km/h
21 Wed 10° 5° 11 mm, 49% Wind 32 km/h
22 Thu 10° 3° 2.7 mm, 51% Wind 17 km/h
23 Fri 8° 4° 8.2 mm, 80% Wind 45 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:05 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10h 30m First quarter 36 %

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
WillsbrookRiver gauge, Suck 1.91 m Normal 4.0 km
RookwoodRiver gauge, Suck 0.90 m Normal 21 km
Banada Bridge LungEstuary gauge, Lung 1.50 m Normal 21 km
LomcloonLake, L. Gara 1.35 m Normal 25 km
BallinamoreRiver gauge, Shiven 1.40 m Normal 26 km
CuppanaghLake, L. Gara 1.00 m Normal 29 km
BallygaddyRiver gauge, Clare 1.08 m Normal 31 km
RaharaRiver gauge, Stream 0.14 m Low 32 km

Questions and answers

What is the record level at Bookala?

The highest reading on record is 2.33 m.

How often is Bookala updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 17, 2026, 03:00 AM GMT+1.

What is the water level of Bookala today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 03:00 AM GMT+1, the water level was 1.52 m. High.

Is the level of Bookala normal?

Above the normal range. Compared with the normal range the agency publishes for this gauge.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Bookala?

The highest level on record is 2.33 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.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie), the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the 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:26004 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.70559, -8.51228 (WGS84)
Vertical datum
OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero
59.830 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 1.52 m 2026-10-17 02:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Bookala (opw:26004). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/galway/bookala

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