Bawnafinny Bridge water level

Name: Bawnafinny Bridge 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, Blarney, Cork, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.33m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT+1 (10 hours ago)

History

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What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Bawnafinny Bridge, where the gauge shows 0.33 m.

The usual range here runs from 0.32 m to 0.84 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.33 m – 0.35 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 – 0.84 m
Highest on record: 1.82 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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 9 km/h

19 Mon 11° 3° 1.1 mm, 47% Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 12° 7° 23 mm, 73% Wind 30 km/h

21 Wed 11° 7° 0.6 mm, 58% Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 12° 5° 0.3 mm, 77% Wind 15 km/h

23 Fri 9° 5° – Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 12° 8° 19 mm, 67% Wind 37 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:36 PM Daylight 10 hr, 32 min First quarter 48%

Map

Other gauges on the Blarney

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Gothic BridgeRiver gauge, Blarney	0.12 m	Low	−0.01 m	1.9 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
MuskerryRiver gauge, Shournagh	0.16 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2.0 km
Inniscarra TailraceRiver gauge, Lee	0.30 m	Normal	−0.04 m	5.4 km
Carrigrohane BridgeRiver gauge, Curragheen	0.78 m	Normal	±0	5.4 km
Inniscarra HeadraceReservoir, Lee	46.57 m	Normal	+0.12 m	6.2 km
Waterworks WeirRiver gauge, Lee	0.07 m	Normal	−0.90 m	6.5 km
Kilmona BridgeRiver gauge, Martin	0.28 m	Low	−0.01 m	6.6 km
County HallRiver gauge, Curragheen	1.01 m	Normal	−0.51 m	6.7 km
Ovens BridgeRiver gauge, Bride (Cork)	0.23 m	Normal	−0.01 m	7.3 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Blarney at Bawnafinny Bridge?

The Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) gives a typical range of 0.32 m to 0.84 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 0.33 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bawnafinny Bridge today?

On 18 Oct 2026, 00:00 GMT+1, the water level was 0.33 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Bawnafinny Bridge rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Bawnafinny Bridge 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 Bawnafinny Bridge?

The highest level on record is 1.82 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:19108 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.93005, -8.58539 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 24.234 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	0.33 m	2026-10-17 23:00	Provisional

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Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Bawnafinny Bridge (opw:19108). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/cork/bawnafinny-bridge

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