Castletownroche Weir water level

Name: Castletownroche Weir 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, Awbeg, Cork, Ireland

Directions

Within the normal range

Water level

0.53m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured 15 Oct 2026, 03:15 GMT+1 (3 days ago)

History

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What this means

The Awbeg at Castletownroche Weir is at 0.53 m, within its typical range.

The usual range here runs from 0.47 m to 1.37 m.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours.

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: 0.47 m – 1.37 m
Highest on record: 1.91 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: 11 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 7 km/h

19 Mon 10° 0° 0.6 mm Wind 9 km/h

20 Tue 12° 5° 9.9 mm, 76% Wind 26 km/h

21 Wed 11° 5° 1.1 mm, 66% Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 13° 5° 6.8 mm, 88% Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 11° 6° 2.2 mm, 79% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 16° 8° 2.4 mm, 69% Wind 27 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:35 PM Daylight 10 hr, 31 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
KillavullenRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	1.33 m	Normal	−0.06 m	4.6 km
Glenavuddig BridgeRiver gauge, Funshion	0.32 m	Normal	−0.01 m	9.1 km
CastlelandsRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.89 m	Normal	−0.09 m	12 km
Fermoy U/S RowingRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	−0.38 m	Normal	−0.11 m	13 km
Fermoy Bridge U/SRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	−0.35 m	Normal	−0.11 m	13 km
Mallow Town Bridge D/SRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	1.20 m	Normal	−0.04 m	13 km
Fermoy Bridge D/SRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	0.18 m	Normal	−0.06 m	13 km
Mallow Town Bridge U/SRiver gauge, Blackwater (Munster)	1.34 m	Normal	−0.03 m	13 km

Questions and answers

What is the typical range for the Awbeg at Castletownroche Weir?

The Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie) gives a typical range of 0.47 m to 1.37 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 0.53 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Castletownroche Weir today?

On 15 Oct 2026, 03:15 GMT+1, the water level was 0.53 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Castletownroche Weir rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Castletownroche Weir 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 Castletownroche Weir?

The highest level on record is 1.91 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:18102 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.17370, -8.46025 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: OD Malin Head OSGM15
Gauge zero: 37.297 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	0.53 m	2026-10-15 02:15	Provisional

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Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Castletownroche Weir (opw:18102). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/cork/castletownroche-weir

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