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SwedenSkibbereen water level
River gauge, Ilen, Cork, Ireland
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Latest reading
Water level
History
What this means
The Ilen at Skibbereen reads 0.78 m as of 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 GMT+1. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.
It has dropped 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.78 m and 1.77 m.
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels
Key numbers
- Highest on record
- 3.76 m
Fishing and paddling
Watch the direction of travel. A rising river after rain behaves very differently from one that is dropping and clearing.
Flood alerts and warnings come from the OPW and Met Éireann.
Weather at the gauge
Rain in the last 3 days: 8.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bantry LibraryTidal gauge, Mill River | 0.40 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 19 km |
| Bealaboy BridgeRiver gauge, Bandon | 0.38 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 22 km |
| Long Bridge DunmanwayRiver gauge, Bandon | −0.27 m | Normal | −0.02 m | 22 km |
| Ardcahan BridgeRiver gauge, Bandon | 0.20 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 25 km |
| ClonakiltyRiver gauge, Fealge | −0.01 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 27 km |
| Cooleen BridgeRiver gauge, Toon | −0.02 m | Normal | −0.03 m | 38 km |
| CooldanielRiver gauge, Lee | 0.55 m | Normal | −0.04 m | 38 km |
| BandonRiver gauge | 0.51 m | Normal | −0.07 m | 43 km |
Questions and answers
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 0.78 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Skibbereen today?
On 17 Oct 2026, 14:30 GMT+1, the water level was 0.78 m. Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.
Is Skibbereen rising or falling?
Down 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.
Is the level of Skibbereen normal?
The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.
What is the highest water level ever recorded at Skibbereen?
The highest level on record is 3.76 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.
Where does this data come from?
The values come directly from the Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie), the official operator of this gauge, and are published under 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:20020(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.55170, -9.26498(WGS84)- Vertical datum
- OD Malin Head OSGM15
- Gauge zero
- -1.008 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 | 0.78 m | 2026-10-17 13:30 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Office of Public Works (waterlevel.ie): Skibbereen (opw:20020). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/ireland/cork/skibbereen
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