Athlone
River Shannon, County Westmeath
3.699 m
Read at 17:00 on 2 Nov, 28 minutes ago.
Little change over 3 hours.
Level over 7 days
Against the archive
The peak in the last 24 hours, 3.706 m, is the highest in this archive, which starts on 28 Sept 2026.
The latest reading is above the average level on 97% of the 36 days in the archive.
Archive high 3.706 m on 2 Nov. Archive low 2.263 m on 28 Sept.
This record covers 36 days, not a full run of seasons, so “highest” here only means highest so far. It may still be ordinary for this river. One-off spikes are ignored when working out highs and lows, but faults can last longer than that.
This archive holds 3,367 readings over 36 days, back to 28 Sept 2026. Riverbook has been collecting for 4 hours, since 2 Nov 2026. Readings before that come from the OPW’s five-week file.
Elsewhere on the Shannon
- Limerick Dock 3.69 m down 170 cm in 3 hours
- Banagher 2.62 m steady over 3 hours
- Meelick Weir 1.42 m down 1.2 cm in 3 hours
- Portumna Bridge 1.50 m steady over 3 hours
- Castleconnell 0.51 m steady over 3 hours
- Shannonbridge 3.50 m steady over 3 hours
- Jamestown 2.16 m steady over 3 hours
- Drumsna 1.43 m steady over 3 hours
Nearest gauges
- Athlone Weir U/SRiver Shannon 2.99 m 0.2 km away
- Summer HillRiver Cross 0.31 m 3.1 km away
- GarrycastleRiver Al 0.40 m 3.6 km away
- Hodson's BayLough Ree 2.73 m 5.9 km away
- AtteaghRiver Cross 0.30 m 9.2 km away
About this gauge
- Reference
- 26027
- Operator
- OPW
- Hydrometric area
- 26
- Position
- 53.4215, -7.9408
See this gauge on waterlevel.ie
Data from the OPW, licensed CC BY 4.0, subject to its disclaimer and conditions.