Is there a gauge on the Poddle?
Not one that publishes live readings. The Office of Public Works runs Ireland’s network of river gauges, and none of its public stations is on the Poddle. The nearest are on the Dodder, the river the monks borrowed water from at Balrothery, and the one the Lakelands Overflow still sends flood water back to. When the Dodder is high after heavy rain on the Dublin Mountains, the Poddle is usually rising too.
The Dodder now
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Water level in metres above each gauge’s staff zero, over the last seven days. Provisional data from the Office of Public Works via waterlevel.ie, refreshed on this site every hour. Not for flood warning.
Flood warnings
For live weather and rain warnings, check Met Éireann’s warnings page. South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council post flood alerts on their own channels during events.
Explore the flood models
The flood scheme was designed with a computer model of the river: a hydraulic model that works out how deep and how fast the water runs in floods of different sizes. The model itself isn’t public, but its results are.
- floodinfo.ie flood maps: the national interactive flood map. Zoom to Harold’s Cross, Kimmage or Templeogue and switch on the river flood extents to see the modelled flood outlines along the Poddle.
- floodinfo.ie flood plans: the flood risk management plans and the schemes proposed for each area.
- poddlefas.ie: the flood alleviation scheme’s own site, with the project background and updates.
- River water quality status, 2016 to 2021: the EPA’s ecological status for every river, the Poddle included.
- waterlevel.ie: all the Office of Public Works’ live gauges, with downloads.
A 1-in-100-year flood is a flood with a 1% chance of happening in any one year. It is the standard the Poddle scheme is built to.