The Maigue is an ideal river for beginners. There are twelve weirs on the river, with short flat water between them. Some of the weirs are good for playing in.
In a number of place the river splits in two, its best to go river right always.
In high water some of the weirs can have large stoppers. Avoid the banks at the weir directly upstream of a stone effect footbridge at the golf course as there are steal re-bars sticking out.
There is lots of wildlife to be seen also, such as otters.
Maigue in Bruree
There is another section of the Maigue in Bruree Limerick. You can park in the picnic area before the bridge (if coming form limerick city) Put in above the weir if you want to run it, other wise anywhere along the bank will do. The river runs into a narrow channel creating fast white water good for beginners. In lowish water there are three holes, but in high water a small wave is made at the entrance to the channel.
There no specific hazards, some of the stoppers become retentive at high levels. The stoppers shouldn't hold people(not unless you've gotten on when the water is way too high) Sculling out to the end of the weirs maybe required.
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Drive in to Adare manor, park beside the hotel and look at the weir, if the water is big and brown and the weir is washed out don't get on.
Typical number of days each month the river is at a paddling level
| Month | Typical paddle days | Driest year | Wettest year | Years with at least one paddle day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 of 8 |
| February | 28 | 28 | 29 | 8 of 8 |
| March | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 of 8 |
| April | 30 | 29 | 30 | 7 of 7 |
| May | 26 | 13 | 31 | 8 of 8 |
| June | 16 | 5 | 26 | 8 of 8 |
| July | 5 | 0 | 28 | 7 of 8 |
| August | 11 | 0 | 31 | 6 of 8 |
| September | 19 | 0 | 30 | 7 of 8 |
| October | 31 | 22 | 31 | 7 of 7 |
| November | 30 | 19 | 30 | 8 of 8 |
| December | 31 | 31 | 31 | 8 of 8 |
The best months on the Maigue are January, March and October, with 31 paddle days in a typical month. Summer is usually still worthwhile, with around 11 paddle days in a typical June to August month.
How to read this graph. A paddle day is a day the gauge reached the guide's Low level (0.8 m). Each bar is the middle year of 8 (2018 to 2026). Tap a bar for the driest and wettest years.
How high the river usually gets each day, from 8 years of readings (2018 to 2026)
| Month | Typical daily high | 8 days in 10 between |
|---|---|---|
| January | 1.189 m | 0.96 and 1.721 m |
| February | 1.264 m | 0.939 and 1.814 m |
| March | 1.141 m | 0.918 and 1.647 m |
| April | 0.935 m | 0.83 and 1.226 m |
| May | 0.831 m | 0.786 and 0.985 m |
| June | 0.802 m | 0.762 and 0.894 m |
| July | 0.771 m | 0.744 and 0.937 m |
| August | 0.774 m | 0.736 and 1.051 m |
| September | 0.808 m | 0.739 and 1.12 m |
| October | 1.087 m | 0.828 and 1.712 m |
| November | 1.301 m | 0.863 and 1.762 m |
| December | 1.291 m | 1.003 and 1.771 m |
How to read this graph. The line is the typical daily high; the shaded band covers 8 days in 10. Dashed lines are this guide's levels.
Past levels are no guarantee of future conditions. Readings can be late or wrong: check the river on the day. Level colours, "Running now" and paddle days are a guide only, not a sign that the river is safe to paddle. Read about gauge data and levels.
Levels for this guide: whitewater.guide (CC licensed).
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The river is located near the town of Adare. Travelling from from Limerick towards Adare on the N21, take a left (first exit) at the first roundabout (small roundabout) after the dual carriage way ends. Travel along this road for approximately 5km, you will go around a sharp left bend followed by a sharp right bend. After these bends there is a turn right with a sign post for a restaurant, at the end of this road is the river. There is space for about five cars.
The river take out is at the bridge at the main road (N21) on the way into Adare from the Limerick side, beside the ruins of an old monastery. There is space to park about 100 metres from the bridge on the Adare side both on the main road and in the Church car park (limited space). Get out on river left downstream of the bridge.
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River Maigue
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