A mellow river with some small rapids and weirs.
No specific hazards noted.
No access issues noted.
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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 | 20 | 1 | 31 | 8 of 8 |
| February | 23 | 0 | 28 | 7 of 8 |
| March | 18 | 8 | 29 | 8 of 8 |
| April | 4 | 0 | 14 | 6 of 8 |
| May | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 of 8 |
| June | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 of 8 |
| July | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 of 8 |
| August | 2 | 0 | 17 | 4 of 8 |
| September | 3 | 0 | 11 | 6 of 8 |
| October | 17 | 12 | 29 | 7 of 7 |
| November | 22 | 4 | 30 | 8 of 8 |
| December | 22 | 14 | 29 | 8 of 8 |
The best months on the Lower Bandon are February, November and December, with 22 to 23 paddle days in a typical month. Summer is hit and miss: a typical June to August month gives only about 1 paddle day, but July had at least one paddle day in 2 of the last 8 years.
How to read this graph. A paddle day is a day the gauge reached the guide's Low level (0.7 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 | 0.761 m | 0.465 and 1.26 m |
| February | 0.861 m | 0.458 and 1.369 m |
| March | 0.728 m | 0.457 and 1.087 m |
| April | 0.462 m | 0.325 and 0.855 m |
| May | 0.371 m | 0.281 and 0.616 m |
| June | 0.318 m | 0.224 and 0.535 m |
| July | 0.259 m | 0.171 and 0.42 m |
| August | 0.321 m | 0.146 and 0.762 m |
| September | 0.367 m | 0.233 and 0.843 m |
| October | 0.786 m | 0.45 and 1.179 m |
| November | 0.814 m | 0.519 and 1.287 m |
| December | 0.867 m | 0.523 and 1.31 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).
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).
The get on is above or below the weir in Bandon town. Next to Lidl and Supervalue. There's a few more spots down river with suitable parking and easy river access, even a chipper half ways.
The put in normally used (there are a few options): continue out the Bandon road from Inishannon, straight through the little roundabout at the petrol station, all the way into Bandon until you come to a t-junction (river can be seen on your right). Turn right, then immediately left before you cross the river, so heading up along the river, big supervalue carpark is just up here. You can choose either above or below the weir.
If coming from Cork or anywhere civilised, head out the main Cork / Bandon road and you\'ll pass through Inishannon. At the end of the village the road bends left over a bridge, this is the get off. To park, turn left immediately after the bridge and 50m further on you'll see parking on your right. You can walk down to the river through the trees from here.
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