Wineport/Glasson

galwaylad1980

Hi,

Supposed to be heading to the Wineport Lodge on Thursday for a couple of nights. With the recent weather we've had and what's promised over the next few days just wondering if any locals could let me know if there's any/much flooding around the Wineport / Glasson area?

Have been on to the Wineport and they've said it's grand but just worried that they don't want us to cancel so they're not telling the full story!

Thanks in advance for any replies

godtabh

wineport is right up on the lake. Not sure who high the water is but might be an issue.

Glasson is a fair bit from the waters edge

Zubeneschamali

galwaylad1980 wrote: »

Have been on to the Wineport and they've said it's grand but just worried that they don't want us to cancel so they're not telling the full story!

Flooding in Athlone is always below the weir in town.

The Lake up at the wineport is too big to flood. 2009 was the worst in 50 years, and the Wineport was grand.

galwaylad1980

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Flooding in Athlone is always below the weir in town.

The Lake up at the wineport is too big to flood. 2009 was the worst in 50 years, and the Wineport was grand.

That's great to hear. Have been looking forward to the trip for so long, would've been gutted if we had to cancel!

Thanks for the replies guys

seligehgit

Due to go to Glasson Country House Hotel on Saturday, coming from Castlerea, any issues roads wise?

Mearings

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Flooding in Athlone is always below the weir in town.
.

Unfortunately this is incorrect.

http://cdn-01.independent.ie/incoming/article34275942.ece/58ec7/ALTERNATES/w620/af009.jpg

Zubeneschamali

Mearings wrote: »

Unfortunately this is incorrect.

http://cdn-01.independent.ie/incoming/article34275942.ece/58ec7/ALTERNATES/w620/af009.jpg

Fine, a few inches immediately above the weir as well.

The point is that the Wineport is safe.

galwaylad1980

Landed at the Wineport safe and sound.

You can see the level of flooding crossing over the Shannon but no issues out the Cavan Road to Glasson or the back road to the Wineport itself.

The lake is higher than I've ever seen it here but no chance of it reaching the Lodge itself!

Long Gone

Zubeneschamali wrote: »

Fine, a few inches immediately above the weir as well.

The point is that the Wineport is safe.

The point is that it is completely incorrect to state that flooding in Athlone occurs only in areas downstream of the weir wall.

I can also assure you that there was way more than a few inches of flooding in areas well upstream of the weir during when the last serious flooding occurred six years ago.....

fergal.b

In the last floods I was able to bring my boat right up to my room