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List of rivers in County Clare is an overview of the named rivers and stream flowing (wholly or partly) through County Clare, Ireland. 95% of County Clare is located within the Shannon River Basin with the remainder in the so-called "Western River Basin District". [1]
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Mhór, The Great River) is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction across County Cork through the towns of Mallow and Fermoy.
Clare is north-west of the River Shannon covering a total area of 3,450 square kilometres (1,330 sq mi). [6] Clare is the seventh largest of Ireland's 32 traditional counties in area and the 19th largest in terms of population.
The portion in County Clare was in the barony of Bunratty Lower, and was known as the Kilquane district. It contains the village of Ardnacrusha . The parish is 4 by 2.5 miles (6.4 by 4.0 km) and covers 722 acres (292 ha) of the borough, 793 acres (321 ha) of Clanwilliam and 3,894 acres (1,576 ha) of Bunratty. [ 2 ]
TABLE 1. a. The length of the River Shannon from the Shannon Pot to Limerick City is 258 kilometres (160 mi) [10] with a basin area of 11,700 km 2.; The River Shannon's overall length (to Loop Head), using the Owenmore River (County Cavan) as source, is 372 kilometres (231 mi), [11] 11 km (7 mi) longer than the Shannon Pot source.
The Kells Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Dubh), [2] also called the River Blackwater [3] or Leinster Blackwater, [1] is a river that flows through the counties of Cavan and Meath in Ireland. It is a tributary of the River Boyne which flows into the Irish Sea at Drogheda .
Some of the larger or better-known rivers of Ireland are shown on this map (large version). The longest river in Ireland is the River Shannon, at 360.5 kilometres (224.0 mi). The river develops into three lakes along its course, Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg. Of these, Lough Derg is the largest.
The Blackwater Way is a long-distance trail that follows the valley of the River Blackwater in Ireland. It is 168 kilometres (104 miles) long and begins in Clogheen, County Tipperary and ends in Shrone, County Kerry. It is typically completed in ten days.