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The depth of this river reaches up to 94 feet. [1] The Corrib drains a catchment area of 3,138 km 2. [2] Although the Corrib is one of Ireland's shortest rivers, it has a mean long-term flow rate of 104.8 m 3 /s, making it Ireland's second-largest river (by flow), only surpassed by the River Shannon. [2] [3] [4]
The major rivers have their length (in miles and kilometres) given. Also shown are two tables. Table 1 shows the longest rivers in Ireland with their lengths (in miles and kilometres), the counties they flow through, and their catchment areas (in km 2). Table 2 shows the largest rivers in Ireland (by mean flow) in cubic meters per second. Some ...
The Roe River runs from Giant Springs to the Missouri River near Great Falls, Montana, United States. The Roe River is only 201 feet (61 m) long at its longest constant point, and had been named as the World's Shortest River by the Guinness Book of World Records before Guinness eliminated the category in 2006. Towards its mouth, the Roe is ...
Garavogue is not the original name of the river, which was earlier and for centuries called the Sligeach, a name meaning abounding in shells, by the native local population. [1] The river gave its name firstly to the town that grew up on its banks from the 13th century, and then to the county that was established in the late 16th and early 17th ...
Table 2 shows the largest rivers in Ireland (by mean flow) in cubic metres per second. 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 ...
Á is Icelandic for "river". Ά, an eco-hippie community in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina [citation needed] D, a river in Oregon, United States. It was also formerly believed to be the world's shortest river. E, a mountain in Hokkaidō, Japan; E, a river in the Highlands of Scotland; É, an ancient name for Dadu River in Sichuan, China [1]
The village of Avoca is situated on the river. The Avoca flows into the Irish Sea at Arklow where it widens into a large estuary, giving Arklow its Irish language name an t-Inbhear Mór (the big inlet). [citation needed] The catchment area of the Avoca is 652 km 2. [2] The long term average flow rate of the Avoca is 20.2 cubic metres per second ...
The river rises near Dromina in north County Cork and flows north into County Limerick for over 60 km to enter the Shannon Estuary. After it rises it passes the flowing areas, first Milford and down towards Belville bridge, then on to Castlemahon ( Mahoonagh ) and nearby Newcastle West , running parallel to the main Limerick - Killarney N21 ...