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Northern Ireland: Antrim; Armagh; Down; Fermanagh; Londonderry; Tyrone; Pages in category "Rivers of County Waterford" The following 9 pages are in this category, out ...
County Waterford has two mountain ranges, the Knockmealdown Mountains and the Comeragh Mountains.The highest point in the county is Knockmealdown, at 794 m (2,605 ft).It also has many rivers, including Ireland's third-longest river, the River Suir (184 km (114 mi)); and Ireland's fourth-longest river, the Munster Blackwater (168 km (104 mi)).
The Colligan River (Irish: Abhainn Choilligeáin [3]) is a fast-flowing river in Ireland, flowing through County Waterford. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is reputed to be one of the fastest in Europe. [ 6 ] [ 7 ]
The River Suir (/ ʃ ʊər / SHOOR; Irish: an tSiúr [ənʲ ˈtʲuːɾˠ] or Abhainn na Siúire [ˌəun̠ʲ n̪ˠə ˈʃuːɾʲə]) is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean through Waterford after a distance of 185 kilometres (115 mi). [2] The catchment area of the Suir is 3,610 km 2. [3]
The River Suir, which flows through Waterford City, has provided a basis for the city's long maritime history. The place downriver from Waterford where the Nore and the Barrow join the River Suir is known in Irish as Cumar na dTrí Uisce ("The confluence of the three waters"). Waterford Port has been one of Ireland's major ports for over a ...
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.
The River Bride (Irish: An Bhríd) is a river in counties Cork and Waterford in Ireland.It is a tributary of the Munster Blackwater.Rising in the Nagle Mountains, it flows eastward, passing through the towns of Rathcormac, Castlelyons, Conna and Tallow, before joining the Blackwater at Camphire, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Youghal.
TABLE 1. a. The length of the River Shannon from the Shannon Pot to Limerick City is 258 kilometres (160 mi) [8] 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), [9] 11 km (7 mi) longer than the Shannon Pot source.