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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 Shannon enters the Atlantic Ocean at ...
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.
Geography of Ireland. Ireland is an island in Northern Europe in the north Atlantic Ocean. The island, of up to around 480 km (300 mi) north-south, and 275 km (171 mi) east-west, lies near the western edge of the European continental shelf, part of the Eurasian Plate. Its main geographical features include low central plains surrounded by ...
River Shannon. The River Shannon (Irish: Abhainn na Sionainne, an tSionainn, an tSionna) is the major river on the island of Ireland, and at 360 km (224 miles) in length, [1] is the longest river in the British Isles. [2][3] It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of 16,900 km 2 (6,525 sq mi), [4] – approximately one fifth of the ...
The River Nore (Irish: An Fheoir [ə ˈn̠ʲoːɾʲ]) [2] is one of the principal rivers (along with the River Suir and River Barrow) in the South-East Region of Ireland.The 140-kilometre-long (87 mi) river drains approximately 2,530 square kilometres (977 sq mi) of Leinster and Munster, [4] [5] that encompasses parts of three counties (Tipperary, Laois, Kilkenny).
76.9 m 3 /s (2,720 cu ft/s) The River Suir (/ ʃʊər / 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]
River Barrow. The Barrow (Irish: An Bhearú) [1] is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest of the three rivers and, at 192 km (120 mi), the second-longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon. The catchment area of the River Barrow is 3,067 km 2 ...
The Shannon River Basin consists of the area containing Ireland's longest river, the River Shannon, and all of its tributaries and lakes. The official Ordnance Survey Ireland length of the Shannon from its Shannon Pot source is 224 miles (360 km) made up of 63.5 miles (102.2 km) tidal water flow and 160.5 miles (258.3 km) freshwater flow. [1]
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