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The River Shannon (Irish: an tSionainn, Abhainn na Sionainne or archaic an tSionna [1]) is the major river on the island of Ireland, and at 360 km (224 miles) in length, [2] is the longest river in the British Isles.
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.
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.
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.
Owenslieve River, Shannon tributary, near Ballynacally. [36] Owenwillin River, Graney tributary, near Feakle [37] Scariff Stream, Scariff [38] Shallee River, west of Ennis, near Toonagh. Fergus tributary. [39] Tonavoher River, Shannon tributary. Flows into Clonderlaw Bay at Knock [40] Wood River, Shannon tributary, near Kilrush [41]
The Shannon–Erne Waterway (Irish: Uiscebhealach na Sionainne is na hÉirne) is a canal linking the River Shannon in the Republic of Ireland with the River Erne in Northern Ireland. Managed by Waterways Ireland , the canal is 63 km (39 mi) in length, has sixteen locks and runs from Leitrim village in County Leitrim to Upper Lough Erne in ...
Lough Allen (Irish: Loch Aillionn) [2] is a lake on the River Shannon [3] in northeastern Connacht, Ireland. Most of the lake is in County Leitrim , [ 3 ] with a smaller part in County Roscommon . The lake lies to the south of the River Shannon's source , near the Iron Mountains, and is the uppermost of the three main lakes on the river.
Shannon Pot (from Irish Log na Sionna, meaning 'hollow of the Shannon' [1]) is a pool in the karst landscape in the townland of Derrylahan near Cuilcagh Mountain in County Cavan, Ireland. [2] An aquifer-fed naturally fluctuating pool, it is the traditional source of the River Shannon. It has connections, through the Shannon Cave system, to ...