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This article is about one of the Irish rivers called the "Blackwater". For other rivers of a similar name, see River Blackwater, Ireland.
River Blackwater
(An Abhainn Mhór)River Country Ireland Province Munster Counties Kerry, Cork, Waterford Source Mullaghareirk Mountains - location County Kerry - elevation 229 m (751 ft) - coordinates 52°11′31″N 9°14′28″W / 52.192°N 9.241°W Mouth Celtic Sea - location Youghal Harbour, Cork - coordinates 51°56′31″N 7°49′59″W / 51.942°N 7.833°W Length 169 km (105 mi) Basin 1,200 sq mi (3,108 km2) 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 through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy. It then enters County Waterford where it flows through Lismore, before abruptly turning south at Cappoquin, and finally draining into the sea at Youghal Harbour. In total, the Blackwater is 169 kilometres long.
The Blackwater is notable for being one of the best salmon fishing rivers in the country. Like many Irish and British rivers, salmon stocks declined in recent years, but the Irish Government banned commercial netting of salmon off the coast of Ireland in November, 2006.
External links
- Special Area of Conservation]
- Salmon fishing on the Munster Blackwater, from Salmon Ireland
- The Munster Blackwater and associated navigations
- The Lombardstown to Mallow Canal
Rivers of Ireland List of rivers in Ireland Flowing north Flowing to the Irish Sea Flowing to the Celtic Sea Flowing to the Atlantic Major tributaries of the Shannon: Brosna · Deel · Inny · Maigue · Suck
River names in italics indicate rivers which are partially or wholly in Northern Ireland, with the rest being wholly in the Republic of IrelandCoordinates: 51°56′28″N 7°50′10″W / 51.9412°N 7.836°W
Categories:- Rivers of County Cork
- Rivers of County Kerry
- Rivers of County Waterford
- Mallow, County Cork
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