Northern Ireland Lakes and Rivers

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Northern Ireland Lakes and Rivers
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Northern Ireland

• Northern Ireland, province, part of the United
  Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
  situated in the north-eastern portion of the
  island of Ireland. Northern Ireland is bounded on
  the north and north-east by the North Channel, on
  the south-east by the Irish Sea on the south and
  west it has a 488 km (303 mi) border with the
  Republic of Ireland. It includes Rathlin Island
  in the North Channel and several smaller offshore
  islands.

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Northern Ireland
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Rivers and Lakes

• The chief rivers of Northern Ireland are the
  Foyle, which forms part of the western boundary
  with County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland
  and flows into Lough Foyle at Londonderry
  (Derry), and the Upper Bann and Lower Bann
  rivers. The former rises in the Mourne Mountains
  and empties into Lough Neagh the latter flows
  out of Lough Neagh to the North Channel. Among
  the many other rivers are the Main, the
  Blackwater, the Lagan, the Erne, and the Bush.
  Because of the generally flat terrain, drainage
  is poor, and there are extensive areas of bog and
  marshland.

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Lough Neagh

• Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland is the largest
  lough, or body of freshwater, in the British
  Isles, with an area of 388 square kilometres.
  Approximately 30 km (20 miles) long and 15 km (9
  miles) wide, the lake is situated some 30 km to
  the west of Belfast.
• The Lough is very shallow around the margins and
  has an average depth in the main body of the lake
  of about 9 metres (30 feet) although at its
  deepest the lough is about 25 metres (80 feet)
  deep.

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Belfast Lough

• Belfast Lough is an Belfast Lough, inlet of the
  North Channel of the Irish Sea, 20 km (12 mi)
  long and between 5 and 8 km (3 and 5 mi) wide.
• Belfast Lough is the gateway for the City of
  Belfast to the Irish Sea. The River Lagan enters
  Belfast Lough at the City of Belfast.

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Lough Foyle

• Lough Foyle is the name given to the estuary of
  the River Foyle. It starts where the Foyle leaves
  Londonderry. It separates the Malin peninsula
  from Northern Ireland.
• In the summer time, a ferry service operates
  between County Donegal and County Londonderry
  over Lough Foyle.

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Carlingford Lough

• Carlingford Lough, inlet of the Irish Sea on the
  north-eastern coast of Ireland, situated between
  the Mourne Mountains in Northern Ireland.
• Carlingford Lough(Cairlinn being shortened form
  of "Cathair Linn" literally translated as "City
  of the Pool") is a sea loch that forms part of
  the international border between Northern Ireland
  to the north and the Republic of Ireland to the
  south.

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Strangford Lough

• Strangford Lough is a lough in County Down,
  Northern Ireland, separated from the Irish Sea by
  the Ards peninsula. Strangford Lough inlet of the
  Irish Sea in County Down, Northern Ireland. About
  25 km (16 mi) long and up to 8 km (5 mi) wide.
• It is a popular tourist attraction noted for its
  fishing and the picturesque villages and
  townships which border its waters.

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Lough Erne

• Lough Erne refers to two lakes in Ireland,
  situated along the River Erne. This waterway is
  found in the North-west of Ireland, with the
  lakes located in County Fermanagh, Northern
  Ireland. The river flows in a north-westly
  direction, beginning by flowing north, and then
  curving west into the Atlantic.
• Lower Lough Erne, lake in south-western Northern
  Ireland. Along with Upper Lough Erne and the
  River Erne, which links the two. Upper Lough
  Erne, freshwater lake in County Fermanagh,
  south-west Northern Ireland. About 21 km (13 mi)
  long and 6.4 km (4 mi) wide.

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River Bann

• The River Bann is a the largest river in Northern
  Ireland. The Upper Bann rises in the Mourne
  Mountains and flows into Lough Neagh, while the
  Lower Bann flows north from Lough Neagh to the
  sea at Coleraine. The total length is 80 miles
  (129km).

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River Shannon

• The River Shannon, Ireland's longest river,
  divides the West of Ireland (mostly the province
  of Connaught) from the east and south (Leinster
  and most of Munster). The river has been an
  important waterway since antiquity. First mapped
  by Ptolemy, the 259 km (161 mi) long river flows
  generally south from the Shannon Pot in County
  Cavan before turning west and empting into the
  Atlantic Ocean through the 113 km (70 mi) long
  Shannon Estuary. Limerick city stands watch at
  the point where the river water meets the sea
  water of the estuary. Only east of Limerick is
  the river no longer affected by the tides.

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River Foyle

• The River Foyle is a river in the northwest of
  Ireland, which flows from the confluence of the
  rivers Finn and Mourne at Strabane in County
  Londonderry, Northern Ireland, to the city of
  Derry, where it discharges into Lough Foyle and,
  ultimately, the Atlantic Ocean.

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The End
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River Erne

• The Erne is an 120 km long river in the north of
  Ireland. Partially its lying in Fermanagh, a
  county in North Ireland. The river rises out of
  the Lough Gowna in the county Cavan in Ireland.
  It flews northern through Lough Oughter. Then it
  flews through Lough Oughter in North Ireland.
  This lake has got more than 90 islands. Further
  the erne flews through Lower Lough Erne, which
  has got a lot of fish. As well this lake has got
  more than 100 islands, the most famous is
  Devenish, where you can see an old abbey and a
  round tower. After Lower Lough Erne the river
  comes back to Ireland, in the county Donegal. In
  the end the Erne empties into the Atlantic.

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River Lagan

• The River Lagan is a major river in Northern
  Ireland which runs 40 miles (60 km) from the
  Slieve Croob mountain in County Down to Belfast
  where it enters Belfast Lough, an inlet of the
  Irish Sea.