- left Funcheon, Araglin - location County Kerry - location Youghal Harbour, Cork Basin area 3,108 km² Mouth Celtic Sea Province Munster | - right Bride - elevation 229 m (751 ft) Length 169 km Source Mullaghareirk Mountains Country Republic of Ireland | |
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Cities Fermoy, Youghal, Mallow, County Cork, Lis, County Waterford, Cappoquin | ||
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater (Irish: An Abha Mhór, The Big 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 Celtic Sea at Youghal Harbour. In total, the Blackwater is 169 km (105 mi) long. The total catchment area of the River Blackwater is 3,324 km2. The long term average flow rate of the River Blackwater is 89.1 Cubic Metres per second (m3/s)
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Map of River Blackwater, Ireland
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.
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Blackwater include:
Settlements
Towns along the river are Youghal, Cappoquin, Lismore, Fermoy, Mallow and Rathmore.
Blackwater Estuary
The Blackwater Estuary was listed on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance on 11 June 1996.