Native name Abhainn na Sláine Source elevation 700 m | Length 118 km | |
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Main source Lugnaquilla, County Wicklow549 metres (1,801 ft) Basin size 1,762 square kilometres (680 sq mi) Tributaries Left:River Derreen, River Derry, River Bann, River Ballyedmond, River SowRight:Browns Beck Brook, River Clody, River Urrin, River Boro Discharge Average rate:37 m/s (1,300 cu ft/s) Cities | ||
Salmon fishing on the river slaney
The River Slaney (Irish: Abhainn na Sláine, meaning "river of health") is a large river in the southeast of Ireland. It rises on Lugnaquilla Mountain in the western Wicklow Mountains and flows west and then south through counties Wicklow, Carlow and Wexford for 117.5 km (73 mi), before entering St George's Channel in the Irish Sea at Wexford town. The estuary of the Slaney is wide and shallow and is known as Wexford Harbour. The catchment area of the River Slaney is 1,762 km2. The long term average flow rate of the River Slaney is 37.4 Cubic Metres per second (m3/s)
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Map of River Slaney, Ireland
Towns on the Slaney include Stratford-on-Slaney, Baltinglass, Tullow, Bunclody, Enniscorthy and Wexford. Over the river's 117 kilometre course, it is crossed by 32 road bridges and one railway bridge.
WildlifeEdit
Varied and plentiful wildlife can be found in the environs of the river. In Wicklow, herds of deer can be seen, as well as swans, dippers, wild ducks, herons and kingfishers. At dusk, bats, owls and otters may be seen, while the mudflats of the estuary are favoured by black-headed gulls, redshanks and oystercatchers. The rare goosander can be seen on the Slaney at Kildavin. In season, salmon and trout and pike are fished.
TributariesEdit
Tributaries of the Slaney include the River Derreen, the River Derry, the River Clody, the River Bann, the River Urrin, the River Boro, and the River Sow.