River Fane
This article needs additional citations for verification. (May 2022) |
| River Fane | |
|---|---|
| File:Island in Lough Ross - geograph.org.uk - 1282558.jpg Lough Ross, source of the Fane | |
| Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
| Etymology | Perhaps "river of the ford of carts" |
| Native name | Abhainn Átha Féan (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lough Ross, County Monaghan–Armagh |
| Mouth | |
• location | Irish Sea via Dundalk Bay |
| Length | 61.56 km (38.25 mi) |
| Basin size | 350 km2 (140 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 15.39 m3/s (543 cu ft/s)[1] |
The River Fane (Irish: Abhainn Átha Féan)[2] is a river flowing from County Monaghan to Dundalk Bay in County Louth, Ireland.
Course
[edit | edit source].jpg){kind=link}
Originating in Lough Ross on the border of County Monaghan and County Armagh, and so of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland,[3] the Fane flows east towards Dundalk Bay, straddling the border between counties Monaghan, Louth and Armagh and flowing through Inniskeen and Knockbridge, before meeting Dundalk Bay near Blackrock, County Louth.
The River Fane is 38.25 miles long and drains an area of 350 km2[4]
Water extraction
[edit | edit source]The Fane is, through the Cavan Hill pumping station, a major source of fresh water for Dundalk and the surrounding area in northern Louth.
Pollution
[edit | edit source]Runoff from illegal fuel laundering operations, carried out in the region, is a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which have severely affected Atlantic salmon stocks in the region.[5]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ http://www.cfram.ie/otherprojects/IBE0700Rp0008_UoM06%20Hydrology%20Report_F02.pdf [permanent dead link]
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]
