Munster Blackwater

This article is about one of the Irish rivers called the "Blackwater". For other rivers of a similar name, see River Blackwater, Ireland.

Coordinates: 51°56′31″N 7°49′59″W / 51.942°N 7.833°W / 51.942; -7.833

River Blackwater (An Abhainn Mhór)
River
River Blackwater at Fermoy
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 / 52.192; -9.241
Mouth	Celtic Sea
- location	Youghal Harbour, Cork
- coordinates	51°56′31″N 7°49′59″W / 51.942°N 7.833°W / 51.942; -7.833
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

Coordinates: 51°56′28″N 7°50′10″W / 51.9412°N 7.836°W / 51.9412; -7.836