River Erne | |
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![]() The River Erne in Ballyshannon | |
Native name | An Éirne (Irish) |
Location | |
Countries | Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Slieve Glah, County Cavan, Ireland |
• elevation | ~255 m (837 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean at Ballyshannon, County Donegal |
• coordinates | 54°30′27″N 8°15′31″W / 54.5074°N 8.2585°W |
Length | ~129 km (80 mi) |
Basin size | 4,372 km2 (1,688 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 101.7 m3/s (3,590 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Arney River, Sillees River |
• right | River Annalee, River Finn (Erne tributary), Colebrooke River, Ballycassidy River, Kesh River, Brannagh River |
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The River Erne (/ɛərn/ AIRN, Irish: Abhainn na hÉirne or An Éirne) in the northwest of the island of Ireland, is the second-longest river in Ulster, flowing through Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and forming part of their border.
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