Shannon River Basin

Shannon River Basin
Upper Shannon Basin
Location
CountryIreland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationShannon Pot
Mouth 
 • location
Loop Head
Length224 miles
Basin size11,700 km2
Basin features
River systemRiver Shannon
Tributaries 
 • leftOwenmore River (County Cavan)
 • rightBoyle River

The Shannon River Basin consists of the area containing Ireland's longest river, the River Shannon, and all of its tributaries and lakes. The official Ordnance Survey Ireland length of the Shannon from its Shannon Pot source is 224 miles (360 km) made up of 63.5 miles (102.2 km) tidal water flow and 160.5 miles (258.3 km) freshwater flow.[1]

  1. ^ "Ordnance Survey (Ireland) Educational Facts". Archived from the original on 2014-09-11. Retrieved 2014-10-09.

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