User:Mrchris/List of rivers of County Kilkenny

This is an list of the rivers and lakes in County Kilkenny.

Catchments
There are three catchment areas in County Kilkenny. These include the Nore catchment, the Barrow catchment, and the Suir catchment. This Nore catchment includes the area drained by the River Nore and all streams between its confluence with the River Barrow at Ringwood, and the Barrow railway bridge at Drumdowney, Slieverue, County Kilkenny. The Barrow catchment includes the area drained by the River Barrow upstream of the River Nore confluence and all streams between the Barrow railway bridge at Great Island and Ringwood. The Suir catchment includes the area drained by the River Suir and all streams between Drumdowney and Cheekpoint, County Waterford.

Geology
The geology of the Nore catchment includes old red sandstone in the Slieve Bloom uplands, south of this in the flat lowand areas is limestone of varying purity, shale and coal measures underly the Castlecomer Pleataux and Slieve Argdagh Hills, while the southern part is metamorphic rock. The geology of the Barrow catchment is limestones of varying purity in its flat northern area and western side, granite on the eastern side at the Blackstairs Mountains.

Rivers

 * 1) Ballyvalden River
 * 2) River Barrow
 * 3) River Breagagh
 * 4) Black Water, County Kilkenny
 * 5) River Clodiagh (see other Clodiagh River)
 * 6) Dinin River, County Kilkenny
 * 7) Dinin River
 * 8) Douske River
 * 9) Glashagal River
 * 10) River Goul
 * 11) Kings River (Ireland)
 * 12) King's River, County Kilkenny
 * 13) King's River or River Glory
 * 14) Lingaun River
 * 15) Little Arrigle
 * 16) Monefelim River
 * 17) Munster River
 * 18) River Nore
 * 19) Nuenna River
 * 20) Ouveg River
 * 21) Pococke River
 * 22) Poulanassy River
 * 23) River Suir

Nore tributaries

 * 1) Dinin River
 * 2) White Horse (Mountrath River)
 * 3) River Breagagh
 * 4) King's River, County Kilkenny
 * 5) Little Arrigle
 * 6) Black Water, County Kilkenny

Lakes
Lough Cullen a in County Kilkenny.

External sources

 * Irish whitewater River Guides

{Rivers of County Kilkenny}

Category:Rivers of County Kilkenny