The King's River (Irish: Abhainn Rí) is a river in Ireland that flows through the counties of Tipperary and Kilkenny.[1] It is part of the Nore catchment area[2][3] and is a tributary of the River Nore.
| King's River | |
|---|---|
 Kings River at Kells | |
 Map showing the location of the Three Sisters rivers. | |
  Location of the mouth in Ireland. | |
| Native name | Abhainn Rí (Irish) |
| Location | |
| County | Ireland |
| Counties | Tipperary/Kilkenny |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Slieveardagh Hills |
| • coordinates | 52°35′22″N 7°33′32″W / 52.5894521°N 7.5587721°W |
| Mouth | River Nore |
• location | Celtic Sea, as the River Nore |
• coordinates | 52°33′45″N 7°11′33″W / 52.5624522°N 7.192368°W |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 46.27 kilometres (28.75 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | River Nore—Celtic Sea |
| River system | River Nore/ Three Sisters |
Course
editOverview
editFrom the townland of Graigaman, in the civil parish of Buolick in the barony of Slievardagh, the King's River drains the southern side of the Slieveardagh Hills. Flowing southeast, it crosses into County Kilkenny where it is joined by the Munster River. It then passes through the town of Callan. Continuing eastwards, it passes Kells. To the west of Thomastown, it finally joins the River Nore.
Detail and tributaries
editThe King's River begins[4] with the Coalbrook[5] and Garranacoll[6] streams. It carries on for over 70 kilometres (43 mi) where it is joined[7] by the River Modeshil[8] and River Munster[9] over the next 60 kilometres (37 mi).[10] The River Kilbride also joins after Callan. The next 40 kilometres (25 mi) sees the tributaries of Caherlesk[11] and Desart streams,[12][13] as well as the River Glory[14] and the Stonyford stream.[15] The King's River is then joined by the Ennisnag stream[16] before flowing into the Nore.[17][18]
Additional tributaries include one that starts as a spring in the townland of Ballyphilip, Balingarry Civil Parish, joining the river above Wilford, one above Enterprise Centre, near Ballingarry, and one at Rivergrove, Kilkenny.
Governance
editThe responsible local authorities are Tipperary County Council and Kilkenny County Council.[19]
See also
editReferences
editFootnotes
edit- ^ (Fiontar 2008, Abhainn Rí/King's River)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Catchment: Nore)
- ^ (Environmental Protection Agency 2018, Nore Catchment Assessment 2010-2015 (HA 15))
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: KING'S (KILKENNY)_010)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: COALBROOK STREAM_010)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: GARRANACOOL STREAM_010)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: KING'S (KILKENNY)_020)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: MODESHIL_010)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: MUNSTER_030)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: KING'S (KILKENNY)_030)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: CAHERLESK STREAM_010)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: DESART STREAM_010)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: KING'S (KILKENNY)_040)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: GLORY_030)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: STONYFORD STREAM (KILKENNY)_010)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: ENNISNAG STREAM_010)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: KING'S (KILKENNY)_050)
- ^ (catchments.ie, Waterbody: NORE_210)
- ^ (Environmental Protection Agency 2019, Subcatchment Assessment WFD Cycle 2)
Sources
edit- Fiontar (2008). "Placenames Database of Ireland". logainm.ie. Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs of the Government of Ireland.
- Environmental Protection Agency (2019). "Subcatchment King's". catchments.ie. Environmental Protection Agency of the Government of Ireland.
- Environmental Protection Agency (2018). "Nore Catchment Assessment 2010-2015 (HA 15)]" (PDF). catchments.ie. Environmental Protection Agency of the Government of Ireland.
- catchments.ie. "EPA Catchments".
External links
edit- Fiontar. "Abhainn Rí/Kings River". logainm.ie.
- EPA. "Datasheet". catchments.ie.
- EPA. "Map". catchments.ie.