River Camogue

River Camogue
Native name An Chamóg
Other name(s) River Camoge
Etymology Irish for "little crooked [river]"
Basin
River system Shannon
Main source Bohercarron, County Tipperary
River mouth Atlantic Ocean at Shannon Estuary via River Shannon and River Maigue
Watershed area 243.6 km2 (94.1 sq mi)
Countries Ireland
Cities Knocklong, Hospital
Physiognomy
Length 30 km
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    34.10 m3/s (1,204 cu ft/s)

The River Camoge or Camogue (pronounced /ˈkæmoʊɡ/; Irish: An Chamóg[1]) is a river in Munster, Ireland, a tributary of the Maigue, which is itself a Shannon tributary.[2][3]

Course

The River Camogue rises in County Tipperary near Emly. It enters County Limerick and is bridged by the R513 and R516 outside Hospital, and meets the Mahore River. It flows northwards through Herbertstown and then turns westwards, flowing under the R514, R512 and R511 before entering Greybridge, where it gives its name to the Camogue Rovers GAA club. The Camogue flows on under the R516 and drains into the Maigue in Anhid East, about a mile (1.7 km) upriver of Croom.

Wildlife

The River Camogue is a brown trout fishery.[4] Slurry pollution caused a major fish kill in 2015.[5][6] It was formerly famous for the "Camogue Eels", sold in London as long ago as the 12th century.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "An Chamóg/Camoge River". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.wfdireland.ie/docs/24_Abstractions/Pilot%20minimum%20instream%20flow%20method%20in%20Central%20Plain%20Rivers%20in%20Ireland-Final%20Report%20Final01.pdf
  3. ↑ http://shannoncframstudy.ie/docs/inception/UoM%2024/Appendix%20B/Appendix%20H%20Gauging%20Stn%20Summary%20Sheet.pdf
  4. ↑ http://www.limerickanddistrictanglersassociation.com/localrivers.htm
  5. ↑ "Thousands of fish killed in Limerick water pollution incident". The Irish Times. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  6. ↑ Michael Sheils McNamee. "Polluted water kills “extensive” amount of fish in Limerick". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Hidden Landscape of the Maigue District at Anhid". Croom,Limerick,Ireland. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

Coordinates: 52°21′49″N 8°09′47″W / 52.363517°N 8.163148°W / 52.363517; -8.163148

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