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==Special Protection Area== |
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The Blackwater Estuary was listed on the [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance]] on 11 June 1996.<ref name="Ramsar list">{{cite web|title=Ramsar List|url=http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/sitelist.pdf|publisher=Ramsar.org|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> It is also a [[Special Protection Area]] (SPA) under the E.U. [[Birds Directive]], the SPA extends from [[Youghal]] New Bridge to the Ferry Point peninsula, near the outflow of the river to the sea. The SPA encompasses a section of the main channel of the River Blackwater as far as Ballynaclash Quay as well as the channel between [[Kinsalebeg]] and Moord Cross Roads on the eastern side and part of the estuary of the [[Tourig River]] as far upstream as [[Kilmagner]]. The tidal flats attract numbers of waders and wildfowl and the species named as targets for conservation within the SPA include an internationally important population of [[black-tailed godwit]] as well as nationally important populations of [[Eurasian wigeon]], [[European golden plover]], [[Northern lapwing]], [[dunlin]], [[bar-tailed godwit]], [[Eurasian curlew]] and [[common redshank]]. Other notable species occurring within the SPA are pale-bellied [[brent goose]], [[common shelduck]], [[Eurasian teal]], [[mallard]], [[Northern shoveler]], [[red-breasted merganser]], [[great cormorant]], [[little egret]], [[grey heron]], [[Eurasian oystercatcher]], [[common ringed plover]], [[grey plover]], [[red knot]], [[common greenshank]] and [[ruddy turnstone]]. Little egret, European golden plover and bar-tailed godwit are listed on Annex I of the E.U. Birds Directive.<ref name = NPWS>{{cite web | url = https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/synopsis/SY004028.pdf | title = SITE SYNOPSIS SITE NAME: |
The Blackwater Estuary was listed on the [[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance]] on 11 June 1996.<ref name="Ramsar list">{{cite web|title=Ramsar List|url=http://www.ramsar.org/pdf/sitelist.pdf|publisher=Ramsar.org|access-date=1 April 2013}}</ref> It is also a [[Special Protection Area]] (SPA) under the E.U. [[Birds Directive]], the SPA extends from [[Youghal]] New Bridge to the Ferry Point peninsula, near the outflow of the river to the sea. The SPA encompasses a section of the main channel of the River Blackwater as far as Ballynaclash Quay as well as the channel between [[Kinsalebeg]] and Moord Cross Roads on the eastern side and part of the estuary of the [[Tourig River]] as far upstream as [[Kilmagner]]. The tidal flats attract numbers of waders and wildfowl and the species named as targets for conservation within the SPA include an internationally important population of [[black-tailed godwit]] as well as nationally important populations of [[Eurasian wigeon]], [[European golden plover]], [[Northern lapwing]], [[dunlin]], [[bar-tailed godwit]], [[Eurasian curlew]] and [[common redshank]]. Other notable species occurring within the SPA are pale-bellied [[brent goose]], [[common shelduck]], [[Eurasian teal]], [[mallard]], [[Northern shoveler]], [[red-breasted merganser]], [[great cormorant]], [[little egret]], [[grey heron]], [[Eurasian oystercatcher]], [[common ringed plover]], [[grey plover]], [[red knot]], [[common greenshank]] and [[ruddy turnstone]]. Little egret, European golden plover and bar-tailed godwit are listed on Annex I of the E.U. Birds Directive.<ref name = NPWS>{{cite web | url = https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/synopsis/SY004028.pdf | title = SITE SYNOPSIS SITE NAME: BLACKWATER ESTUARY SPA SITE CODE: 004028 | access-date = 30 March 2020 | publisher = National Parks and Wildlife Service}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:29, 22 August 2022
| Munster Blackwater | |
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 River Blackwater at Fermoy | |
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| Counties | Kerry, Cork, Waterford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mullaghareirk Mountains |
| • location | County Kerry |
| • coordinates | 52°11′31″N 9°14′28″W / 52.192°N 9.241°W |
| • elevation | 229 m (751 ft) |
| Mouth | Celtic Sea |
• location | Youghal Harbour, Cork |
• coordinates | 51°56′31″N 7°49′59″W / 51.942°N 7.833°W |
| Length | 169 km (105 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,200 sq mi (3,100 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Funshion or Funcheon, Araglin |
| • right | Bride |
| Designation | |
| Official name | Blackwater Estuary |
| Designated | 7 June 1996 |
| Reference no. | 836[1] |
The Blackwater or Munster Blackwater (Template:Lang-ga, The Big River) is a river which flows through counties Kerry, Cork, and Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through Mallow and Fermoy. It then enters County Waterford where it flows through Lismore, before abruptly turning south at Cappoquin, and finally draining into the Celtic Sea at Youghal Harbour. In total, the Blackwater is 169 km (105 mi) long. The total catchment area of the River Blackwater is 3,324 km2.[2] The long term average flow rate of the River Blackwater is 89.1 cubic metres per second (m3/s)[2] The Blackwater is notable for being one of the best salmon fishing rivers in the country.[3] Like many Irish and British rivers, salmon stocks declined in recent years, but the Irish government banned commercial netting of salmon off the coast of Ireland in November 2006.[4]
Tributaries
Tributaries of the Blackwater include:
- River Awbeg (An Abha Bheag, "the small river")
- River Dalua (Abhainn Dalua)
- River Bride (An Bhríd)
- River Allow (Abhainn Ealla)
- River Araglin (An Airglinn)
- River Finnow (An Fhionnabha, "the fair river")
- River Funshion (Abhainn na Fuinseann, "the ash river")
Settlements
Towns along the river are Youghal,[5] Cappoquin, Lismore, Fermoy, Mallow and Rathmore.[4]
Special Protection Area
The Blackwater Estuary was listed on the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance on 11 June 1996.[6] It is also a Special Protection Area (SPA) under the E.U. Birds Directive, the SPA extends from Youghal New Bridge to the Ferry Point peninsula, near the outflow of the river to the sea. The SPA encompasses a section of the main channel of the River Blackwater as far as Ballynaclash Quay as well as the channel between Kinsalebeg and Moord Cross Roads on the eastern side and part of the estuary of the Tourig River as far upstream as Kilmagner. The tidal flats attract numbers of waders and wildfowl and the species named as targets for conservation within the SPA include an internationally important population of black-tailed godwit as well as nationally important populations of Eurasian wigeon, European golden plover, Northern lapwing, dunlin, bar-tailed godwit, Eurasian curlew and common redshank. Other notable species occurring within the SPA are pale-bellied brent goose, common shelduck, Eurasian teal, mallard, Northern shoveler, red-breasted merganser, great cormorant, little egret, grey heron, Eurasian oystercatcher, common ringed plover, grey plover, red knot, common greenshank and ruddy turnstone. Little egret, European golden plover and bar-tailed godwit are listed on Annex I of the E.U. Birds Directive.[7]
References
- ^ "Blackwater Estuary". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b South Eastern River Basin District Management System. Page 38 "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Cork Blackwater". Fishing In Ireland. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ a b "About the Munster Blackwater". FishPal. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Youghal Blackwater Cruises". Youghal. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Ramsar List" (PDF). Ramsar.org. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "SITE SYNOPSIS SITE NAME: BLACKWATER ESTUARY SPA SITE CODE: 004028" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
