River Erkina





































River Erkina

River Erkina at Durrow Ireland.jpg
River Erkina at Durrow, County Laois

Native name An tOircín[1]
Etymology
Irish oircín, "little tail"/"piglet"?
Physical characteristics
Main source south of Rathdowney
River mouth
Celtic Sea via River Nore
Length 36.2 kilometres (22.5 mi)
Discharge


  • Average rate:
    5.69 m3/s (201 cu ft/s)[2]

Basin features
Basin size 387 square kilometres (149 sq mi)[3]

The River Erkina (Irish: An tOircín) is a river that flows through the county of Laois in Ireland. It is a tributary of the River Nore.


It has its source on the Laois-Kilkenny border south of Rathdowney.[4] It flows north towards Rathdowney and then turns east in the direction of Durrow entering the River Nore around 1.5 km east of the town.



See also


Rivers of Ireland



References





  1. ^ http://www.logainm.ie/en/1166550


  2. ^ http://www.epa.ie/licences/lic_eDMS/090151b28031dbfd.pdf


  3. ^ https://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/water/flows/Hydrological%20Data%20Book%201995.pdf


  4. ^ http://www.southlaoistourism.com/attractions/waterways/erkina-river/. Missing or empty |title= (help).mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




Coordinates: 52°50′51″N 7°22′40″W / 52.8475°N 7.3777°W / 52.8475; -7.3777







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