River Barrow Flooding

The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest of the three rivers and, at 192 km, the second-longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon. The catchment area of the River Barrow is 3,067 km² before the River Nore joins it a little over 20 km before its mouth. Th…
The Barrow is a river in Ireland. It is one of The Three Sisters; the other two being the River Suir and the River Nore. The Barrow is the longest of the three rivers and, at 192 km, the second-longest river in Ireland, behind the River Shannon. The catchment area of the River Barrow is 3,067 km² before the River Nore joins it a little over 20 km before its mouth. The river's long term average flow rate, again before it is joined by River Nore, is 37.4 cubic metres per second. At the merger with the River Nore, its catchment area is ca. 5,500 km² and its discharge over 80 m³/s.
  • Etymology: Proto-Celtic *boru- ("boil", "bubble")
  • Country: Ireland
  • Counties: Laois, Kildare, Kilkenny, Carlow, Wexford, Waterford
  • Source: Slieve Bloom Mountains
  • Mouth: Celtic Sea
  • Length: 192 km (119 mi)
  • Basin size: 3,067 km² (1,184 sq mi) · (See text)
Data from: en.wikipedia.org