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River in Ramelton, Ireland
River Leannan
Leannan River
The "Fish House", Ramelton, with the River Lennon passing it
Native nameAn Leanainn (Irish)
Location
CountryIreland
CitiesKilmacrennan, Ramelton
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGlendowan Mountains
Mouth 
 • locationAtlantic Ocean via Lough Swilly at Ramelton
Length45.9 kilometres (28.5 mi)
Basin size262 square kilometres (101 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average21.3 m/s (750 cu ft/s)
 • maximum41.79 m/s (1,476 cu ft/s)

The River Lennon or Leannan (Irish: An Leanainn) is a river in County Donegal, Ireland.

Course

The River Lennon rises in the Glendowan Mountains and flows through Gartan Lough and Lough Fern. It continues through Kilmacrennan and enters Lough Swilly at Ramelton.

Pollution

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Wildlife

The River Lennon is a noted brown trout fishery. Salmon numbers are recovering after a UDN outbreak in the 1970's. Other species found in the river (a Special Area of Conservation) include the freshwater pearl mussel, European otter and slender naiad.

See also

References

  1. "An Leanainn". logainm.ie.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". fishinginireland.info. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. "Leannan River SAC | National Parks & Wildlife Service". npws.ie. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
Rivers of Ireland
List
Flowing north
Flowing to the Irish Sea
Flowing to the Celtic Sea
Flowing to the Atlantic
Tributaries of the Shannon
River names in italics indicate rivers which are partially or wholly in Northern Ireland, with the rest being wholly in the Republic of Ireland

52°13′42″N 9°19′42″W / 52.228373°N 9.328336°W / 52.228373; -9.328336


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