River Dee | |
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Etymology | town of Ardee, ultimately níth, "combat" in Irish |
Native name | An Níth (Irish) |
Location | |
Country | Ireland |
Counties | Cavan, Meath, Louth |
Settlements | Nobber, Ardee, Annagassan |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Teevurcher, County Meath |
Mouth | |
• location | Irish Sea at Annagassan via Dundalk Bay |
Length | 60.4 km (37.5 mi) |
Basin size | 392 km2 (151 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 27.16 m3/s (959 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
River system | River Glyde |
Tributaries | |
• left | Killary River |
• right | Gara River, White River |
The River Dee (Irish: An Níth)[1] is a river in eastern Ireland, flowing from County Cavan to flow into the River Glyde near the coast, in County Louth.[2][3]