Little Brosna River

Little Brosna
Little Brosna River at Riverstown
EtymologyPossibly means "place of twigs"[1]
Native nameAn Bhrosnach Bheag (Irish)
Location
CountryIreland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Dunkerrin, County Offaly
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic via the River Shannon
Length57.6 kilometres (35.8 mi)
Basin size662 km2 (256 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average8.062 m3/s (284.7 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
River systemShannon
Tributaries 
 • leftCamcor River

The Little Brosna River (Irish: An Bhrosnach Bheag)[3] rises near Dunkerrin, County Offaly, Ireland. It flows for 36 miles[4] before joining the River Shannon.[5]

  1. ^ "An Bhrosnach". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. ^ "IHA: Co. Offally".
  3. ^ "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)
  5. ^ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". Shannon-fishery-board.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.