| Little Brosna | |
|---|---|
 Little Brosna River at Riverstown | |
 | |
| Etymology | Possibly means "place of twigs"[1] |
| Native name | An Bhrosnach Bheag (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Dunkerrin, County Offaly |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic via the River Shannon |
| Length | 57.6 kilometres (35.8 mi) |
| Basin size | 662 km2 (256 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 8.062 m3/s (284.7 cu ft/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Shannon |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Camcor 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]
- ^ "An Bhrosnach". logainm.ie. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "IHA: Co. Offally".
- ^ "Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann - Placenames Database of Ireland". Logainm.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
- ^ Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)
- ^ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". Shannon-fishery-board.ie. Retrieved 22 May 2013.