Sruwaddacon Bay

Sruwaddacon Bay
Sruwaddacon estuary
Sruwaddacon Bay
Location	County Mayo
Coordinates	54°16′N 9°47′W / 54.267°N 9.783°W / 54.267; -9.783
Ocean/sea sources	Atlantic
Basin countries	Ireland

Sruwaddacon Bay (Irish: Sruth Fada Con, meaning 'stream of the long hound')^[1] is a tidal estuary which runs through the middle of the Gaeltacht Kilcommon parish in Erris, County Mayo, Ireland. It is of historical importance in Irish legend, an important marine habitat, an E.U. Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and an EU Special Protected Area (Birds Directive). Its translated name in English, "Stream of the Long Hound", reflects its general shape. It enters the Atlantic Ocean through Broadhaven Bay, another Special Area of Conservation.

The estuary measures approximately 8.4 square kilometres and consists of a north-westerly-orientated main channel fed by the Glenamoy and Muingnabo rivers. A second channel flows around the village of Rossport from the northwest and is fed by the Gweedaney stream. Both channels join into a fast flowing channel which widens out into an exposed bay at the mouth of the estuary.^[2] The lower portion of Sruwaddacon Bay has exceptionally strong currents.