Colligan River
River in County Waterford, Ireland
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The Colligan River (Irish: Abhainn Choilligeáin[3]) is a fast-flowing river in Ireland, flowing through County Waterford.[4][5] It is reputed to be one of the fastest in Europe.[6][7]
| Colligan River | |
|---|---|
Colligan River flowing under the N25 in Dungarvan | |
 | |
| Native name | Abhainn Choilligeáin (Irish) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Monavallagh Mountains |
| Mouth | |
• location | Celtic Sea at Dungarvan |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Basin size | 108 km2 (42 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 33.1 m3/s (1,170 cu ft/s)[2] |
Course
The Colligan River rises in the Monavullagh Mountains, flows southwards under the Scart Bridge, passes under the N72 at Kildangan, and then turns eastwards into a wide estuary at Dungarvan. It is bridged by the N25 (The Bypass) and R911 (The Causeway) before entering the Celtic Sea.
Recreation
Parish
Colligan gives its name to a civil parish northeast of Dungarvan in the barony of Decies-without-Drum.[11] There was formerly a roughly coterminous Catholic parish in the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore,[12] which gave its name to Colligan–Emmets GAA club. The Catholic parish was later merged with Kilgobinet parish.[13]