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[[File:Dundalk Bay - geograph.org.uk - 592515.jpg|thumb|A view of Dundalk Bay from its southern shore]] |
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'''Dundalk Bay''' ({{lang-ga|'''Cuan Dhún Dealgan'''}}) is a large (33 km<sup>2</sup>), exposed [[estuary]] on the east coast of [[Ireland]]. |
'''Dundalk Bay''' ({{lang-ga|'''Cuan Dhún Dealgan'''}}) is a large (33 km<sup>2</sup>), exposed [[estuary]] on the east coast of [[Ireland]]. |
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The inner bay is shallow, sandy and [[intertidal]], though it slopes into a deeper area 2 km from the transitional water boundary.<ref name=FRB>[http://www.cfb.ie/fisheries_research/estuaries/dundalk.htm Inner Dundalk Bay]. Central Fisheries Board, Ireland. Retrieved on 29 September 2008.</ref> It is predominantly influenced by the sea, though several [[river]]s drain into the bay from the west. In the northwest corner of the bay, the [[Castletown River]] cuts through the intertidal zone and the smaller [[River Fane]] flows into the southeast corner. While the bay |
The inner bay is shallow, sandy and [[intertidal]], though it slopes into a deeper area 2 km from the transitional water boundary.<ref name=FRB>[http://www.cfb.ie/fisheries_research/estuaries/dundalk.htm Inner Dundalk Bay]. Central Fisheries Board, Ireland. Retrieved on 29 September 2008.</ref> It is predominantly influenced by the sea, though several [[river]]s drain into the bay from the west. In the northwest corner of the bay, the [[Castletown River]] cuts through the intertidal zone and the smaller [[River Fane]] flows into the southeast corner. While the shores of the bay are largely made up of [[Mudflat|intertidal flats]], there is a significant area of [[salt marsh]] on the western shore.<ref name=FRB /> The catchment around the bay is of mixed agriculture and urban land use. |
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Revision as of 11:26, 31 March 2020
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| Designated | 7 June 1996 |
| Reference no. | 834[1] |
Dundalk Bay (Irish: Cuan Dhún Dealgan) is a large (33 km2), exposed estuary on the east coast of Ireland. The inner bay is shallow, sandy and intertidal, though it slopes into a deeper area 2 km from the transitional water boundary.[2] It is predominantly influenced by the sea, though several rivers drain into the bay from the west. In the northwest corner of the bay, the Castletown River cuts through the intertidal zone and the smaller River Fane flows into the southeast corner. While the shores of the bay are largely made up of intertidal flats, there is a significant area of salt marsh on the western shore.[2] The catchment around the bay is of mixed agriculture and urban land use.
Rivers
Rivers which flow into Dundalk Bay:[3]
- Several small flows from the Cooley Peninsula
- Flurry River (a.k.a. River Ballymascanlan)
- Castletown River (a.k.a. Creggan River) - 45 km (28 miles)
- Tributary - Cully Water River (Falmore River, Dungooley River) - 23.3 km (14.5 miles)
- Tributary - Kilcurry River (aka Forkhill River) - 18.5 km (11.5 miles)
- Rampart River, flowing through central Dundalk to join inner Dundalk Bay
- River Fane - 61.56 km (38.25 miles)
- River Glyde - 55.9 km (34.7 mi)
- Tributary - River Dee - 60.4 km (37.5 mi)
References
- ^ "Dundalk Bay". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ a b Inner Dundalk Bay. Central Fisheries Board, Ireland. Retrieved on 29 September 2008.
- ^ Ask About Ireland
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