Enfield Blackwater
{{Short description|River in the counties of Kildare and Meath, Ireland}}
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{{Infobox river
| name = River Blackwater (Enfield)
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| native_name ={{native name|ga|An Abhainn Dubh}}
| source1_location = Derrymahon, County Kildare
| mouth_location = Donore, County Meath to River Boyne, thence to Irish Sea
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Ireland
| length_km = 24.5
| source1_elevation = {{convert|90|m|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|0.24|m3/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size_km2 = 126.8
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The River Blackwater, also called the Enfield Blackwater,{{cite web|url=http://www.fishinginireland.info/trout/east/meath/enfield.htm|title=Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland.}} or Kildare Blackwater[https://books.google.com/books?id=ccwy2n5MNa0C Notes on Ireland and Other Writings, Nancy Hennessy. p. 64]{{Cite web |url=http://www.meath.ie/CountyCouncil/Publications/HeritagePublications/File,43119,en.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=18 December 2014 |archive-date=26 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226065752/http://www.meath.ie/CountyCouncil/Publications/HeritagePublications/File,43119,en.pdf |url-status=dead }} is a river that flows through the counties of Kildare and Meath in Ireland. It is a tributary of the River Boyne which flows into the Irish Sea at Drogheda.{{Cite web |url=http://hydronet.epa.ie/stat_88873.htm?entryparakey=W |title=HydroNet - Environmental Protection Agency - Ireland |access-date=2014-12-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227055242/http://hydronet.epa.ie/stat_88873.htm?entryparakey=W |archive-date=2014-12-27 |url-status=dead }}
Course
The Enfield Blackwater has its source in the north of Kildare, near Timahoe. It flows northwest past Knockanally Golf Club, through Johnstown Bridge and along the Kildare-Meath county border. It is bridged by the M4 motorway west of Enfield and then passes under the Royal Canal via the Blackwater Aqueduct at Kilmorebrannagh/Kilmurry{{cite web|url=http://kapitaens-handbuch.com/?tag=blackwater-aqueduct|title=Captain's Handbook © » Blackwater Aqueduct}} and continue to form the Kildare-Meath border until it veers northwards near Longwood and passes under the R160 road. The Enfield Blackwater drains into the River Boyne in Donore, County Meath about 12 km southwest of Trim, County Meath, just below Inchamore Bridge.{{cite web|url=http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/EREP-c/enfield-blackwater-boyne.html#a-typical-reach|title=Enfield Blackwater (Boyne) - EREP-c - Fisheries Research|first=Myles|last=Kelly|access-date=18 December 2014|archive-date=18 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218183822/http://www.fisheriesireland.ie/EREP-c/enfield-blackwater-boyne.html#a-typical-reach|url-status=dead}}
Wildlife
Brown trout are the main fish species.
See also
References
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