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River Brosna
Old mill on the Brosna at Kilbeggan
EtymologyPossibly means "place of twigs"[1]
Native nameAn Bhrosnach (Irish)
Location
CountryIreland
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Mullingar, County Westmeath
MouthRiver Shannon
 • location
Shannon Harbour
Length79.26 kilometres (49.25 mi)
Basin size1,248 km2 (482 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average5.13 m3/s (181 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
River systemShannon

The River Brosna (Irish: An Bhrosnach) is a river within the Shannon River Basin in Ireland, flowing through County Westmeath and County Offaly.

The river rises in Lough Owel north of Mullingar[3] and is a tributary of the River Shannon. It meets the Shannon at Shannon Harbour.

The River Brosna is 49.25 miles (79 km) in length.[4]

  1. ^ "An Bhrosnach/Brosna". Archived from the original on 27 January 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ^ HydroNet - Environmental Protection Agency - Ireland Archived 7 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "AAI | Physical Landscape". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2007..
  4. ^ Ordnance Survey of Ireland: Rivers and their Catchment Basins 1958 (Table of Reference)

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