River Lennon

Average rate: 21.3 &nbsp; m 3 /s (750 &nbsp; cu &nbsp; ft/s)
Maximum rate: 41.79 &nbsp; m 3 /s (1,476 &nbsp; cu &nbsp; ft/s)

River Lennon
The "Fish House", Ramelton, with the River Lennon passing it
Native name	An Leanainn
Other name(s)	Leannan River
Country	Ireland
Cities	Kilmacrennan, Ramelton
Basin
Main source	Glendowan Mountains
River mouth	Atlantic Ocean via Lough Swilly at Ramelton
Basin size	262 square kilometres (101 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	45.9 kilometres (28.5 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 21.3 m³/s (750 cu ft/s) Maximum rate: 41.79 m³/s (1,476 cu ft/s)

The River Lennon or Leannan (Irish: An Leanainn^[1]) is a river in County Donegal, Ireland.^[2]

Course

The River Lennon rises in the Glendowan Mountains and flows through Gartan Lough and Lough Fern. It continues through Kilmacrennan and enters Lough Swilly at Ramelton.

The River Lennon is a noted brown trout fishery.^[3] Salmon numbers are recovering. Other species found in the river (a Special Area of Conservation) include the freshwater pearl mussel, European otter and slender naiad.^[4]

Rivers of Ireland

List

Flowing north	Bann Bush Foyle Roe

Flowing to the Irish Sea	Avoca Boyne Camac Castletown Dargle Dodder Fane Lagan Liffey Naniken Newry Poddle Quoile Santry Slaney Tolka Vartry

Flowing to the Celtic Sea	Bandon Blackwater Lee Mahon The Three Sisters Barrow Nore Suir

Flowing to the Atlantic	Clare Corrib Erne Eske Feale Ferta Moy Robe Shannon Swilly

Tributaries of the Shannon	Abbey River Boyle River Brosna Deel Fergus Inny Maigue Mulkear River Nenagh River Suck

River names in italics indicate rivers which are partially or wholly in Northern Ireland, with the rest being wholly in the Republic of Ireland

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