River Fane

The River Fane (Irish: Abhainn Átha Féan)^[2] is a river flowing from County Monaghan to Dundalk Bay in County Louth, Ireland.

River Fane
Lough Ross, source of the Fane
Etymology	Perhaps "river of the ford of carts"
Native name	Abhainn Átha Féan (Irish)
Location
Country	Ireland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lough Ross, County Monaghan–Armagh
Mouth
• location	Irish Sea via Dundalk Bay
Length	61.56 km (38.25 mi)
Basin size	350 km2 (140 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	15.39 m3/s (543 cu ft/s)[1]

Course

Estuary of the Fane

Originating in Lough Ross on the border of County Monaghan and County Armagh, and so of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland,^[3] the Fane flows east towards Dundalk Bay, straddling the border between counties Monaghan, Louth and Armagh and flowing through Inniskeen and Knockbridge, before meeting Dundalk Bay near Blackrock, County Louth.

The River Fane is 38.25 miles long and drains an area of 350 km^2[4]

Water extraction

The Fane is, through the Cavan Hill pumping station, a major source of fresh water for Dundalk and the surrounding area in northern Louth.

Pollution

Runoff from illegal fuel laundering operations, carried out in the region, is a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which have severely affected Atlantic salmon stocks in the region.^[5]

See also

• Rivers of Ireland