The
Blackwater or
Munster Blackwater (, The Big River) is a river which flows through counties
Kerry,
Cork, and
Waterford in Ireland. It rises in the
Mullaghareirk Mountains in County Kerry and then flows in an easterly direction through County Cork, through
Mallow and
Fermoy. It then enters County Waterford where it flows through
Lismore, before abruptly turning south at
Cappoquin, and finally draining into the
Celtic Sea at
Youghal Harbour. In total, the Blackwater is 169 km (105 mi) long. The total catchment area of the River Blackwater is 3,324 km
2. The long term average flow rate of the River Blackwater is 89.1 Cubic Metres per second (m
3/s)