River Lee estuary

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The River Lee estuary is the tidal lower reach of the River Lee in County Cork, Ireland, where the river broadens and meets Cork Harbour before flowing into the Celtic Sea.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
River Lee estuary system 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
geographical feature
connectedTo Atlantic Ocean
country Ireland
drainageBasin River Lee
surface form: River Lee basin
emptiesInto Celtic Sea
flowsInto Celtic Sea
Cork Harbour
formsPartOf Celtic Sea coastline of Ireland
hasCharacteristic brackish water
lower reach of River Lee
tidal
hasEcosystemType estuarine ecosystem
hasMouthPosition Cork Harbour
hasSalinity mix of freshwater and seawater
hasUse navigation
recreation
shipping access to Cork
locatedIn Cork Harbour
surface form: Cork Harbour area

County Cork
Munster
southern Ireland
locatedNear Cork Harbour
mouthOf River Lee
near Cork city
partOf Cork Harbour
surface form: Cork Harbour system

River Lee
region south coast of Ireland
watercourse River Lee

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lough Mahon connectedTo River Lee estuary
Blackrock Castle hasViewOf River Lee estuary
Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland hasViewOf River Lee estuary
Lough Mahon partOf River Lee estuary
this entity surface form: River Lee estuary system