Irish Rivers Directory

Submit New River
Search & Filter Rivers
River Name County Province Grade Length Rating Media Details
Adrigole River
Nice warm up river for beginners. Also nice and short run so can be run …
Cork Munster 2-3 2Km 2.0 (3) 1 0
Annacloy River
The Annacloy river rises in the Dromara Hills and flows into Strangford Lough. Excellent paddling …
Down Ulster 2-3 6Km 3.5 (20) 0 1
Aughrim River
A nice short, continuous introduction to whitewater in county Wicklow.
Wicklow Leinster 1-3 2-3 Km 3.9 (18) 8 2
Avonmore (Annamoe) River
Depending on water level this is either a scrapy III with Jacksons Falls (IV-c) (low …
Wicklow Leinster 3-4 6 Km 4.2 (67) 40 5
Avonmore (Clara Vale Section) River
Mellow enough grade 2, continuous enough at the start and flattens out the further down …
Wicklow Leinster 2 7km 4.4 (25) 1 0
Avonmore (Rathdrum to the Meetings) River
This section is a pleasant and fun endeavour. And the scenery in the area is …
Wicklow Leinster 2 7.5km 4.5 (11) 3 1
Ballaghisheen River
Mainly four drops, which are narrow and overgrown in parts.
Kerry Munster 4 1 3.5 (2) 9 1
Ballintrillick River
Continuous grade 3 / 4 mountain river that needs plenty of water. Caution required at …
Sligo Connacht 3-4 2.5 Km 5.0 (5) 19 1
Ballydonnell Brook
Continuous sections of boulder garden rapids with few flat sections and no major large drops …
Wicklow Leinster 3-4 2km 3.5 (6) 2 0
Ballysadare River Sligo Connacht - 0.5 km 4.8 (16) 3 1
Bannagh River
This is a run about 3km long, which does need a lot of water so …
Fermanagh Ulster 2-3 3km 4.0 (1) 5 0
Barra River
Steep fast rocky run with some drops and a gorge section. Lots of fun, just …
Donegal Ulster 3-4 1 km 5.0 (1) 0 0
Barrow River
There are four main defined sections of this river each around 12 miles in length.At …
Carlow Leinster 1-3 192 km 4.3 (38) 24 1
Behy River
Winding grade 2+ river which responds to recent rain.
Kerry Munster 2-3 3 km 3.7 (7) 1 0
Blackwater/Boyne River
Grade 3 in high water and grade 2/3 in medium water. Good for either creekers …
Meath Leinster 2-3 7-10 km 3.1 (14) 5 0
Boluisce River
A nice Grade III-ish run through the Connemara country side.The Boluice is made up of …
Galway Connacht 3-5 3.5km 4.5 (27) 19 9
Bonnet River
A typically short run with a nice large drop in the middle, followed by a …
Sligo Connacht 3 1km 4.2 (5) 0 1
Boyne River
A fun grade 2 river that is runnable even into the summer months, although low …
Meath Leinster 2-3 6 Km 4.0 (48) 20 1
Brosna River
Only works after a lot of rain, possibly a grade three, very short run at …
Mayo Connacht 2-3 0.8 2.4 (5) 7 0
Bullaba River
A bedrock granite shuk that needs a heavy down pour. Main section is fast and …
Donegal Ulster 3-4 500m/2km 4.3 (3) 0 3
Bundorragha River
Set in the scenic Delphi valley. Very Clean. Obvious route. Perfect for beginners on grade …
Mayo Connacht 2-3 1.5 km 4.0 (23) 11 2
Bunduff River
Approximately 500m of gentle class 2/3 rapids with a 3m (~10ft) drop at the end.
Leitrim Connacht 2-3 .5km 3.8 (18) 16 4
Bunhowna River
A seldom run river with continuous action from start to finish. Predominately boulder garden in …
Mayo Connacht 3 2.5km 4.6 (7) 12 1
Caher River
When this river is up, its continuous and really fast. Eddies are few and far …
Clare Munster 3-4 2 km 4.6 (12) 9 3
Caraghbeg (Beamish) River
A pushy fast flowing steep river with lots of drops.
Kerry Munster 4 1 to 1.5 km 4.3 (4) 9 0
Caragh, Lower River
The Lower Caragh is lake fed and runs from Lough Caragh to the sea in …
Kerry Munster 2 2.6km 3.6 (10) 4 1
Caragh, Upper River
The Upper Caragh is probably one of best grade 3 rivers in Ireland with the …
Kerry Munster 3-4 4.2km 3.9 (7) 1 2
Cem River
A narrow continuous river that runs when the upper and source are extremely high. Its …
Wicklow Leinster 3 0.5km 4.0 (1) 1 0
Clare Glens - Clare River
Lots of drops, rapids and holes. The main section, which includes the Main Falls, the …
Limerick Munster 3-4 2km 4.7 (41) 17 7
Clare River Milltown
A low grade river, perfect for beginners first run on a river, moving flat water …
Galway Connacht 2 3 km 3.5 (6) 9 7
Clodiagh River
The river rises in the Comeragh mountains near Rathgormuck and flows to Clonea Power before …
Waterford Munster 1-3 28 4.3 (4) 6 1
Colligan River
River now quite popular following the success of the Colligan Gorge Games. Long paddle on …
Waterford Munster 3-4 9.5km 4.2 (19) 10 4
Colooney Falls
Park and Huck, roughly about 5 meters, Better run in high water as the take …
Sligo Connacht 4 N/A 4.8 (5) 4 3
Coomeelan Stream
Too low most of the time. Open hillside to steep wooded valley followed by easy …
Kerry Munster 4-6 3.5km 2.7 (3) 34 0
Coomhola River
Good class 3 play water with a couple of trickier rapids.
Cork Munster 3-4 4Km/2Km 4.5 (4) 13 4
Cummeragh River
The river Cummeragh is a nice grade 2 to 3+ river with a natural channel …
Kerry Munster 2-3 3.8 + 1.4 flat 3.0 (4) 1 0
Curragower Play Wave
Probably the best park and play feature in Ireland.
Limerick Munster 2 0 km 4.7 (7) 1 2
Dalligan River
Its another river only worth the run in flood, an easy grade 2/3 with a …
Waterford Munster 2-3 8km 3.0 (1) 0 0
Dargle River
Awesome creek on the doorstep of Dublin. The Dargle is a short but classic creek …
Wicklow Leinster 4-5 4km 4.9 (26) 18 5
Deel River
It's a short run about 1.4 km in length. Grade 3 sometimes grade 3+. Expect …
Limerick Munster 3 1.4km 3.7 (7) 9 1
Deele Drumkeen River
This river is graded from 3-4, it needs to be bank inspected in its entirety …
Donegal Ulster 3-4 4k 5.0 (3) 3 0
Derreen River
Grade 2 to 4 - rock garden, waves (In high water) playspots and a gorge …
Carlow Leinster 2-4 5 - 6 km 4.0 (1) 6 1
Dunkellin River
The Dunkellin river is a nice easy grade two with some nice wave trains. Great …
Galway Connacht 1-2 4km 3.4 (11) 2 1
Dunniel River
A banging start with two nice falls. Most of the rest is scant on eddy …
Sligo Connacht 3-4 2km 4.2 (9) 3 1
Easkey (Easky) River
When the water is up this is a challenging river. The holes on the double …
Sligo Connacht 3-4 6km 4.5 (34) 8 3
Edergole Creek
The steepest complete section of river in Donegal and possibly further (I'll let commenter's add …
Donegal Ulster 3-5 300m 5.0 (1) 2 0
Ennistymon Falls
A short rapid, which comprises of lots of drops and lots of lines.
Clare Munster 3 150m 3.6 (8) 18 4
Erriff River
Much over rated and over graded riverm, that ends with 15ft water fall, that has …
Mayo Connacht 2-4 1km/6km 3.8 (6) 15 0
Fane River
This is a narrow grade 2 river with a few easy white water sections probably …
Louth Leinster 1-2 16 Km 2.2 (11) 6 0
Farmers Falls, Glenleenaun River
Loses about 620ft per mile. It's steep. Nuff said.
Mayo Connacht 4-5 1.5km(ish) 4.2 (5) 1 1
Fergus River
Flat with a three rapids. A couple of bridges for launching off (good crack) and …
Clare Munster 2-3 5/6 ish Km 3.9 (7) 2 0
Flesk River
The Flesk is a classic run that is easily accessible from a main road.
Kerry Munster 4-5 3km 4.7 (28) 19 3
Forkhill River
The Forkhill river is a nice little river which would be best suited to the …
Armagh Ulster 1-3 3.5KM 2.5 (4) 4 0
Gaddagh River
The sporadic frequency and relatively short duration of flooding, means it is normally not possible …
Kerry Munster 4-5 5 km 3.5 (6) 7 0
Gearhameen River
The river is mainly grade three with some grade four drops. There is a lot …
Kerry Munster 3-4 3 Km 4.9 (8) 11 2
Glenacally River
Continuous, technical and tight this is probably one of the best roadside 'buck for your …
Mayo Connacht 3-5 1.5km(ish) 5.0 (1) 23 0
Glenaniff River
This river is meant to have 11 waterfalls, one is quite high and shallow at …
Leitrim Connacht 4-5 3km 4.5 (4) 4 1
Glenarm River
In low water the river can still be run as the pools hold enough to …
Antrim Ulster 3-5 Approx. 7 miles / 11 Km 3.4 (26) 20 7
Glencree River
Steep, very steep in the early sections easing to meandering river for the last couple …
Wicklow Leinster 2-5 4 to 6 kms 3.3 (3) 4 0
Glengalla River
To get to the put in dont take the right to the get out continue …
Tipperary Munster 3-5 2km to 5km 4.0 (2) 2 2
Glengarriff River
It's really just two drops unless you want a major hike-in.
Cork Munster 4 500m 3.0 (1) 7 1
Glenmacnass River
Nice but nasty IV in low to medium water, not a river to swim on …
Wicklow Leinster 4-5 2 Km 4.2 (13) 7 6
Glensheelan River
The river requires a lot of water to be runnable. Grade 3 to 3+ stuff. …
Waterford Munster 3-4 7km 4.0 (1) 4 0
Gweebarra River
The flat water brings you to the point of being bored, but there is enough …
Donegal Ulster 3-5 10km 3.3 (4) 3 1
Gweedore (Crolly) River
Park and huck. A short section through a large split section of granite leading through …
Donegal Ulster 3-5 100m 4.0 (1) 3 0
Ilen River
4m drop at start then a few small drops over bedrock then tree lined easy …
Cork Munster 3-4 4km 3.0 (3) 7 1
Inchavore River
Tight technical rocky paddling at its best, continuous fun!
Wicklow Leinster 3-5 3? 4.4 (8) 2 1
Inny River
The Inny is one of the most popular grade 2 rivers in Ireland, this is …
Longford Leinster 2-3 4Km 3.8 (24) 11 5
Kealincha River
Three distinct sections: - Upper: narrow, grade 3 - Middle: flat - Lower: grade5 cascades
Cork Munster 2-5 0.5km 3.0 (1) 0 1
Kilmacrennan Gorge, Lennon River
The Kilmacrenan river holds it's level well after heavy rain and will still be runnable …
Donegal Ulster 4 300m 3.9 (7) 4 1
King's River
The King's River is a bouncy, fun run with a few holes to avoid. Not …
Wicklow Leinster 3-4 5 km 4.8 (30) 6 1
Kings River
This river is one of the tributaries of the river Nore, it is approximately 12km …
Kilkenny Leinster 1-3 10km ish 4.1 (7) 6 0
Kip (Loughkip) River
The Kip River (Loughkip) is a short, low volume, rocky run. The river is very …
Galway Connacht 3 0.9 KM 3.8 (5) 14 0
Lee River
The Lee fields section of the Lee is the most paddled section of the river; …
Cork Munster 1-3 - 4.1 (14) 21 5
Liffey River
The River Liffey is a typical east of Ireland river below Poulaphouca and Golden Falls …
Dublin Leinster 2-3 ~ 29 Km. 4.3 (40) 35 5
Lough Charrig River
A long and scenic walk in to a river that is not well known. The …
Galway Connacht 2-3 5km 2.3 (3) 3 0
Lough Hyne Tidal Rapids
Tidal rapids only 20 or 30 m long but quite powerful.Lough Hyne (Loch Oighinn, Ine) …
Cork Munster 2 30m 4.7 (3) 9 3
Lower Bandon River
A mellow river with some small rapids and weirs.
Cork Munster 1-2 7 Km 3.9 (7) 0 0
Lower Corrib River
The River Corrib is located in Galway. It flows from Lough Corrib in North Galway …
Galway Connacht 2-3 1km 3.6 (14) 10 3
Lower Deel River
It depends on the water levels as with any river in Ireland but generally you …
Mayo Connacht 2-3 7-9 3.5 (14) 2 2
Lower Shannon (Castleconnell)
For 11 months of the year this stretch of the Shannon is and calm and …
Limerick Munster 2-4 3 km 3.8 (19) 3 2
Lowerymore River
A short steep half man-made beautiful gorge section, the river right route. (1 of 2 …
Donegal Ulster 3-4 0.5 3.0 (1) 8 0
Mahon River
This is run very seldom by paddlers outside of Waterford, but its been done plenty …
Waterford Munster 4-5 7km 4.1 (12) 22 1
Maigue River
The Maigue is an ideal river for beginners. There are twelve weirs on the river, …
Limerick Munster 1-3 3.5km 3.0 (8) 7 0
Mayo Clydagh River
A continuously interesting river with something to satisfy a wide range of skill levels.
Mayo Connacht 2-4 Upper: 4/5km. Lower: 1km 4.3 (14) 20 3
Mulcair/Newport River
This river is a narrow and in places fast flowing river that comes up at …
Tipperary Munster 2-3 3km 4.4 (7) 1 0
Mullaghnagowan River
Two drops, just upstream of the town. The first is very rocky starts narrow and …
Cork Munster 4-5 0.13km 0.0 (0) 3 0
Nire River
Good Grade 3 river needs plenty of recent rain to make it runnable. After a …
Waterford Munster 3 7km 3.9 (15) 8 2
Nore River
The River Nore is one of the Three Sisters rivers which flow into the sea …
Kilkenny Leinster 1-3 150km 3.9 (48) 20 0
O'Sullivans Cascades
A spectacular series of waterfalls running through Tomies woods. Many drops over 20ft.The most famous …
Kerry Munster 4-5 1 and a half KM 4.6 (10) 9 2
Ow River
A well hidden seldom run Wicklow gem. Very picturesque and and unique in character. Very …
Wicklow Leinster 3-4 3Km 4.0 (2) 2 1
Owbeg River
The Owbeg is a right bank tributary of the Roughty, just west of Kilgarvan. It's …
Kerry Munster 4-6 ~1.5Km 4.0 (1) 5 0
Owenaher River
Two steep drops, in quick succession. Thats it!
Sligo Connacht 4-5 300 metres 4.0 (2) 6 1
Owenass ("The Catholes") River
Grade 3 - 4 river which is continuous in nature. Plenty of eddies. Other sections …
Laois Leinster 3-4 0.5km 4.7 (6) 0 0
Owenfeanna River
The river is high gradient, fast, consistent and at some points a bit rocky. We …
Kerry Munster 3-4 2 KM 5.0 (1) 0 0
Owengar River
This is a tight and steep hidden gem. At the get in you have a …
Cork Munster 4-5 3kms 4.4 (7) 12 3
Owengarve River
This river is a fun paddle but needs a fair bit of rain to make …
Mayo Connacht 2-3 1-1.5 km 2.0 (1) 0 0
Owenglin (Clifden Falls) River
15foot park\\\'n\\\'huck grade V waterfall. scary scary drop.
Galway Connacht 5 0 3.0 (1) 4 1
Owennashad River
One of three Waterford rivers featured in Seamus MacGearailt’s 2nd Edition of “The Irish WhiteWater …
Waterford Munster 3-4 5km 3.6 (10) 12 1
Owenreagh River
A couple of grade 5 cascades, a shorter one of grade 4 and some grade …
Kerry Munster 5 1Km 3.3 (3) 3 1
Owenriff River
This is a very short run. On the plus side, it holds water very well …
Galway Connacht 3 0.5km 2.8 (6) 10 1
Owenroe River
Short, rocky and narrow.
Kerry Munster 2-3 2.8km long /1.4km short 3.4 (7) 22 0
Owenshagh River
Grade About 2 km of grade 3/4 (a couple of the rapids are undercut, especially …
Kerry Munster 4 5 4.7 (9) 4 0
Owenvehy River
An open mountain creek starts on bedrock granite slabs then tightens in to a narrow …
Donegal Ulster 3-4 1.5km max 2.0 (1) 4 1
Pollanassa (Mullinavat falls) River
At the start a nice 12 to 15 foot waterfall with big pool at the …
Kilkenny Leinster 2-3 1Km 3.5 (17) 13 4
River Maine
The river is made up of numerous weirs, some more serious than others, there is …
Antrim Ulster 2-3 8-10 km 1.6 (53) 6 1
River Roe
The River Roe is mainly grade II with one grade III section, the Dogleap. It …
Derry Ulster 2-3 4km 2.0 (29) 6 2
Roogagh River
The Roogagh is very similar to the Clare Glens style, pool drops, with fast run …
Fermanagh Ulster 3-4 3Km 4.5 (8) 16 2
Roughty River
Enjoyable class 3-4 whitewater. Mostly pool drop in nature. Good for club groups or combined …
Kerry Munster 3-5 6km 4.2 (17) 10 5
Rye River
The Rye flows through Maynooth and joins up with the Liffey at Leixlip below the …
Dublin Leinster 2-3 3.5km 5.0 (2) 0 3
Seanafaurrachain River
Like many of the rivers in this area its gradient is lost over a relatively …
Galway Connacht 4-6 2km 5.0 (6) 22 2
Sheen River
This is a pool drop river with some rapids that run into each other especially …
Kerry Munster 3-4 4km 5.0 (3) 3 1
Six Mile Water River
A grade one to two run, in County Antrim.
Antrim Ulster 1-3 9km 2.6 (53) 11 3
Slaheny River
A fun paddle with a couple of Grade 3 read and run rapids punctuated by …
Kerry Munster 3-5 3km 4.3 (4) 1 0
Slaheny (Source section) River
Narrow, bouldery, several 1.5m drops and one of 6m.
Kerry Munster 4 3km 4.0 (1) 4 1
Slaney River
The Slaney changes a lot depending on water levels. Its only short so have a …
Carlow Leinster 2-3 1.5 km approx 3.5 (6) 13 1
Source of the Liffey River
Full on technical and testing run.
Wicklow Leinster 4-5 3.4km 4.7 (10) 2 2
Srahnalong River
A low volume, high adrenaline creeking run. Lots drops, long rapids, tiny eddy's.Sure to push …
Mayo Connacht 3-5 ~1.2km 5.0 (22) 19 1
Suck River
When there is enough water the river will flow over the weir and the dam …
Roscommon Connacht 2 25 meters! 4.0 (3) 12 0
Suir River
Bakery HoleThis is a park and play feature on a weir. The entire length of …
Tipperary Munster 1-3 0-1km 3.3 (4) 5 0
Sullane River
A nice day out for club trips. CIT use it for their first beginner trip …
Cork Munster 2-3 4-5 miles 4.2 (5) 0 3
Tarmonbarry Wave
A fast, steep wave, the wave is below a set of sluice gates on the …
Roscommon Connacht 2-3 0 4.6 (7) 5 4
Tay River
We have not yet run this river. It requires an awful lot of water. Probably …
Waterford Munster 2-3 10km 3.7 (3) 0 0
Termon River
It is a shallow river which can only be run after rain, but it does …
Fermanagh Ulster 2-3 2.5km 4.0 (2) 11 1
Tourmakeady Waterfall
Park, Tuck and Huck! Tourmackeady waterfall is a three tier drop. From the top road …
Mayo Connacht 4-5 0.8 Km 3.6 (19) 11 2
Ulster Blackwater (Benburb Section)
A short paddle with a few weirs and a couple of good playspots. Holds its …
Tyrone Ulster 2-3 1.5-2km 3.5 (4) 10 2
Unknown River
Hack and Huck. As in hack your way in through the undergrowth and then huck …
Galway Connacht 4-5 1km 3.0 (2) 0 0
Upper Bandon River
This river is an absolute gem in big water. High volume, is semi playboat friendly, …
Cork Munster 3 5km 4.1 (33) 17 3
Upper Bann River
Upper Bann from Banbridge (seapatrick) to Tullylish Church Graveyard (5k) or to Gilford car park …
Armagh Ulster 1-2 7.5Km 2.7 (20) 3 0
Upper Derg River
As this is essentailly a mountain stream it is best paddled when it is raining …
Tyrone Ulster 3 10km depending on get out 2.8 (8) 0 3
Upper Eany More River
The following is as described in Irish Whitewater guide book: "Sustained Rapids and one of …
Donegal Ulster 3-4 4km 4.4 (5) 3 1
Upper Flesk/Clydagh River
This is a more relaxed run than the Middle Flesk but can also be a …
Kerry Munster 3-4 6km 4.2 (20) 17 0
Upper Lee River
A short run of 200 to 300 meters of continuous grade 2/3 white water. 40 …
Cork Munster 2-3 ~0.3 km 3.6 (5) 7 0
Upper Liffey River
This is a great mountain river that is fast and sustained when it's up. With …
Wicklow Leinster 4 6 km 4.5 (18) 7 1
Upper Owenglin River
The Owenglin flows from a valley in the Twelve Bens, through Clifden where it meets …
Galway Connacht 3-5 9 Km 4.0 (3) 15 5
Westport Owenwee River
A nice upper section, flat middle section, with most of the fun in the last …
Mayo Connacht 1-3 3/4km 5.0 (157) 6 5
White (Abha Bhan) River
Generally a nice grade 3. It may not take much more water (than 0.7m on …
Limerick Munster 3-4 6km 4.0 (7) 3 0
Woodstock Falls (Inistioge)
The main event is a two tier S-bend fall into a pretty shallow pool with …
Kilkenny Leinster 4-5 0.5km 4.7 (3) 9 0