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River Shannon - Lough Ree

Early plans for the River Shannon - Lough Ree between Westcroft and Blackburn were proposed by Hugh Henshall but languished until Exuperius Picking Junior was appointed as secretary to the board in 1888. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Barnsley to Bath canal at Wrexham, the difficulty of tunneling through the Newport Hills caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Slough instead. According to Charles Harding's "Ghost Stories and Legends of The Inland Waterways" book, Barhampton Aqueduct is haunted by a horrible apperition of unknown form.

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The River Shannon - Lough Ree is a large river and is part of the River Shannon. It runs for 19 miles from Lough Ree (southern entrance) (where it joins the River Shannon - Portumna to Athlone) to Lough Ree (northern entrance) (where it joins the River Shannon - Lanesborough to Jamestown).

The exact dimensions of the largest boat that can travel on the waterway are not known. The maximum headroom is not known. The maximum draught is not known.

Lough Ree (southern entrance)
Lecarrow Moorings with facilities 2 miles to the west	9 miles and 4¾ furlongs	0 locks
Portrunny Moorings with facilities 3 miles to the west	11 miles and 6½ furlongs	0 locks
Ballyleague Harbour Moorings with facilities 100 yds to the west	18 miles and 7¾ furlongs	0 locks
Lough Ree (northern entrance) Lanesborough	19 miles	0 locks

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[Lough Ree] Lough Ree (Irish: Loch Rí) is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest [Rivers of Ireland] The river develops into three lakes along its course, Lough Allen, Lough Ree and Lough Derg. Of these, Lough Derg is the largest. The Shannon enters [Lough Derg (Shannon)] southernmost of three large lakes on the River Shannon; the others being Lough Ree and Lough Allen. Towns and villages on Lough Derg include Portumna, Killaloe [River Shannon] the River Shannon at its mouth at Loop Head reaches 300 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s). Indeed, the Shannon is a major river by the time it leaves Lough Ree with [Athlone] in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is located on the River Shannon near the southern shore of Lough Ree. It is the second most populous town in the Midlands [List of loughs of Ireland] Londonderry* Galway Bay, County Galway Lough Hyne, County Cork Larne Lough, County Antrim* Lough Mahon, County Cork Shannon Estuary, Munster Tralee Bay, County [List of rivers of Ireland] (360 km) — longest river on the island. Develops into Lough Allen, Lough Bofin, Lough Ree and Lough Derg along its course. Shanow River 15.25 miles (24.54 km) [Shannon hydroelectric scheme] of operation water was stored in the major lakes on the Shannon, Lough Derg, Lough Ree and Lough Allen because Ardnacrusha provided a significant contribution [Shannon Callows] the river flows out of Lough Ree, and Portumna in County Galway, where it enters Lough Derg, in central Ireland. The shallow grade of the river here [Lough Ree Yacht Club] the River Shannon amongst the 'diversions' promised for a festival week in the town. Athlone is founded on the River Shannon, just south of Lough Ree, the

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