Waterford from Space

Typhoon.

Just seen this on Broadsheet

From here originally

seven_eleven

Oh wow...thats awesome, to be actually recognized as a place by an Astronaut!


Hey, WAIT A MINUTE that river looks clean! :eek:

gw80

seven_eleven wrote: »

Oh wow...thats awesome, to be actually recognized as a place by an Astronaut!


Hey, WAIT A MINUTE that river looks clean! :eek:

that river is clean

its a "world renound trout fishing river" and still holds the record for irish rod caught salmon,
trout are very sensitive to pollution,

it looks "dirty" at the estuary end of the river and there are some waste pipes entering it, but so do most large rivers that pass threw towns and cities on its tidal stretches

seven_eleven

gw80 wrote: »

that river is clean

its a "world renound trout fishing river" and still holds the record for irish rod caught salmon,
trout are very sensitive to pollution,

it looks "dirty" at the estuary end of the river and there are some waste pipes entering it, but so do most large rivers that pass threw towns and cities on its tidal stretches

I know I was only joking
I'm well aware the brown colour is from the silt thrown up by the tidal forces.

Dicky Pride

I can see my shed.

Finnbar01

Is the river Suir one of the fastest flowing rivers in Europe?

Wanderer2010

And if you squint real hard you can see How Do....

seven_eleven

Finnbar01 wrote: »

Is the river Suir one of the fastest flowing rivers in Europe?

So its been said hundreds of times, but has never been backed up with any evidence other than hearsay. Ive seen rivers that flow much faster than the suir. Maybe its a tidal thing.

gw80

seven_eleven wrote: »

I know I was only joking
I'm well aware the brown colour is from the silt thrown up by the tidal forces.

just read my own thread back there, id does read a bit snotty, not my intentions,sorry

gw80

Finnbar01 wrote: »

Is the river Suir one of the fastest flowing rivers in Europe?

i never heard that before but i think it might be one of the deepest in ireland around rice bridge,

Finnbar01

gw80 wrote: »

i never heard that before but i think it might be one of the deepest in ireland around rice bridge,

How deep is it do you know?

CardBordWindow

Finnbar01 wrote: »

How deep is it do you know?

I think it's close to 20 metres near the bridge, but it's over 30 metres deep up the river at Grannagh.

CardBordWindow

http://www.visitmyharbour.com/harbours/east-and-south-of-ireland/waterford-and-suir/chart/8D115FB7F7F51/waterford-detailed-harbour-chart-2011

This page shows the charts for the river up to the bridge. The depths shown are in Metres, and are the depths taken at low tide.

seven_eleven

How much does the tide rise up at full height?

CardBordWindow

seven_eleven wrote: »

How much does the tide rise up at full height?

That depends on if it's a spring tide or not. It can vary anything between 2m and 4m as far as I know.

Finnbar01

I'd say if that river could 'speak', imagine the stories it could tell? The river Suir has been used for thousands of years as a gateway into and out of Ireland - trade,immigration etc.

seven_eleven

I find it mad that at some places it can be less than 1 meter where you could probably stand in the middle of the river, then theres random 18m gorges that just drop down. It must be a crazy river bed down there.
I dont suppose anybody has ever dived down there or surveyed it aside from with technology.