| 词条 | River Avoca |
| 释义 |
| name = River Avoca Abhainn Abhóca | image = Meetings5007w.jpg | image_caption = Avonmore left; Avonbeg right; Avoca ahead at the Meeting of the Waters. | source1_location = The Meeting of the Waters, County Wicklow. | mouth_location = Irish Sea at Arklow | discharge1_avg = {{convert|18|m3/s|abbr=on}} | tributaries_right = River Aughrim | name_etymology = From the Oboka, which appears in Ptolemy's Geography }} The Avoca ({{lang-ga|Abhainn Abhóca}}) is a river in County Wicklow, Ireland. It is contained completely within the county. Its length is 35 miles (56.3 km).[1] The Avoca starts life as two rivers, the Avonmore ({{irish place name|Abhainn Mhór|Big River}}) and the Avonbeg ({{irish place name|Abhainn Bheag|Small River}}). These join together at a spot called the Meeting of the Waters (Cumar an dá Uisce) in the Vale of Avoca, which is considered a local beauty spot, and was celebrated by Thomas Moore in his song of the same name. {{Cquote|There is not in the wide world a valley so sweet,As the vale in whose bosom the bright waters meet; Oh, the last rays of feeling and life must depart, Ere the bloom of that valley shall fade from my heart.}} The village of Avoca is situated on the river. The Avoca flows into the Irish Sea at Arklow where it widens into a large estuary, giving Arklow its Irish language name an t-Inbhear Mór (the big inlet).{{Citation needed|date=March 2012}} The catchment area of the Avoca is 652 km2.[2] The long term average flow rate of the Avoca is 20.2 cubic metres per second (m3/s)[2] NameThe Avoca was originally called Abhainn Mhór / Abhainn Dé (great river/God's river); the present name was derived from Oboka ({{Lang-el|Οβοκα}}),[3] the name of a river in Ptolemy's Geography, which was thought to correspond to the Avoca (Ovoca). Oboka more likely refers to the Liffey.[4] IndustryThe valley of the Avoca has a large copper mine, and further downstream was the NET fertilizer factory (closed since 2002). These are said to have contributed greatly to pollution in the lower reaches of the river. TransportThe railway line from Dublin to Rosslare also passes along the Vale of Avoca, cutting inland from its mainly coastal route and the R752 road tightly follows the west bank of the Avoca from The Meetings to Arklow. See also
Notes{{more citations needed|date=September 2014}}1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.fishinginireland.info/trout/east/wicklow/avoca.htm|title=Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland.|work=fishinginireland.info}} 2. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.serbd.com/MultiDownloads/Creport/Chapters/Physical%20Description%20Ch3.pdf|title=South Eastern River Basin District Management System Initial Characterisation Report: Physical Description|last=|first=|date=|website=South Eastern River Basin District|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222354/http://www.serbd.com/MultiDownloads/Creport/Chapters/Physical%20Description%20Ch3.pdf|archivedate=2016-03-03|deadurl=yes|accessdate=2015-03-02|df=}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.romaneranames.uk/essays/ireland.pdf|title=Ireland|last=|first=|date=1 June 2018|website=Roman Era Names|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=11 August 2018}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.logainm.ie/en/1416542|title=Abhóca/Avoca|website=Logainm.ie|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-08-11}}
External links{{commonscat|Avoca River, Ireland}}
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