Lagan (Belfast Lough)

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Lagan
an Lagáin
The weir of the Lagan in Belfast

The weir of the Lagan in Belfast

Data
location Northern Ireland
River system Lagan
River basin district North Eastern RBD
source on Slieve Croob in the mountains of County Down
54 ° 20 ′ 24 ″  N , 5 ° 58 ′ 23 ″  W
muzzle in Belfast in Belfast Lough Coordinates: 54 ° 38 ′ 15 ″  N , 5 ° 52 ′ 29 ″  W 54 ° 38 ′ 15 ″  N , 5 ° 52 ′ 29 ″  W.

The Lagan ( Irish An Lagáin ; in ancient Logia ) is a river in Northern Ireland .

It has its source on Slieve Croob in the mountains of County Down and flows about 60 km via Dromara , Dromore , Moira and Lisburn to Belfast . There it flows into the Belfast Lough (Bay of Belfast).

Tributaries are the Ravernet , the Carryduff, and the Farset . In 1994 a weir was built in Belfast, the Lagan Weir , to keep the water level constant. From here the river becomes an estuary .

In both Lisburn and Belfast, the city center has been upgraded by rebuilding the Lagan embankment. To this end, the Laganside Corporation was founded in Belfast in 1989 . Among other things, the Waterfront Hall , the largest concert hall in Northern Ireland with 2,250 seats, opened in 2001, and the Odyssey Arena , a multi-purpose hall.

Both the Queen's University Belfast Boat Club and other clubs practice water sports on the Lagan.

  • The Lagan at Lanyon Place in Belfast

  • The Lagan in Belfast

  • The weir of the Lagan in Belfast

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Commons : Lagan  - collection of images, videos and audio files