River Lee
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River Lee to Laoi |
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 Weir at Lee Fields in Cork |
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| location | County Cork , Ireland | |
| River system | River Lee | |
| River basin district | South Western RBD | |
| source | west of Gougane Barra 51 ° 49 ′ 55 ″ N , 9 ° 20 ′ 34 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 200 m ASL | |
| muzzle | in the Cork Harbor coordinates: 51 ° 50 ′ 52 " N , 8 ° 19 ′ 48" W 51 ° 50 ′ 52 " N , 8 ° 19 ′ 48" W.
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| length | approx. 55 km | |
| Flowing lakes | Gouganebarra Lake , Lough Mahon | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Iniscarra Reservoir | |
| Big cities | Cork | |
The River Lee ( Irish : An Laoi ) is a river in the Republic of Ireland in County Cork . It rises west of Gougane Barra and then flows about 55 km east to Cork , where it forms Cork Harbor before flowing into the Celtic Sea . Even before Cork, the Lee, together with other rivers, feeds the Iniscarra Reservoir , where there are several hydroelectric power stations.
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- ↑ Mapviewer of the Ordnance Survey Ireland (accessed November 1, 2013)