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| Mountain Hydrology Research in the Comeragh Mountains. Photo: M.Maunsell |
What a summer it’s been, yesterday and today
had severe weather warnings issued for high winds and heavy rainfall in the
Mountains. Anyone working in mountain
areas in Ireland has been faced with challenging times.
Even in such wet conditions it’s easy to forget that mountains play a very important role in Ireland’s water supply, not just to communities in mountain or upland areas, but also to our towns and cities.
Even in such wet conditions it’s easy to forget that mountains play a very important role in Ireland’s water supply, not just to communities in mountain or upland areas, but also to our towns and cities.
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| Mountain Stream. Photo: M.Maunsell |
All our rivers are fed be upland catchment
areas, the rain that falls in the mountains feeds all our streams, rivers and
reservoirs. The two largest cities on
the Island of Ireland are dependent on water from the mountains. Belfast relies on the vast amount of water collected
in the reservoirs of Mourn Mountains (Silent
Valley, Ben Crom, Lough Island Reavy,
Foffany and Spelga Dam), which then flows under the force of gravity to Belfast.
Dublin relies on the reservoirs in
Wicklow, the Vartry at Roundwood and
Poulaphouca at Blessington. This is why
mountains are known as the water towers of humanity. Enjoy the summer!
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