2003 National Rivers

All rivers within the EPA river network, accessible to salmon and likely to sea trout. The purpose was to inform the further development of salmon stock recruitment models to provide high quality scientific advice to inform the sustainable management of salmon fisheries in Ireland. Freshwater habitat / river ends at the High Water Mark. McGinnity, P.,Gargan, P.,Roche, W., Mills, P. & McGarrigle, M. 2003. Quantification of the Freshwater Salmon Habitat Asset in Ireland using data interpreted in a GIS platform. Irish Freshwater Fisheries, Ecology and Management Series: Number 3, Central Fisheries Board, Dublin, Ireland.

Field Name

Field Alias

Field Type 

Field Description

DISTRICT

DISTRICT

String

Fisheries District name 

SEG_CD 

SEG_CD 

String

River Segment Code

NAME 

NAME 

String 

Central Fisheries Board catchment name 

CONTINUA

CONTINUA 

String 

Segments in Karst areas that link sinks and rises where known

EPA_NAME

EPA_NAME

String

Environmental Protection Agency catchment name

EPA_CODE 

EPA_CODE 

String 

Environmental Protection Agency allocated catchment number

ORDER_ 

ORDER 

Small Integer

Shreve stream order 

OS_LAYER 

OS_LAYER 

String 

Original raster feature

OS_CATNAME

OS_CATNAME 

String 

Ordnance Survey catchment name 

OS_CATNUM 

OS_CATNUM 

String

Ordnance Survey allocated catchment number 

CFB_TYPE 

CFB_TYPE

String

Central Fisheries Board allocated migratory salmonid fishery catchment type by salmon (SAL) and/or sea trout (ST)

CFB_CODE 

CFB_CODE

Integer 

Central Fisheries Board allocated catchment number

RIV_TYPE 

RIV_TYPE

String 

Central Fisheries Board allocated migratory salmonid fishery catchment type by salmon (SAL) and/or sea trout (ST)