River Sulby

The River Sulby is the longest of the Isle of Man's twenty six rivers. The river rises at the island's highest point, the six hundred and twenty meter high Snaefell.

The river flows eastwards for eleven miles towards it's mouth at the coastal town of Ramsey, situated on the north of the island.

The river begins life as a fast flowing watercourse as it makes it's way down the east side of Sneafell, before widening and flowing at a much more leisurely pace as it makes it's way through the lush green terrain of the Sulby and Tholt y Will glens.

The river passes through Sulby Village, which is renowned for it's iron age fort, water mill, whisky distillery and village green. The road which run's through the village is also renowned for being the fastest point of the island's TT Race course.

Points of interest along the route of the river are the eighteenth century Sulby Bridge a three arch, stone bridge also known as the Bowring Road Bridge, the twenty six acre Curraghs Wildlife Park, the sixty two hectare Sulby Resevoir with it's impressive sixty meter high dam and the Alt cascade waterfall which is located in some of the most picturesque scenery found anywhere on the island.

The river eventually drains into the Irish Sea at Ramsey Harbour, situated in the island's second largest town of Ramsey.

The river passes the town's forty acre Mooragh Park a Victorian landscaped garden renowned for it's man made boating lake and bowling green.

The river also runs under the Ramsey Harbour Swing Bridge a nineteenth century, steel truss bridge completed in 1892 which links the Mooragh Park with Mooragh Proemenade, a wide and elegant seafront avenue which hosts some very fine Victorian architecture.

The river also forms part of the town's four freshwater quays, located at both the town's marina and harbour entrances. There are also two lighthouses situated here, an operational one situated at Douglas Head and a decommissioned one further along the coast known as the Herring Tower.

In all there are twenty seven lighthouses located along the coast of the Isle of Man.

The River Sulby is home to mainly migratory fish such as sea trout, brown trout and salmon and is a popular water course for both local and visiting fly fishermen.

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OTHER RIVERS LOCATED ON THE ISLE OF MAN

The Baldwin River meets the River Glass near Crosby

The River Sulby is one of twenty six water courses found on the Isle of Man. Found below is a list of these rivers and streams, along with their full length if known.

The Baldwin River - 6.3 kilometers.

The Blaber River - 2.72 kilometers.

The Colby River

The Colder River

The Cornaa River

The Crammag River

The Crogga River

The Foxdale River - 5 kilometers.

The Glenmaye River

The Glen Auldyn River

The Glen Roy River

The Greeba River - 4.5 kilometers.

The Groudle River - 4.09 kilometers.

The Injebreck River

The Killane River

The Laxey River - 1.49 kilometers.

The Lhen Trench - 0.42 kilometers.

The River Dhoo - 9.13 kilometers.

The River Douglas - 2.3 kilometers.

The River Glass - 11.5 kilometers.

The River Neb - 12.86 kilometers.

The River Rhenass

The River Ruy - 2.13 kilometers.

The River Sulby - 18 kilometers.

The Santon Burn

The Silver Burn

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