{{Short description|River in County Laois, Ireland}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=December 2020}} {{Infobox river | name = River Erkina | image = River Erkina at Durrow Ireland.jpg | name_etymology = Irish ''oircín'', "little tail"/"piglet"? | native_name ={{native name|ga|An tOircín}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.logainm.ie/en/1166550|title=An tOircín/Erkina River|website=Logainm.ie|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> | name_other = | image_caption = River Erkina at Durrow, County Laois | source1_location = south of Rathdowney | mouth_location = Celtic Sea via River Nore | length_km = 36.2 | basin_size_km2 = 387|basin_size_ref=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.epa.ie/pubs/reports/water/flows/Hydrological%20Data%20Book%201995.pdf|format=PDF|title=Hydrological Data : A listing of water level recorders and summary statistics at selected gauging stations|website=Epa.ie|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> | discharge1_avg = {{convert|5.69|m3/s|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epa.ie/licences/lic_eDMS/090151b28031dbfd.pdf|format=PDF|title=INSPECTOR'S REPORT ON A WASTE WATER DISCHARGE LICENCE APPLICATION|website=Epa.ie|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> }}
The '''River Erkina''' ({{langx|ga|An tOircín}}) is a river that flows through the county of Laois in Ireland. It is a tributary of the River Nore.
It has its source on the Laois-Kilkenny border south of Rathdowney.<ref name="southlaoistourism.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.southlaoistourism.com/attractions/waterways/erkina-river/|title=Erkina River – South Laois Tourism|website=Southlaoistourism.com|accessdate=7 January 2019}}</ref> It flows north towards Rathdowney and then turns east in the direction of Durrow entering the River Nore around 1.5 km east of the town.
==See also== Rivers of Ireland
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Erkina}} Category:Rivers of County Laois