Editing Dublin (section)

====Watercourses====
{{see also|List of rivers of County Dublin}}
The River Liffey divides the city in two, between the Northside and the Southside. The Liffey bends at [[Leixlip]] from a northeasterly route to a predominantly eastward direction, and this point also marks the transition to urban development from more agricultural land usage.<ref name="erdb">{{cite web |title = Final Characterisation Report  |url = http://erbd.ie/upload/files/Characterisation%20Report.pdf |publisher = Eastern River Basin District |at = Sec. 7: Characterisation of the Liffey Catchment Area  |access-date = 10 November 2014 |archive-date = 7 January 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190107002633/http://erbd.ie/cgi-sys/suspendedpage.cgi |url-status = live}}</ref> The city itself was founded where the [[River Poddle]] met the Liffey, and the early Viking settlement was also facilitated by the small [[Steine of Dublin|Steine]] or Steyne River, the larger Camac<ref name="LittleRvrs-Camac">{{cite journal |last1=O'Brennan |first1=Lily M. |title=Little Rivers of Dublin |journal=Dublin Historical Record |date=1 September 1940 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=24–25 |jstor=30083879 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30083879 |access-date=13 January 2021 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210140408/https://www.jstor.org/stable/30083879 |url-status=live }}</ref> and the Bradogue,<ref name="LittleRvrs-Brad">{{cite journal |last1=O'Brennan |first1=Lily M. |title=Little Rivers of Dublin |journal=Dublin Historical Record |date=1 September 1940 |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=23–24 |jstor=30083879 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30083879 |access-date=13 January 2021 |archive-date=10 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210140408/https://www.jstor.org/stable/30083879 |url-status=live }}</ref> in particular.

Two secondary rivers further divide the city: the [[River Tolka]], running southeast into Dublin Bay, and the [[River Dodder]] running northeast to near the mouth of the Liffey, and these and the Liffey have multiple tributaries. A number of lesser rivers and streams also flow to the sea within the suburban parts of the city.<ref name="TenDoz_rivers_sml_sea">{{cite book |last1=Doyle |first1=Joseph W. |title=Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin |date=2013 |publisher=Rath Eanna Research |location=Dublin, Ireland |isbn=9780956636362 |edition=7th}}</ref>

Two canals&nbsp;– the [[Grand Canal of Ireland|Grand Canal]] on the southside and the [[Royal Canal of Ireland|Royal Canal]] on the northside&nbsp;– ring the inner city on their way from the west, both connecting with the [[River Shannon]].