Location and topography left|thumb|Satellite image of Belfast with Lough|200x200px Belfast is at the mouth of the River Lagan at the head of Belfast Lough open through the North Channel to the Irish Sea and to the North Atlantic. In the course of the 19th century, the location's estuarine features were re-engineered. With dredging and reclamation, the lough was made to accommodate a deep sea port, and extensive shipyards. The Lagan was banked (in 1994 a weir raised its water level to cover what remained of the tidal mud flats) and its various tributaries were culvertedDes O'Reilly, Rivers of Belfast – A History On the model pioneered in 2008 by the Connswater Community Greenway some, including the course of the Farset, are now being considered for "daylighting".
Location and topography left|thumb|Satellite image of Belfast with Lough|200x200px Belfast is at the mouth of the River Lagan at the head of Belfast Lough open through the North Channel to the Irish Sea and to the North Atlantic. In the course of the 19th centur?y, the location's estuarine features were re-engineered. With dredging and reclamation, the lough was made to accommodate a de?ep sea port, and extensive shipyards. The Lagan was banked (in 1994 a weir raised its water level to cover what remained of the tidal mud flats) and its various tributaries were culvertedDes O'Reilly, Rivers of Belfast – A History On the model pioneered in 2008 by the Connswate?r C!ommunity Greenway some, including the course of the Farset, are now being considered for "daylighting,".