Camowen River

The Camowen River (Irish: An Chamabhainn[1]) is a river in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, a tributary of the River Foyle.[2][3]

Camowen River
Camowen River, with Sandra Jones Bridge (Mullaghmore) in distance
Etymology	Irish for "crooked river"
Native name	An Chamabhainn
Location
Country	Northern Ireland
City	Omagh
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	South of Pomeroy, County Tyrone
Mouth
• location	North Channel via River Strule, River Foyle, Lough Foyle
Length	45 kilometres (28 mi)
Basin size	276.6 km^2 (106.8 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	6.78 m^3/s (239 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Foyle

Course

The Camowen River rises south of Pomeroy and flows westward, being bridged by the B46 in Tiroony and meeting a tributary south of Carrickmore. It meets another tributary near Bracky, then flows southwestwards under the B158. It turns northwards into Omagh, passing behind Tyrone County Hospital and meeting the Drumragh River at the centre of the town. From this point on it is called the River Strule.

Wildlife

The Camowen River is a salmon fishery.[4][5]

See also

• Rivers of Ireland

References

1. "Camowen River". logainm.ie.
2. "River Clare: A highly modified Natura 2000 river". EcofactIreland. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. Loughs Agency. "Camowen - Lough Foyle - Loughs Agency". Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)