River Gweebarra
| River Gweebarra | |
|---|---|
 Gweebarra Bridge near Lettermacaward | |
 | |
| Etymology | Beara's river |
| Native name | Abhainn Ghaoth Beara (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lough Barra, County Donegal |
| Mouth | |
• location | Gweebarra Bay |
• coordinates | 54°51′06″N 8°23′26″W / 54.85167°N 8.39056°W |
| Length | 31.78 km (19.75 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | River Cloghernagore |
The River Gweebarra (Irish: Abhainn Ghaoth Beara[1]) is a river in north County Donegal, Ireland.[2]
Course
[edit]Streams enter Lough Barra from Crockfadda and Moylenanav. From there the River Gweebarra flows southwestwards between the Derryveagh Mountains and Glendowan Mountains, crossing the R252 at Doocharry. From here it widens, being bridged by the N56 south of Lettermacaward. It enters the Gweebarra Bay which flows on into the North Atlantic Ocean.
Wildlife
[edit]The River Gweebarra is a brown trout and salmon fishery.[3] Other species include Sand goby, European flounder, European eel, plaice, Fifteen-spined stickleback, Five-bearded rockling, Lesser sandeel, Two-spotted goby, Greater pipefish, Long-spined sea scorpion, Three-spined stickleback, turbot and pollack.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Abhainn Ghaoth Beara/River Gweebarra". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "River Gweebarra".
- ^ "Fishing on the Gweebarra River | Glenties.ie". Archived from the original on 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Transitional Waters in the North Western International River Basin District – Gweebarra Estuary" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. 2013.