Avonmore — water body quality

near Glencree, Wicklow

Avonmore is a river in Wicklow, near Glencree, extending 171.0 km.

Official classification

Moderate

Assessed 2026

Moderate is the first Water Framework Directive class that falls short of the Directive’s objective: the biological communities here differ moderately from those expected in a near-natural water body of this type, so a programme of measures applies.

StretchStatus
AvonmoreModerate
AvonmoreGood
AvonmoreGood
AvonmoreGood
AvonmoreHigh
AvonmoreGood
AvonmoreGood

Overall status reflects the worst stretch (precautionary).

This water body

Type
River
Length
171.0 km
County
Wicklow
Location
53.0192, -6.2634
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