Carrowbeg (Westport) — water body quality

near Dooncastle, Mayo

Carrowbeg (Westport) is a river in Mayo, near Dooncastle, extending 68.7 km.

Official classification

Poor

Assessed 2026

Poor ecological status means the Water Framework Directive assessment found major alteration to this water body’s biological communities, with many of the species expected in an undisturbed water body of its type absent or much reduced.

StretchStatus
Carrowbeg (Westport)Good
Carrowbeg (Westport)Poor
Carrowbeg (Westport)Good

Overall status reflects the worst stretch (precautionary).

This water body

Type
River
Length
68.7 km
County
Mayo
Location
53.7695, -9.4927
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