Ards and North Down
Water quality for 14 rivers, lakes and coastal waters in Ards and North Down, from EPA and DAERA Water Framework Directive ecological status.
Official classifications in this county
- Good
- 2
- Moderate
- 7
- Poor
- 3
- Bad
- 2
- Ards Penninsula, PortavogieGood
- Ballyholme River, BangorBad
- Belfast Lough Inner, CultraModerate
- Belfast Lough Outer, GroomsportGood
- Blackstaff (Ards) River, KircubbinBad
- Blackwater (Ards) River, BallygowanModerate
- Comber Tributary, BallygowanPoor
- Crawfordsburn River, CrawfordsburnModerate
- Cully's Burn, NewtownardsModerate
- Cunning Burn, NewtownardsModerate
- Enler River (Comber), ComberModerate
- Ganaway Burn, BallywalterPoor
- Mill Burn (Ards), MillislePoor
- Strangford Lough North, GreyabbeyModerate
These pages show water-quality information, not swim-safety advice. For today’s conditions and swim-safety guidance, check Water Safety Ireland.