Owenogarney — water body quality

near Cratloe, Clare

Owenogarney is a river in Clare, near Cratloe, extending 141.9 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
OwenogarneyGood
OwenogarneyGood
OwenogarneyModerate
OwenogarneyGood
OwenogarneyModerate
OwenogarneyModerate

Overall status reflects the worst stretch (precautionary).

This water body

Type
River
Length
141.9 km
County
Clare
Location
52.7889, -8.6908
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