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Owentocker — water body quality

near Crocknagapple, Donegal

Owentocker is a river in Donegal, near Crocknagapple, extending 96.8 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
OwentockerGood
OwentockerModerate

Overall status reflects the worst stretch (precautionary).

This water body

Type
River
Length
96.8 km
County
Donegal
Location
54.7548, -8.3153
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