River Blackwater (Northern Ireland)

River Blackwater
Charlemont Bridge over the River Blackwater, which connects Charlemont, County Armagh, to The Moy, County Tyrone.
Native name
Location
CountryNorthern Ireland, (UK)
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorth of Augher, County Tyrone
 • elevation59 metres (194 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Lough Neagh
Length91.3 kilometres (56.7 mi)
Basin size1,507 square kilometres (582 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average19.7 m3/s (700 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightCor River, Callan River, River Tall

The River Blackwater (Irish: An Abhainn Mhór)[1] or Ulster Blackwater is a river mainly in County Armagh and County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Its source is to the north of Fivemiletown, County Tyrone. The river divides County Armagh from County Tyrone and also divides County Tyrone from County Monaghan, making it part of the border between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

  1. ^ "An Abhainn Mhór/River Blackwater". logainm.ie. Retrieved 9 December 2023.