River Faughan

River Faughan
Cumber Bridge, Claudy
Map
EtymologyFochain, character in Irish legend
Native nameAn Fhochaine (Irish)
Location
Sovereign StateUnited Kingdom
Constituent CountryNorthern Ireland
CitiesClaudy, Derry
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSawel Mountain, County Londonderry
Mouth 
 • location
North Channel at Derry via Lough Foyle
Length47.5 km (29.5 mi)
Basin size295 km2 (114 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average10.72 m3/s (379 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftGlenrandall River

The River Faughan (/ˈfɒhən/; Irish: An Fhochaine[1]) is a river in northwest Northern Ireland.[2]

  1. ^ "An Fhochaine/Faughan River". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  2. ^ "River Faughan and Tributaries Catchment – Status Report 2009" (PDF). Loughs Agency of the Foyle Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 June 2016.