| Ward River Irish: Abhainn an Bharda | |
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| Etymology | Norman / French: Le Warde |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Killester and Fairyhouse Racecourse, County Meath |
| • elevation | 95 m (312 ft) |
| Mouth | Broadmeadow River |
• location | near Swords |
• coordinates | 53°28′13″N 6°12′39″W / 53.47020°N 6.21092°W |
| Length | 18 kilometres (11 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Broadmeadow River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | St Margaret's Stream |
| • right | Shallon Stream |
The Ward River (Irish: Abhainn an Bharda),[1] sometimes historically the Swords River, is a watercourse of County Meath and northern County Dublin. About 18 kilometres (11 mi) long;[2]: 2 it runs through the town of Swords and then flows into the Broadmeadow River. The Ward is a salmonid river, with several species of fish, including brown trout. It has several small tributaries. The river is in the jurisdictions of Meath and Fingal County Councils, as well as within the oversight of the Environmental Protection Agency.
- ^ DCU and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht. "Abhainn an Bharda / Ward River". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ Doyle, Joseph W. (2013) [2008]. Ten Dozen Waters: The Rivers and Streams of County Dublin (7th ed.). Dublin, Ireland: Rath Eanna Research. pp. i–iv, 1–76 + photos and map. ISBN 978-0-9566363-6-2.