| River Faughan | |
|---|---|
 Cumber Bridge, Claudy | |
| Etymology | Fochain, character in Irish legend |
| Native name | An Fhochaine (Irish) |
| Location | |
| Sovereign State | United Kingdom |
| Constituent Country | Northern Ireland |
| Cities | Claudy, Derry |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sawel Mountain, County Londonderry |
| Mouth | |
• location | North Channel at Derry via Lough Foyle |
| Length | 47.5 km (29.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 295 km2 (114 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 10.72 m3/s (379 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Glenrandall River |
The River Faughan (/ˈfɒhən/; Irish: An Fhochaine[1]) is a river in northwest Northern Ireland.[2]
- ^ "An Fhochaine/Faughan River". logainm.ie. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
- ^ "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.