Glenelly River
Glenelly River is a river in Tyrone. It flows westwards along the long linear Glenelly Valley to the south of Sawel Mountain, following one of the principal geological fault-lines in the Sperrin Mountains.
In the highest part of the sperrins, the Glenelly is formed by stream running from either side Mullaghsallagh and uniting at Goles Bridge. From here the Glenelly runs down the deeply incised Glenelly Valley, parting the Sperrins in twain here, fed by many of the burns running off Sawel Mountain and its sisters before emerging into the broader ground at Plumbridge.
The village of Plumbridge stands at the mouth of the Glenelly Valley and on the banks of the Glenelly River. Below the village, the river meanders across a complex, undulating floodplain of alluvium and glacial moraine. The channel has often carved deep ridges within these soft deposits, creating steep, irregular mounds and pockets of peaty marsh on the valley floor.[1]
A few miles below Plumbridge, the Glenelly joins the Owenkillew River, which has run a gentler course to the south, above Newtownstewart,[2] and eventually at Newtonstewart the united waters join the Strule River.
Wildlife
Otters have been recorded in the Glenelly River, which is important also for salmon and trout.[3]
Angling
The Glenelly River has wild brown trout, but is better known for salmon and sea trout fishing.[4]
References
- ↑ "Glenelly Valley Landscape". Northern Ireland Environment Agency. http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/landscape/country_landscape/28/28-land.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ↑ "Glenelly River". Trout Fly Fishing in Ireland - Central Fisheries Board. http://www.cfb.ie/fishing_in_ireland/trout/northernireland.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ↑ "Glenelly Valley Biodiversity Profile". Northern Ireland Environment Agency. http://www.ni-environment.gov.uk/landscape/country_landscape/28/28-bio.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ↑ "Glenelly - Angling - Regional Rivers and Loughs". Loughs Agency. http://www.loughs-agency.org/angling/regional_maps.asp?riverid=23. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
Coordinates: 54°44′N 7°18′W / 54.733°N 7.3°W
