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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]

Legend

According to Lebor Gabála Érenn (11th century), Fochain was a daughter of Partholón, an ancient settler of Ireland.^[3] In the Táin Bó Cúailnge, Cúchulainn meets with Medb and Fergus mac Róich in Glenn Fochaine.^[4] A more prosaic etymology could be the Old Irish fochaín, "smooth-bottomed."^[5]

The River Faughan rises on Sawel Mountain, north of Park and flows northwestwards through Claudy, crossing the A6 west of Drumahoe. It flows northwards on the eastern edge of Derry city, being bridged by the A2 between Campsey and Strathfoyle. The Faughan enters Lough Foyle east of Coolkeeragh power station.^{[citation needed]}

The River Faughan is a brown trout and salmon fishery.^[6]

"The Faughan Side" is a traditional Irish song from the early 20th century, sung by Eddie Butcher.^[7]

The river gives its name to Faughan Valley Golf Club, near Eglinton.

v t e Rivers of Ireland
List
Flowing north	Bann Bush Faughan Foyle Roe
Flowing to the Irish Sea	Avoca Boyne Broadmeadow Ward Castletown Dargle Glencullen Fane Glyde Dee Lagan Liffey Morell Rye Camac Poddle Dodder Mayne Naniken Newry Quoile Santry Shanganagh River Slaney Tolka Vartry
Flowing to the Celtic Sea	Bandon Blackwater Lee Mahon The Three Sisters Barrow Nore Suir
Flowing to the Atlantic	Ballisodare Caragh Clare Corrib Erne Eske Feale Inny Laune Ferta Maine Moy Robe Shannon Swilly
Tributaries of the Shannon	Abbey River Boyle River Brosna Deel Fergus Inny Maigue Mulkear River Nenagh River Suck
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