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River Torrent

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22: 94:. In the upper reaches, the river channel is shallow and narrow with pebble/cobble substrate and sandy banks. Downstream the banks are vegetated with tall grasses and native tree species. There are also fishing weirs. In its lower reaches, the Torrent widens and runs parallel to the 146: 206: 176: 261: 75:
The Torrent is a long meandering river, which drains the hills to the north-west of Dungannon. The underlying geology is varied and includes basal
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ferry. It previously acted as a source of industrial waterpower. The river runs through the small village of
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stone aqueduct at Newmills, built around 1778, where the canal was carried over the River Torrent.
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was built to provide transport for coal from the Drumglass Collieries to the Coalisland Canal, in
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A Biographical Dictionary of Civil Engineers in Great Britain and Ireland: 1500 to 1830
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village is situated adjacent to the River Torrent, formerly known as the Torrent Flow.
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Planning Service – Dungannon and South Tyrone Area Plan 2010
113:. The most prominent canal structure still extant is the 59:in East Tyrone, situated three miles north of 8: 286:Skempton, A.W. & Chrimes, Mike (2002). 51:approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) from 138: 7: 14: 147:"Navigating the River Blackwater" 290:. Thomas Telford. p. 191. 1: 177:"Coalisland – Torrent River" 366: 241:Donaghmore Living History 237:"Donaghmore Area Profile" 207:"Newmills Potted History" 127:List of rivers of Ireland 16:River in Northern Ireland 211:Culture Northern Ireland 181:Culture Northern Ireland 151:Culture Northern Ireland 350:Rivers of County Tyrone 29: 101: 24: 326:54.50429°N 6.63789°W 322: /  157:on 10 February 2008 331:54.50429; -6.63789 217:on 11 January 2008 187:on 11 January 2008 30: 47:which enters the 25:River Torrent in 357: 337: 336: 334: 333: 332: 327: 323: 320: 319: 318: 315: 302: 301: 283: 277: 276: 274: 272: 258: 252: 251: 249: 247: 233: 227: 226: 224: 222: 213:. Archived from 203: 197: 196: 194: 192: 183:. Archived from 173: 167: 166: 164: 162: 153:. Archived from 143: 96:Coalisland Canal 49:River Blackwater 45:Northern Ireland 365: 364: 360: 359: 358: 356: 355: 354: 340: 339: 330: 328: 324: 321: 316: 313: 311: 309: 308: 306: 305: 298: 285: 284: 280: 270: 268: 262:"Torrent River" 260: 259: 255: 245: 243: 235: 234: 230: 220: 218: 205: 204: 200: 190: 188: 175: 174: 170: 160: 158: 145: 144: 140: 135: 123: 104: 73: 17: 12: 11: 5: 363: 361: 353: 352: 342: 341: 304: 303: 296: 278: 253: 228: 198: 168: 137: 136: 134: 131: 130: 129: 122: 119: 107:Dukart's Canal 103: 102:Dukart's Canal 100: 72: 69: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 362: 351: 348: 347: 345: 338: 335: 299: 297:0-7277-2939-X 293: 289: 282: 279: 267: 263: 257: 254: 242: 238: 232: 229: 216: 212: 208: 202: 199: 186: 182: 178: 172: 169: 156: 152: 148: 142: 139: 132: 128: 125: 124: 120: 118: 116: 112: 111:County Tyrone 108: 99: 97: 93: 89: 85: 82: 81:carboniferous 78: 70: 68: 66: 62: 58: 54: 50: 46: 42: 41:County Tyrone 38: 34: 33:River Torrent 28: 23: 19: 307: 287: 281: 269:. Retrieved 265: 256: 244:. Retrieved 240: 231: 219:. Retrieved 215:the original 210: 201: 189:. Retrieved 185:the original 180: 171: 159:. Retrieved 155:the original 150: 141: 105: 90:and Old Red 74: 32: 31: 18: 329: / 221:28 November 191:28 November 161:28 November 314:54°30′15″N 133:References 65:Donaghmore 317:6°38′16″W 92:Sandstone 84:limestone 61:Dungannon 344:Category 121:See also 57:Newmills 27:Newmills 271:1 March 246:1 March 77:clastic 71:Geology 53:Maghery 294:  115:ashlar 37:river 35:is a 292:ISBN 273:2009 248:2009 223:2007 193:2007 163:2007 88:coal 39:in 346:: 264:. 239:. 209:. 179:. 149:. 98:. 86:, 79:, 63:. 43:, 300:. 275:. 250:. 225:. 195:. 165:.

Index


Newmills
river
County Tyrone
Northern Ireland
River Blackwater
Maghery
Newmills
Dungannon
Donaghmore
clastic
carboniferous
limestone
coal
Sandstone
Coalisland Canal
Dukart's Canal
County Tyrone
ashlar
List of rivers of Ireland
"Navigating the River Blackwater"
the original
"Coalisland – Torrent River"
the original
"Newmills Potted History"
the original
"Donaghmore Area Profile"
"Torrent River"
ISBN
0-7277-2939-X

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