It continues south until past Turloughmore, then turns sharply west, flowing north of Claregalway and, thence, further westward into Lough Corrib.

[citation needed] A large section of it is a former turlough (Irish: turlach), which, at 6.5 square kilometres, used to be Ireland's largest.

[citation needed] The Clare has since the 1950s been subject to ongoing arterial drainage to lower the bed of the river and mitigate flooding.

[citation needed] The river is an important spawning channel for salmon and trout and a noted fishery in its own right for both species.

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