River Torrent

[2] The river runs through the small village of Newmills in East Tyrone, situated three miles north of Dungannon.

[4] 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 clastic, carboniferous limestone, coal and Old Red Sandstone.

In the upper reaches, the river channel is shallow and narrow with pebble/cobble substrate and sandy banks.

In its lower reaches, the Torrent widens and runs parallel to the Coalisland Canal.