The River Clodiagh () is a small river which rises in Lough Coumduala in the

Comeragh Mountains The Comeragh Mountains () are a glaciated mountain range situated in southeast Ireland in County Waterford. They are located between the town of Dungarvan and stretch inland to the town of Clonmel on the County Tipperary border and the villag ...

in north County Waterford. (''It should not be confused with the River Clodiagh in County Kilkenny.'') It flows through the villages of

Rathgormack Rathgormack or Rathgormac () is a village and parish in northern County Waterford, Ireland. Amenities The village has a pub, a shop, a newly made all-weather pitch, a recreational park, a national school and a Roman Catholic Church Rathgormac ...

, Clonea-Power and

Portlaw Portlaw ( or ''Port Lách'') is a town in County Waterford, Ireland. It is also a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore. It is situated approximately 19 km west-north-west of Waterford City, where the Clodiagh m ...

before joining the

River Suir The River Suir ( ; ga, an tSiúr or ''Abhainn na Siúire'' ) is a river in Ireland that flows into the Atlantic Ocean through Waterford after a distance of . The catchment area of the Suir is 3,610 km2.

just outside Portlaw. The

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of w ...

is fed by a number of smaller tributaries including Hunts stream and Aughtnawilliam stream.

Kayak tragedy

Two canoeists, one a sit-on kayak, drowned after being stuck in a weir at Portlaw, in April 2010."Fatal River Weir Impassable"
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* Clodiagh {{Ireland-river-stub