Dunglow Lough

Dunglow Lough
Loch an Chlocháin Léith (Irish)
Dunglow Lough location in Ireland
Dunglow Lough location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Donegal
Coordinates54°57′16″N 8°20′35″W / 54.95444°N 8.34306°W / 54.95444; -8.34306
Lough Craghy
Dungloe River
37.67 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1.4 km (1 mi)
Max. width0.7 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area
0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Average depth
1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)
Max. depth7.5 m (25 ft)
Surface elevation
13 m (43 ft)
IslandsFlat Island, Fern Island, Black Island, Brush Island, Wren Island
References

Dunglow Lough (Irish: Loch an Chlocháin Léith), also known as Dungloe Lough, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal in the Rosses fishery.

Geography

Dunglow Lough is 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of Dungloe. It measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. The lake has five named islands.

Hydrology

Dunglow Lough is fed on its eastern side by neighbouring Lough Craghy. The lake drains westwards into the Dungloe River.

Natural history

Fish species in Dunglow Lough include brown trout, salmon and the critically endangered European eel.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Free, Gary; Little, Ruth; Tierney, Deirdre; Donnelly, Karol & Caroni, Rossana (2006). A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). p. 11. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Dunglow Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Dunglow Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Loch an Chlocháin Léith/Dunglow Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 4 February 2016.