Dunglow Lough

Lake in County Donegal, Ireland

54°57′16″N 8°20′35″W / 54.95444°N 8.34306°W / 54.95444; -8.34306Primary inflowsLough CraghyPrimary outflowsDungloe RiverCatchment area37.67 km2 (14.5 sq mi)Basin countriesIrelandMax. length1.4 km (1 mi)Max. width0.7 km (0.4 mi)Surface area0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)Average depth1.3 m (4 ft 3 in)Max. depth7.5 m (25 ft)Surface elevation13 m (43 ft)IslandsFlat Island, Fern Island, Black Island, Brush Island, Wren IslandReferences[1][2][3]

Dunglow Lough (Irish: Loch an Chlocháin Léith),[4] 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.[3] It measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide.[2] The lake has five named islands.[3]

Hydrology

Dunglow Lough is fed on its eastern side by neighbouring Lough Craghy. The lake drains westwards into the Dungloe River.[2]

Natural history

Fish species in Dunglow Lough include brown trout, salmon and the critically endangered European eel.[3]

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. ^ a b c "Dunglow Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "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.