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Dunglow Lough

Coordinates: 54°57′16″N 8°20′35″W / 54.95444°N 8.34306°W / 54.95444; -8.34306
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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
Primary inflowsLough Craghy
Primary outflowsDungloe River
Catchment area37.67 km2 (14.5 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. 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 Island
References[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

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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

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

Natural history

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

See also

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References

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  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.