| Dunglow Lough | |
|---|---|
| Loch an Chlocháin Léith (Irish) | |
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  Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Donegal |
| Coordinates | 54°57′16″N 8°20′35″W / 54.95444°N 8.34306°W / 54.95444; -8.34306 |
| Primary inflows | Lough Craghy |
| Primary outflows | Dungloe River |
| Catchment area | 37.67 km (14.5 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 1.4 km (1 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.61 km (0.24 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 1.3 m (4 ft 3 in) |
| Max. depth | 7.5 m (25 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
| Islands | Flat 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
- 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.
- ^ "Dunglow Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Dunglow Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- "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.