Coordinates: 51°52′27″N 10°1′11″W / 51.87417°N 10.01972°W / 51.87417; -10.01972

Cloonaghlin Lough

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Cloonaghlin Lough
Loch Oileán Uí Eadhna (Irish)
LocationCounty Kerry
Coordinates51°52′27″N 10°1′11″W / 51.87417°N 10.01972°W / 51.87417; -10.01972
Primary outflowsLough Namona
Catchment area10.24 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length2.2 km (1.4 mi)
Max. width0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Surface area1.28 km2 (0.49 sq mi)
Surface elevation109 m (358 ft)
References[1][2][3][4]

Cloonaghlin Lough (Irish: Loch Oileán Uí Eadhna)[1] is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry.

Geography

Cloonaghlin Lough measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It is located about 15 km (9 mi) northeast of Waterville.[2]

Hydrology

Cloonaghlin Lough drains into its smaller neighbour Lough Namona. This lake in turn drains into the Owengarriff River which joins the Cummeragh River.[4]

Natural history

Fish species in Cloonaghlin Lough include salmon and sea trout. Salmon runs are dependent on high water levels in the Owengarriff and Cummeragh rivers.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Loch Oileán Uí Eadhna/Cloonaghlin Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Cloonaghlin Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  3. 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. 10. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Cloonaghlin Lough and Lough Namona". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 30 December 2015.