Lickeen Lough is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
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Location | County Clare |
Coordinates | 52°57′50″N 9°13′23″W / 52.96389°N 9.22306°W |
Catchment area | 9.03 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 2.5 km (1.6 mi) |
Max. width | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
Surface area | 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
Average depth | 4 m (13 ft) |
Max. depth | 20 m (66 ft) |
Surface elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
References | [1][2][3] |
Geography
editLickeen Lough measures about 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 3 km (2 mi) northeast of Ennistymon.[1]
Natural history
editFish species in Lickeen Lough include rudd, brown trout, three-spined stickleback and the critically endangered European eel. Arctic char formerly present in the lake are now extinct.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Google (5 January 2016). "Lickeen Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
- ^ 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. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lickeen Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. September 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2016.