| Errit Lough | |
|---|---|
| Loch Eirid (Irish) | |
  Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Roscommon |
| Coordinates | 53°48′48″N 8°42′12″W / 53.81333°N 8.70333°W |
| Primary outflows | River Lung |
| Catchment area | 7.15 km2 (2.8 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 1.25 km (0.8 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.7 km (0.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.82 km2 (0.32 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| References | [1][2] |
Errit Lough (Irish: Loch Eirid)[3] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in west County Roscommon in the catchment of the Boyle River.
Geography and natural history
Errit Lough is located about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Ballaghaderreen. The lake forms the Errit Lough Special Area of Conservation.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Google (1 March 2016). "Errit Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 1 March 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. 11. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Loch Eirid/Errit Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ↑ "Errit Lough SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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