Levally Lough
Loch an Chrainn Chrín (Irish)
Levally Lough with Nephin
Levally Lough location in Ireland
Levally Lough location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Mayo
Coordinates53°58′57″N 9°18′9″W / 53.98250°N 9.30250°W / 53.98250; -9.30250
Catchment area20.18 km2 (7.8 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1.9 km (1.2 mi)
Max. width1.1 km (0.7 mi)
Surface area1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi)
Surface elevation29 m (95 ft)
References[1][2][3]

Levally Lough (Irish: Loch an Chrainn Chrín)[1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in County Mayo near Lough Conn.

Geography and natural history

Levally Lough measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It lies about 15 km (9 mi) north of Castlebar and about 5 km (3 mi) west of Pontoon.[2] The lake is a pike fishing destination.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Loch an Chrainn Chrín/Levally Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Google (31 December 2015). "Levally Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 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. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. "Coarse fishing in Mayo and Sligo". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 31 December 2015.


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