Levally Lough | |
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Loch an Chrainn Chrín (Irish) | |
Location in Ireland | |
Location | County Mayo |
Coordinates | 53°58′57″N 9°18′9″W / 53.98250°N 9.30250°W |
Catchment area | 20.18 km2 (7.8 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 1.9 km (1.2 mi) |
Max. width | 1.1 km (0.7 mi) |
Surface area | 1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 29 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 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.
- 1 2 Google (31 December 2015). "Levally Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Coarse fishing in Mayo and Sligo". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
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