Lough Nacung Upper
Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach (Irish)
View towards Lough Nacung Upper, with Errigal to the left.
Location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Donegal
Coordinates55°01′55″N 8°09′58″W / 55.032°N 8.166°W / 55.032; -8.166
Lake typenatural freshwater lake
Primary inflowsLough Dunlewey
Primary outflowsLough Nacung Lower, to the Clady River
Catchment area78.62 km2 (30.36 sq mi)[1]
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length2.72 miles (4.38 km)
Max. width0.38 miles (0.61 km)
Surface area2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi)[1]
Surface elevation59 m (194 ft)[1]
References[1]

Lough Nacung Upper (Irish: Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach, meaning 'upper narrowness lake' or 'upper lake of the isthmus'),[2] also known as Upper Lough Nacung, is a lake in Gweedore, a district in the north-west of County Donegal, Ireland.[3][4] It connects Lough Dunlewey to Lough Nacung Lower, which drains into the Clady River.[3][5] Lough Nacung is a Special Area of Conservation.[6]

The name is derived from the Irish cuing, meaning "lake of the isthmus" or "narrow neck of land (as between two lakes)".[2][4][7]

Wildlife

The main fish species are sea trout and salmon.[8][9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 12. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach/Lough Nacung Upper". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 Discovery Series Sheet 1 (Fourth Edition). Ordnance Survey of Ireland (O.S.I.), Dublin, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Patrick McKay, A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names, p. 101. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.
  5. ↑ Administrator. "Lough Nacung Upper (IRL)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Fawnboy Bog/Lough Nacung SAC 000140" (PDF). Conservation Objectives Series. National Parks and Wildlife Service. 2016. ISSN 2009-4086.
  7. ↑ "Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): Cuing".
  8. ↑ "Lough Nacung Lough Lacung Upper And Dunlewy Lake – Activities – Angling – Fisheries – All Ireland – Republic of Ireland – Donegal – Dunlewy – Discover Ireland". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "Lough Nacung Upper, Donegal, Ireland Fishing Lake Maps - MyFishMaps.com".
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