Cloonacleigha Lough

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Cloonacleigha Lough
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Lake towards Keshcorran Hill
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Location in Ireland
Location County Sligo
Coordinates 54°4′55″N8°35′52″W / 54.08194°N 8.59778°W / 54.08194; -8.59778
Primary outflows Templehouse Lough
Catchment area 32.63 km2 (13 sq mi)
Basin  countries Ireland
Max. length1.25 km (0.78 mi)
Max. width0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Surface area0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Surface elevation57 m (187 ft)
References [1] [2]

Cloonacleigha Lough is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in south County Sligo and forms part of the course of the Owenmore River.

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Geography

Cloonacleigha Lough measures about 1 km (0.6 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Sligo and 7 km (4 mi) west of Ballymote. [2]

Natural history

Fish present in Cloonacleigha Lough include pike. [3] A number of duck species winter in the area of the lake including teal, wigeon, mallard, tufted duck and goldeneye. Wader bird species include lapwing, curlew and Greenland white-fronted goose. Other bird species found in the area of the lake include mute swan and great crested grebe. [4]

Cloonacleigha Lough is part of the Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs Special Area of Conservation as a hard water lake habitat. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ 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. 10. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Google (25 January 2016). "Cloonacleigha Lough" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Great Pike Waters of Ireland". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) . Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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