Kindrum Lough

Kindrum Lough
Kindrum Lough
	Location in Ireland
Location	County Donegal
Coordinates	55°14′0″N7°42′44″W / 55.23333°N 7.71222°W Coordinates: 55°14′0″N7°42′44″W / 55.23333°N 7.71222°W
Native name	Loch Chionn Droma (Irish)
Primary inflows	Cashlan Stream
Catchment area	3.67 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	1.6 km (1 mi)
Max. width	1.0 km (0.6 mi)
Surface area	0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Average depth	6.6 m (22 ft)
Max. depth	15 m (49 ft)
Surface elevation	8 m (26 ft)
References

Last updated January 10, 2022

Kindrum Lough (Irish : Loch Chionn Droma)^[4] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal on the Fanad Peninsula.

Geography

Kindrum Lough is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Portsalon.^[3] It measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long west–east and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide.^[2]

Hydrology

Kindrum Lough is fed mainly by the Cashlan Stream entering at its southeastern end. The lake drains southwards into Mulroy Bay.^[3] Kindrum Lough is oligotrophic.^[3]^[5]

Natural history

Fish species in Kindrum Lough include brown trout, Arctic char, three-spined stickleback and the critically endangered European eel.^[3] Two rare plant species have been recorded from the lake: slender naiad ( Najas flexilis ) and a stonewort, Nitella spanioclema . The latter species is considered endemic to County Donegal. Kindrum Lough is part of the Kindrum Lough Special Area of Conservation.^[5]

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References

↑ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 18. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
1 2 Google (6 February 2016). "Kindrum Lough" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
1 2 3 4 5 "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Kindrum Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
↑ "Loch Chionn Droma/Kindrum Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland . Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University . Retrieved 6 February 2016.
1 2 "Kindrum Lough SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) . Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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[EPA-1] "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 18. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[GoogleMaps-2] 1 2 Google (6 February 2016). "Kindrum Lough" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[IFI-3] 1 2 3 4 5 "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Kindrum Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[logainm-4] "Loch Chionn Droma/Kindrum Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland . Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University . Retrieved 6 February 2016.

[NPWS-5] 1 2 "Kindrum Lough SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) . Retrieved 6 February 2016.

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