Lough Acoose

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Lough Acoose
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Location in Ireland
Location County Kerry
Coordinates 52°0′26″N9°48′42″W / 52.00722°N 9.81167°W / 52.00722; -9.81167
Basin  countries Ireland
Max. length1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Max. depth19 m (62 ft)
References [1] [2]

Lough Acoose is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry near the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains.

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Geography

Lough Acoose measures about 1 km (0.6 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Killorglin near the village of Glencar. [1]

Natural history

Fish present in Lough Acoose include brown trout, Arctic char, salmon and the critically endangered European eel. [2] Lough Acoose is part of the Killarney National Park, MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment Special Area of Conservation. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Lough Acoose" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Acoose" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Killarney National Park, MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) . Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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