Lough Barra

Lough Barra
Lough Barra
	Location in Ireland
Location	County Donegal
Coordinates	54°57′26″N8°6′19″W / 54.95722°N 8.10528°W Coordinates: 54°57′26″N8°6′19″W / 54.95722°N 8.10528°W
Native name	Loch Beara (Irish)
Primary inflows	River Barra
Primary outflows	Gweebarra River
Catchment area	19.68 km2 (7.6 sq mi)
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	1.4 km (1 mi)
Max. width	0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Surface area	0.63 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Average depth	4.4 m (14 ft)
Max. depth	11.6 m (38 ft)
Surface elevation	90 m (300 ft)
References

Last updated January 10, 2022

Lough Barra (Irish : Loch Beara)^[4] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal in the valley along the Gweebarra fault.

Geography

Lough Barra is about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Letterkenny, just outside the southwest corner of Glenveagh National Park.^[3] It measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide.^[2]

Hydrology

Lough Barra is fed mainly by the Barra River entering at its northern end. The lake drains southwards into the Gweebarra River.^[2] The lake, like other area lakes, is oligotrophic.^[5]

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Barra include brown trout, salmon and the critically endangered European eel.^[3] Lough Barra is part of the Cloghernagore Bog and Glenveagh National Park Special Area of Conservation, which also includes Lough Beagh.^[5]

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References

↑ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 16. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
1 2 3 Google (3 February 2016). "Lough Barra" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
1 2 3 "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Barra" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
↑ "Loch Beara/Lough Barra". Placenames Database of Ireland . Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University . Retrieved 3 February 2016.
1 2 "Cloghernagore Bog and Glenveagh National Park SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) . Retrieved 3 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. 16. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[GoogleMaps-2] 1 2 3 Google (3 February 2016). "Lough Barra" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[IFI-3] 1 2 3 "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Barra" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. July 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[logainm-4] "Loch Beara/Lough Barra". Placenames Database of Ireland . Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University . Retrieved 3 February 2016.

[NPWS-5] 1 2 "Cloghernagore Bog and Glenveagh National Park SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) . Retrieved 3 February 2016.

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