Lough Shindilla | |
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Location | County Galway |
Coordinates | 53°27′18″N9°33′40″W / 53.45500°N 9.56111°W |
Primary outflows | Ardderry Lough |
Catchment area | 9.66 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Max. width | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
Surface area | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 22 m (72 ft) |
Surface elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
References | [1] [2] [3] |
Lough Shindilla is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Lough Shindilla measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It lies about 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Galway city on the N59 road near the village of Maam Cross. [1]
Lough Shindilla flows east into Ardderry Lough. [1] The lake, like other area lakes, is oligotrophic. [4]
Fish species in Lough Shindilla include brown trout, perch, Arctic char, salmon and the critically endangered European eel. [3] Lough Shindilla is part of the Maumturk Mountains Special Area of Conservation. [4]
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