Ross Lake (Ireland)

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Ross Lake
Loch an Rois (Irish)
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Location in Ireland
Location County Galway
Coordinates 53°22′11″N9°12′20″W / 53.36972°N 9.20556°W / 53.36972; -9.20556
Catchment area 53.81 km2 (20.8 sq mi)
Basin  countriesIreland
Max. length3.1 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width1.3 km (0.8 mi)
Surface area1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Average depth4 m (13 ft)
Max. depth14 m (46 ft)
Surface elevation6 m (20 ft)
References [1] [2] [3] [4]

Ross Lake (Irish : Loch an Rois) [1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is part of the Lough Corrib catchment in County Galway.

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Geography

Ross Lake measures about 3 km (1.9 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It is located about 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Galway city, near the village of Moycullen. [2]

Natural history

Fish species in Ross Lake include perch, roach, bream, pike and the critically endangered European eel. [4] The lake is part of the Ross Lake and Woods Special Area of Conservation. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Loch an Rois/Ross Lake". Placenames Database of Ireland . Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 Google (28 December 2015). "Ross Lake" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. ↑ 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. 13. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive – Ross Lake" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ross Lake and Woods SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) . Retrieved 28 December 2015.
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