Urlaur Lough

Urlaur Lough
Loch Urláir (Irish)
The lake in 2006
Location in Ireland
Location	County Mayo
Coordinates	53°50′46″N8°44′31″W / 53.84611°N 8.74194°W / 53.84611; -8.74194
Primary outflows	River Lung
Catchment area	13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
Basin  countries	Ireland
Max. length	2.8 km (1.7 mi)
Max. width	0.5 km (0.3 mi)
Surface area	1.15 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Average depth	4 m (13 ft)
Max. depth	11 m (36 ft)
Surface elevation	81 m (266 ft)
References	[1] [2] [3]

Urlaur Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in east County Mayo and is one of the Urlaur Lakes.

Geography

Urlaur Lough measures about 3 km (1.9 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 10 km (6 mi) north of Ballyhaunis near Lough Nanaoge and Lough Roe, the other Urlaur Lakes. ^[1]

Hydrology

Urlaur Lough is the source of the Lung River. The river flows to Lough Gara. ^[3]

Natural history

Fish species in Urlaur Lough include perch, roach, pike, ninespine stickleback and the critically endangered European eel. ^[3] Bird species at the lake include tufted duck, pochard, teal, mallard, whooper swan, wigeon and curlew. Urlaur Lough is part of the Urlaur Lakes Special Area of Conservation. ^[4]

See also

• List of loughs in Ireland

References

1. "Urlaur Lough" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 3 January 2016.
2. 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 11 October 2022.
3. "Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive: Urlaur Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. July 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
4. "Urlaur Lakes SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) . Retrieved 3 January 2016.