Caragh Lake

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For the railway station, see Caragh Lake railway station.

Caragh Lake
Caragh Lake in Spring.jpg
Caragh Lake location in Ireland
Caragh Lake location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Kerry
Coordinates52°3′58″N 9°51′10″W / 52.06611°N 9.85278°W / 52.06611; -9.85278Coordinates: 52°3′58″N 9°51′10″W / 52.06611°N 9.85278°W / 52.06611; -9.85278
Native nameLoch Cárthaí  (Irish)
Catchment area162.54 km2 (62.76 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Surface area4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Surface elevation15 m (49 ft)
References[1]
View from Caragh Lake Mountain

Caragh Lake (Irish: Loch Cárthaí),[2] also Lough Caragh, is a lake in the Reeks District in County Kerry, Ireland. The lake was formed by the damming of the Caragh River.[3]

Caragh Lake railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway line which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour.

Sailing on Caragh Lake

Ecology[]

The lake is included within a large Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC.[4] The rare Kerry slug was first discovered near this lake.[5] The lake is glacial in origin.

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References[]

  1. ^ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Loch Cárthaí/Lough Caragh". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ "What to do and see in the Caragh Lake area". Caraghlake.typepad.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC". National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ Viney, Michael, "Problems with plan for protection of slugs", Irish Times, 15 May 2010.


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