Kindrum Lough

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Kindrum Lough
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Kindrum Lough location in Ireland
Kindrum Lough location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Donegal
Coordinates55°14′0″N 7°42′44″W / 55.23333°N 7.71222°W / 55.23333; -7.71222Coordinates: 55°14′0″N 7°42′44″W / 55.23333°N 7.71222°W / 55.23333; -7.71222
Native nameLoch Chionn Droma  (Irish)
Primary inflowsCashlan Stream
Catchment area3.67 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1.6 km (1 mi)
Max. width1.0 km (0.6 mi)
Surface area0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Average depth6.6 m (22 ft)
Max. depth15 m (49 ft)
Surface elevation8 m (26 ft)
References[1][2][3]

Kindrum Lough (Irish: Loch Chionn Droma)[4] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal on the Fanad Peninsula.

Geography[]

Kindrum Lough is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Portsalon.[3] It measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long west–east and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide.[2]

Hydrology[]

Kindrum Lough is fed mainly by the Cashlan Stream entering at its southeastern end. The lake drains southwards into Mulroy Bay.[3] Kindrum Lough is oligotrophic.[3][5]

Natural history[]

Fish species in Kindrum Lough include brown trout, Arctic char, three-spined stickleback and the critically endangered European eel.[3] Two rare plant species have been recorded from the lake: slender naiad (Najas flexilis) and a stonewort, . The latter species is considered endemic to County Donegal. Kindrum Lough is part of the Kindrum Lough Special Area of Conservation.[5]

See also[]

  • List of loughs in Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 18. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Google (6 February 2016). "Kindrum Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Kindrum Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. July 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Loch Chionn Droma/Kindrum Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Kindrum Lough SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 6 February 2016.
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