Lough Fee
Lough Fee | |
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Location in Ireland | |
Location | County Galway |
Coordinates | 53°35′5″N 9°49′19″W / 53.58472°N 9.82194°WCoordinates: 53°35′5″N 9°49′19″W / 53.58472°N 9.82194°W |
Native name | Loch Fí (Irish) |
Primary inflows | Tooreenacoona River |
Primary outflows | Lough Muck |
Catchment area | 15.76 km2 (6.1 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 3.4 km (2.1 mi) |
Max. width | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Surface area | 1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
References | [1][2][3] |
Lough Fee (Irish: Loch Fí)[1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Geography[]
Lough Fee measures about 3 km (1.9 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It is located about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Clifden and just south of Killary Harbour.[2]
Hydrology[]
The enters Lough Fee at its southwestern shore. Lough Fee flows out to the northwest to , which in turn flows to the Atlantic Ocean via the .[2]
Natural history[]
Fish species in Lough Fee include salmon and brown trout.[4] Lough Fee is part of The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation.[5]
See also[]
- List of loughs in Ireland
References[]
- ^ a b "Loch Fí/Lough Fee". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Google (27 December 2015). "Lough Fee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 17. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "Culfin". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ^ "The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SPA" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 27 December 2015.
External links[]
- Media related to Lough Fee at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Lakes of County Galway