Lough Graney

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Lough Graney
Lough Graney from Black Island - geograph.org.uk - 212483.jpg
Lough Graney is located in Ireland
Lough Graney
Lough Graney
LocationCounty Clare, Ireland
Coordinates52°58′59″N 8°39′48″W / 52.983121°N 8.663227°W / 52.983121; -8.663227Coordinates: 52°58′59″N 8°39′48″W / 52.983121°N 8.663227°W / 52.983121; -8.663227
Native nameLoch Gréine  (Irish)
Primary outflows
Catchment areaRiver Shannon
Basin countriesIreland
Surface area3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Surface elevation49 m (161 ft)
IslandsGreen Island, Sand Island

Lough Graney (Irish: Loch Gréine)[1] is a lake in County Clare, Ireland.[2] The lake's outlet is the short River Graney, which flows through Lough O'Grady and past the town of Scarriff into the west side of Lough Derg.[3][4]

Recreation[]

Lough Graney is a fishery for perch, ferox trout, roach and bream.[5]

See also[]

  • List of loughs in Ireland

References[]

  1. ^ "Loch Gréine/Lough Graney". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Cahermurphy - Receation Sites - Coillte Outdoors".
  3. ^ Joyce, Patrick Weston; Bartholemew, John (1999). "Lough+Graney" Atlas & Geography of Ireland.
  4. ^ Kinahan, George Henry (1873). The water basin of Lough Derg, Ireland. Geological Magazine. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland".
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