Lough Nacung Upper
| Lough Nacung Upper | |
|---|---|
 View towards Lough Nacung Upper, with Errigal to the left. | |
  Lough Nacung Upper | |
| Location | County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55°01′55″N 8°09′58″W / 55.032°N 8.166°WCoordinates: 55°01′55″N 8°09′58″W / 55.032°N 8.166°W |
| Lake type | natural freshwater lake |
| Native name | Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach (Irish) |
| Primary inflows | Lough Dunlewey |
| Primary outflows | Lough Nacung Lower, to the Clady River |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 2.72 miles (4.38 km) |
| Max. width | 0.38 miles (0.61 km) |
| Surface area | 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Lough Nacung Upper (Irish: Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach, meaning 'Upper Narrowness Lake' or 'Upper Lake of the Isthmus'), also known as Upper Lough Nacung, is a lough in Gaoth Dobhair, a district in the north-west of County Donegal in Ulster, the northern province in Ireland.[1][2] It connects Lough Dunlewey to Lough Nacung Lower, which drains into the Clady River.[1][3] Lough Nacung is a Special Area of Conservation.[4]
The name is derived from the Irish cuing, meaning 'Lake of the Isthmus' or 'narrow neck of land (as between two lakes)'.[2][5][6]
Wildlife[]
The main fish species are sea trout and salmon.[7][8]
See also[]
- List of loughs in Ireland
References[]
- ^ a b Discovery Series Sheet 1 (Fourth Edition). Ordnance Survey of Ireland (O.S.I.), Dublin, 2012.
- ^ a b Patrick McKay, A Dictionary of Ulster Place-Names, p. 101. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast, Belfast, 1999.
- ^ Administrator. "Lough Nacung Upper (IRL)". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ http://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/conservation_objectives/CO000140.pdf[bare URL]
- ^ "Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach/Lough Nacung Upper".
- ^ "Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla (Ó Dónaill): Cuing".
- ^ "Lough Nacung Lough Lacung Upper And Dunlewy Lake - Activities - Angling - Fisheries - All Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Donegal - Dunlewy - Discover Ireland".
- ^ "Lough Nacung Upper, Donegal, Ireland Fishing Lake Maps - MyFishMaps.com".
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