Location County Sligo Basin countries Ireland Surface area 1.19 km (0.46 sq mi) Surface elevation 180 m Catchment area 10.8 km² Province Connacht Lake type Glacial lake | Primary outflows Easky River Max. length 2.0 km (1.2 mi) Average depth 3 m (10 ft) Area 119 ha Catchment area 10.8 km² Primary outflow Easky River | |
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Easky Lough (Irish: Loch Iascaí), also known as Easkey Lough or Lough Easky, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in west County Sligo in the Ox Mountains.
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Map of Easky Lough, Co. Sligo, Ireland
GeographyEdit
Easky Lough is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Easky village and 45 km (28 mi) by road from Sligo. It lies at an elevation of 180 m (590 ft) and covers an area of 1.19 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi).
HydrologyEdit
Easky Lough is fed by mountain streams entering at the lake's southeastern end. The lake drains north into the Easky River, which flows north to the Atlantic Ocean near Easky village.
Natural historyEdit
Fish species in Easky Lough include brown trout, salmon and the critically endangered European eel. Easky Lough is part of the Ox Mountains Bogs Special Area of Conservation.
References
Easky Lough Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA