Location County Donegal Basin countries Ireland Max. width 1.0 km (0.6 mi) Surface elevation 8 m Catchment area 3.67 km² Province Ulster | Primary inflows Max. length 1.6 km (1 mi) Surface area 0.61 km (0.24 sq mi) Area 61 ha Catchment area 3.67 km² | |
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Kindrum Lough (Irish: Loch Chionn Droma) is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal on the Fanad Peninsula.
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Map of Kindrum Lough, Fanavolty, Co. Donegal, Ireland
Geography
Kindrum Lough is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Portsalon. It measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long west–east and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide.
Hydrology
Kindrum Lough is fed mainly by the Cashlan Stream entering at its southeastern end. The lake drains southwards into Mulroy Bay. Kindrum Lough is oligotrophic.
Natural history
Fish species in Kindrum Lough include brown trout, Arctic char, three-spined stickleback and the critically endangered European eel. Two rare plant species have been recorded from the lake: slender naiad (Najas flexilis) and a stonewort, Nitella spanioclema. The latter species is considered endemic to County Donegal. Kindrum Lough is part of the Kindrum Lough Special Area of Conservation.