Location County Kerry Max. length 1.3 km (0.81 mi) Surface area 0.66 km (0.25 sq mi) Area 66 ha | Basin countries Ireland Max. width 0.6 km (0.4 mi) Max. depth 19 m (62 ft) | |
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Lough Acoose is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry near the Macgillycuddy's Reeks mountains.
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Map of Lough Acoose, Coornameana, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Geography
Lough Acoose measures about 1 km (0.6 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Killorglin near the village of Glencar.
Natural history
Fish present in Lough Acoose include brown trout, Arctic char, salmon and the critically endangered European eel. Lough Acoose is part of the Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment Special Area of Conservation.
References
Lough Acoose Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA