Lickeen Lough | |
Pushpin Map: | Island of Ireland |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Lickeen Lough location in Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Location: | County Clare |
Catchment: | 9.03km2 |
Basin Countries: | Ireland |
Length: | 2.5km (01.6miles) |
Width: | 0.5km (00.3miles) |
Area: | 0.84km2 |
Depth: | 4m (13feet) |
Max-Depth: | 20m (70feet) |
Elevation: | 70m (230feet) |
Lickeen Lough is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
Lickeen Lough measures about 2.5km (01.6miles) long and 0.5km (00.3miles) wide. It lies about 3km (02miles) northeast of Ennistymon.
Fish species in Lickeen Lough include rudd, brown trout, three-spined stickleback and the critically endangered European eel. Arctic char formerly present in the lake are now extinct.