Muckanagh Lough | |
Pushpin Map: | Island of Ireland |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Muckanagh Lough location in Ireland |
Pushpin Label Position: | none |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ireland |
Location: | County Clare, Ireland |
Catchment: | 22.15km2 |
Basin Countries: | Ireland |
Length: | 1.4km (00.9miles) |
Width: | 0.9km (00.6miles) |
Area: | 0.96km2 |
Depth: | 3m (10feet) |
Max-Depth: | 19m (62feet) |
Elevation: | 17m (56feet) |
Islands: | Ilaunmore |
Muckanagh Lough is a freshwater lake in the Burren region of County Clare, Ireland.[1]
Muckanagh Lough measures about 1.5km (00.9miles) long and 1km (01miles) wide. It lies about 10km (10miles) east of Corofin.
Fish species in Muckanagh Lough include brown trout, perch, rudd, pike, tench, three-spined stickleback and the critically endangered European eel. The lake is part of the East Burren Complex Special Area of Conservation.