Templehouse Lough Explained

Templehouse Lough
Pushpin Map:Island of Ireland
Pushpin Map Alt:Templehouse Lake location in Ireland
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Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Location:County Sligo
Inflow:Owenmore River and other streams
Outflow:Owenmore River
Catchment:268.54km2
Basin Countries:Ireland
Length:2km (01miles)
Width:0.5km (00.3miles)
Area:1.19km2
Depth:2.60NaN0
Max-Depth:5.3m (17.4feet)
Elevation:54m (177feet)

Templehouse Lough (;[1] also Templehouse Lake) is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in south County Sligo and forms part of the course of the Owenmore River.

Geography

Templehouse Lough lies about 22km (14miles) south of Sligo and 6km (04miles) west of Ballymote. The lake covers 1.19km2 in area and is about 2km (01miles) long from north to south. The lake has numerous crannogs (artificial islands).

Hydrology

Templehouse Lough is fed by the Owenmore River and other streams entering at the lake's southern end. The lake drains north into the continuation of the Owenmore River, which then flows north to join the Ballysadare River.

Natural history

Fish present in Templehouse Lough include roach, perch, pike and the critically endangered European eel. A number of duck species winter at the lake including teal, wigeon, mallard, tufted duck and goldeneye. Wader bird species include lapwing, curlew and Greenland white-fronted goose. Other bird species found at the lake include mute swan, great crested grebe and heron.

Templehouse Lough is part of the Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs Special Area of Conservation as a hard water lake habitat.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Loch Theach an Teampla/Templehouse Lake . Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie) . . 2 June 2021.