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Glen Lough is a freshwater lake in the north of County Donegal near the village of Creeslough.
The lough is about three miles east of Creeslough.[1] It measures about a mile and a half long and five hundred yards wide and lies just north of Lough Beagh and Glenveagh National Park. The Derryveagh Mountains begin on the lake's western side and the Glendowan Mountains begin on the lake's southern end.
Glen Lough is fed mainly by the Owencarrow River entering at its southern end. The lake drains northwards into the Lackagh River, which in turn enters Sheephaven Bay. The Owencarrow connects the lake with its southern neighbour, Lough Beagh]].[1]
Natural history
Fish species in Glen Lough include brown trout (including sea trout), Arctic char, salmon, minnow and eels.[1]
Location
- Location map: 55°6’43"N, 7°50’15"W
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Glen Lough: Inland Fisheries Ireland (August 2013)
- Loch an Ghleanna/Glen Lough: Placenames Database of Ireland
- A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes: Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) (2006) page 12
- Explanatory Memoir: Irish historical geological maps (1891), page 6: Geological Survey of Ireland
