Lough Fern

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Lough Fern

Lough Fern is a freshwater lake in the north of County Donegal near the town of Milford.

The lough is about a mile south of Milford, on the R246 road, and six miles north of Letterkenny. It measures about a mile long and half a mile wide. The lake has two islands at its northern end, including one crannog.

Lough Fern is fed mainly by the River Lennon entering at its southern end and also by a stream entering at the northern end. The lake drains eastwards into the continuation of the Lennon, which in turn enters Lough Swilly at Rathmelton.

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Fern include brown trout, salmon, three-spined stickleback, perch and eels.[1] Lough Fern is part of the Leannan River Special Area of Conservation.[2]

Location

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