Lough Fern
From Wikishire
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
- Location map: 55°3’32"N, 7°43’9"W
References
- ↑ Preliminary Synopsis of the WFD Surveillance Monitoring Fish Stock Survey on Lough Fern: Inland Fisheries Ireland (August 2014)
- ↑ Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Fern: Inland Fisheries Ireland (August 2011)
- Loch Fearna/Lough Fern: Placenames Database of Ireland
- A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes: Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) (2006) page 11
- Leannan River SAC: National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland)
