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Cavetown Lough

Coordinates: 53°55′30″N 8°15′30″W / 53.92500°N 8.25833°W / 53.92500; -8.25833
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Cavetown Lough
Loch Bhaile na hUamha (Irish)
Cavetown Lough location in Ireland
Cavetown Lough location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Roscommon
Coordinates53°55′30″N 8°15′30″W / 53.92500°N 8.25833°W / 53.92500; -8.25833
Primary outflowsClogher Lake
Catchment area9.06 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1.5 km (0.9 mi)
Max. width0.7 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Max. depth20 m (66 ft)
Surface elevation82 m (269 ft)
References[1][2][3][4]

Cavetown Lough (Irish: Loch Bhaile na hUamha)[1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in County Roscommon in the catchment of the upper River Shannon.

Geography

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Cavetown Lough measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It is located about 8 km (5 mi) south of Boyle and 9 km (6 mi) west of Carrick-on-Shannon.[2]

Natural history

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Fish species in Cavetown Lough include perch, roach, pike, bream and the critically endangered European eel. The lake was previously also a trout fishing destination.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Loch Bhaile na hUamha/Cavetown Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Cavetown Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ^ Free, Gary; Little, Ruth; Tierney, Deirdre; Donnelly, Karol & Caroni, Rossana (2006). A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). p. 10. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Cavetown Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. June–July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.