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Lough Meela

Coordinates: 54°57′58″N 8°24′13″W / 54.96611°N 8.40361°W / 54.96611; -8.40361
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Lough Meela
Loch Míle (Irish)
Lough Meela location in Ireland
Lough Meela location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Donegal
Coordinates54°57′58″N 8°24′13″W / 54.96611°N 8.40361°W / 54.96611; -8.40361
Catchment area9.52 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1.2 km (1 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Surface elevation3 m (9.8 ft)
Islands2
References[1][2][3]

Lough Meela (Irish: Loch Míle)[1] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in The Rosses area of County Donegal.

Geography

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Lough Meela is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Dungloe and 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Burtonport, on the R259 road. It measures about 1 km (0.6 mi) long north–south and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide.[2]

Natural history

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Fish species in Lough Meela include sea trout, brown trout[4] and flounder.[5] The lake is part of The Rosses Fishery.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Loch Míle/Lough Meela". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Lough Meela" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 March 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. 12. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "The Rosses Fishery". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Ireland Red List No. 5: Amphibians, Reptiles & Freshwater Fish" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). 2011. p. 49. Retrieved 16 March 2016.