Lough Mask

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Lough Mask
Location County Mayo
Coordinates 53°37′19″N, 9°22′56″WCoordinates: 53°37′19″N, 9°22′56″W
Lake type lough
Basin countries Ireland
Surface area 22,000 acres (89 km²)
Location of Lough Mask
Location of Lough Mask

Lough Mask (Loch Measca in Irish) is a limestone lake of 22,000 acres (89 km²) in County Mayo, Republic of Ireland, located above Lough Corrib in the west of Ireland. Lough Mask is the upper of the two lakes, which empty into the Corrib River, through Galway, into Galway Bay. The lake is visited for its trout fishing.


See also: List of Irish loughs


Panoramic view of Lough Mask
Panoramic view of Lough Mask

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