Lough Fern

Lough Fern
Loch Fearna
Lough Fern location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
Location County Donegal
Coordinates 55°3′32″N 7°43′9″W / 55.05889°N 7.71917°W / 55.05889; -7.71917Coordinates: 55°3′32″N 7°43′9″W / 55.05889°N 7.71917°W / 55.05889; -7.71917
Primary inflows Leannan River
Primary outflows Leannan River
Catchment area 206.17 km2 (79.6 sq mi)
Basin countries Ireland
Max. length 2.3 km (1 mi)
Max. width 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Surface area 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi)
Average depth 2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Max. depth 3 m (10 ft)
Surface elevation 18.7 m (61 ft)
Islands 2
References [1][2][3]

Lough Fern (Irish: Loch Fearna)[4] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal near the town of Milford.

Geography

Lough Fern is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Milford and 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Letterkenny.[3] It measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) wide.[2] The lake has two islands at its northern end, including one crannog.[3]

Hydrology

Lough Fern is fed mainly by the Leannan River entering at its southern end and also by a stream entering at the northern end. The lake drains eastwards into the continuation of the Leannan River, which in turn enters Lough Swilly at Rathmelton.[2][3][5]

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Fern include brown trout, salmon, three-spined stickleback, perch and the critically endangered European eel.[6] Lough Fern is part of the Leannan River Special Area of Conservation.[3][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 11. Retrieved 20 Aug 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Google (20 Aug 2015). "Lough Fern" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 Aug 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Fern" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2011. Retrieved 20 Aug 2015.
  4. ↑ "Loch Fearna/Lough Fern". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 20 Aug 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Leannan River SAC". National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 20 Aug 2015.
  6. ↑ "Preliminary Synopsis of the WFD Surveillance Monitoring Fish Stock Survey on Lough Fern" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2014. Retrieved 20 Aug 2015. line feed character in |title= at position 83 (help)
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