Lough Dan

Lough Dan
Loch Deán
Location County Wicklow
Coordinates 53°04′32″N 6°17′09″W / 53.075436°N 6.285918°W / 53.075436; -6.285918Coordinates: 53°04′32″N 6°17′09″W / 53.075436°N 6.285918°W / 53.075436; -6.285918
Primary inflows River Cloghoge, River Inchavore
Primary outflows River Avonmore
Basin countries Ireland
Max. length 3 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width 0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Surface area 106 ha (260 acres)
Average depth 13.5 m (44 ft)
Surface elevation 205 m (673 ft)
Islands 0

Lough Dan (Irish: Loch Deán) is a boomerang-shaped ribbon lake near Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland. It is a popular area for hikers and kayakers and lies very close to the Wicklow Way.

The Inchavore river flows into Lough Dan from the north-west. An outflow from Lough Tay - the Cloghoge river - feeds it via from the north-east. It is drained to the south by the River Avonmore. Most of the lake is surrounded by private lands, though the north-western corner is part of the Wicklow National Park.

Scouting Jamboree

In 1997, Lough Dan was the site of an Irish Scouting jamboree, Lough Dan '97, hosted by Scouting Ireland S.A.I. on their national campsite based beside the lake, and co-organised by the Federation of Irish Scouts Associations. The Jamboree was abandoned on the Thursday due to inclement weather and flooding.

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