Islandeady Lough
Lake in County Mayo, Ireland
53°49′49″N 9°23′3″W / 53.83028°N 9.38417°W / 53.83028; -9.38417
Islandeady Lough (Irish: Loch Oileán Éadaí)[1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in County Mayo.
Geography
Islandeady Lough measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It is located about 10 km (6 mi) west of Castlebar.[2]
Hydrology and natural history
Islandeady Lough drains to neighbouring Castlebar Lough via the Castlebar River. The river in turn flows through Lough Lannagh before passing through Castlebar.[2] Islandeady Lough is stocked annually with brown trout.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Loch Oileán Éadaí/Islandeady Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Google (30 December 2015). "Islandeady Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Trout fly fishing in Mayo". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 30 December 2015.