Levally Lough

Lake in County Mayo, Ireland

53°58′57″N 9°18′9″W / 53.98250°N 9.30250°W / 53.98250; -9.30250Catchment area20.18 km2 (7.8 sq mi)Basin countriesIrelandMax. length1.9 km (1.2 mi)Max. width1.1 km (0.7 mi)Surface area1.23 km2 (0.47 sq mi)Surface elevation29 m (95 ft)References[1][2][3]

Levally Lough (Irish: Loch an Chrainn Chrín)[1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in County Mayo near Lough Conn.

Geography and natural history

Levally Lough measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It lies about 15 km (9 mi) north of Castlebar and about 5 km (3 mi) west of Pontoon.[2] The lake is a pike fishing destination.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Loch an Chrainn Chrín/Levally Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Google (31 December 2015). "Levally Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  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. ^ "Coarse fishing in Mayo and Sligo". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 31 December 2015.


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