Cavetown Lough (Irish: Loch Bhaile na hUamha)[1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in County Roscommon in the catchment of the upper River Shannon.

Cavetown Lough
Loch Bhaile na hUamha (Irish)
Cavetown Lough location in Ireland
Cavetown Lough location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Roscommon
Coordinates53°55′30″N 8°15′30″W / 53.92500°N 8.25833°W / 53.92500; -8.25833
Primary outflowsClogher Lake
Catchment area9.06 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1.5 km (0.9 mi)
Max. width0.7 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area0.64 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Max. depth20 m (66 ft)
Surface elevation82 m (269 ft)
References[1][2][3][4]

Geography

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Cavetown Lough measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It is located about 8 km (5 mi) south of Boyle and 9 km (6 mi) west of Carrick-on-Shannon.[2]

Natural history

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Fish species in Cavetown Lough include perch, roach, pike, bream and the critically endangered European eel. The lake was previously also a trout fishing destination.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Loch Bhaile na hUamha/Cavetown Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Cavetown Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  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. 10. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Cavetown Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. June–July 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2016.