Lough Bunny

Lough Bunny
Loch Buinne (Irish)
Location in Ireland
Location	County Clare
Coordinates	53°1′19″N 8°55′29″W
Catchment area	9.32 km^2 (3.6 sq mi)
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	2.4 km (1.5 mi)
Max. width	0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area	1.03 km^2 (0.40 sq mi)
Average depth	2.7 m (8 ft 10 in)
Max. depth	14 m (46 ft)
Surface elevation	17 m (56 ft)
Islands	Puskada Island, Gull Island
References	[1][2][3]

Lough Bunny (Irish: Loch Buinne, meaning 'lake of the flood')[4] is a freshwater lake in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland.

Geography

Lough Bunny measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Gort near the village of Boston.[1]

Hydrology

Lough Bunny has no permanent inflow or outflow. It is fed by springs and drains into fissures around the lake's northern end. The lake is oligotrophic.[3]

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Bunny include perch, rudd, pike and the critically endangered European eel.[3]

Administration

The lake lies within the jurisdiction of Clare County Council, and is within the Mid-West Region of Ireland. Lough Bunny is within the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark, the Burren National Park,[3] and the East Burren Complex Special Area of Conservation, overseen by the National Parks and Wildlife Service.[5]

See also

• List of loughs in Ireland

References

1. "Lough Bunny" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
2. 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.
3. "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Bunny" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. September 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
4. "Loch Buinne/Lough Bunny". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Retrieved 12 October 2022.
5. "East Burren Complex SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 3 January 2016.