Muckno Lake

Muckno Lake
Loch Mucnú (Irish)
Muckno Lake location in Ireland
Muckno Lake location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Monaghan
Coordinates54°7′4″N 6°42′42″W / 54.11778°N 6.71167°W / 54.11778; -6.71167
Primary outflowsClarebane River
Catchment area109.08 km2 (42.1 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length3.7 km (2 mi)
Max. width1.0 km (0.6 mi)
Surface area3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Average depth4 m (13 ft)
Max. depth20 m (66 ft)
Surface elevation86 m (282 ft)
References[1][2][3][4]

Muckno Lake (Irish: Loch Mucnú),[1] also known as Lough Muckno, is a freshwater lake in the northeast of Ireland. It is located in County Monaghan beside the town of Castleblayney.

Geography and hydrology

Muckno Lake measures about 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 1.0 km (0.6 mi) wide. It flows out to the Clarebane River, which connects the lake to nearby Lough Ross.[2]

Natural history

Fish species in Muckno Lake include European perch, common roach, common bream, gudgeon, northern pike and the critically endangered European eel.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Loch Mucnú/Muckno Lake". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Lough Muckno" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 26 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 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive Lough Muckno" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.