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Lough Atedaun

Coordinates: 52°56′33″N 9°2′39″W / 52.94250°N 9.04417°W / 52.94250; -9.04417
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Lough Atedaun
Loch an tSéideáin (Irish)
Lough Atedaun location in Ireland
Lough Atedaun location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Clare
Coordinates52°56′33″N 9°2′39″W / 52.94250°N 9.04417°W / 52.94250; -9.04417
Primary inflowsRiver Fergus
Primary outflowsRiver Fergus
Catchment area176.63 km2 (68.2 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1 km (0.6 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Average depth2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)
Max. depth7 m (23 ft)
Surface elevation13 m (43 ft)
References[1][2][3][4]

Lough Atedaun (Irish: Loch an tSéideáin)[1] is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.

Geography

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Lough Atedaun measures about 1 km (0.6 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It is about 15 km (9 mi) north of Ennis near the village of Corofin.[2]

Hydrology

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Lough Atedaun lies along the River Fergus which flows in from neighbouring Inchiquin Lough. Nearby Lough Cullaun also flows in to Lough Atedaun. The lake is highly eutrophic.[4]

Natural history

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Fish species in Lough Atedaun include perch, rudd, pike, stone loach and the critically endangered European eel.[4] The lake is part of the East Burren Complex Special Area of Conservation.[5] It is also part of the Corofin Wetlands Special Protection Area.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Loch an tSéideáin/Lough Atedaun". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "OSI Mapviewer". Ordnance Survey Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 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 c "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Atedaun" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. September 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  5. ^ "East Burren Complex SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 6 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Corofin Wetlands SPA" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 6 January 2016.
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