Caragh Lake
| Caragh Lake | |
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  Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Kerry |
| Coordinates | 52°3′58″N 9°51′10″W / 52.06611°N 9.85278°W |
| Catchment area | 162.54 km2 (62.76 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Surface area | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Caragh Lake (Irish: Loch Cárthaí),[2] also Lough Caragh, is a lake in County Kerry, Ireland. The lake was formed by the damming of the Caragh River.[3]
Caragh Lake railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway line which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour.
Ecology
The lake is included within a large Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC.[4] The rare Kerry slug was first discovered near this lake.[5] The lake is glacial in origin.
See also
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References
- ^ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 16. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Loch Cárthaí/Lough Caragh". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "What to do and see in the Caragh Lake area". Caraghlake.typepad.com. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ "Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC". National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ Viney, Michael, "Problems with plan for protection of slugs", Irish Times, 15 May 2010.
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