Doo Lough (Mayo)

Doo Lough
Dúloch
Doo Lough location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
Location County Mayo
Coordinates 53°39′9″N 9°45′49″W / 53.65250°N 9.76361°W / 53.65250; -9.76361Coordinates: 53°39′9″N 9°45′49″W / 53.65250°N 9.76361°W / 53.65250; -9.76361
Primary inflows Glencullin Lough
Primary outflows Owengarr River
Catchment area 27.52 km2 (10.6 sq mi)
Basin countries Ireland
Max. length 3.5 km (2.2 mi)
Max. width 0.75 km (0.5 mi)
Surface area 1.55 km2 (0.60 sq mi)
Max. depth 46 m (151 ft)
Surface elevation 30 m (98 ft)
References [1][2][3][4]

Doo Lough (Irish: Dúloch)[1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in southwest County Mayo on the Murrisk peninsula.

Geography

Doo Lough measures about 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It lies about 30 km (19 mi) southwest of Westport near the village of Delphi.[2]

Hydrology

Doo Lough is one of a set of connected lakes near Delphi. Glencullin Lough flows into Doo Lough, which in turn flows into Fin Lough via the Owengarr River. Fin Lough in turn drains into Killary Harbour via the Bundorragha River.[4]

Natural history

Fish species in Doo Lough include brown trout, sea trout, perch, salmon, Arctic char, three-spined stickleback and the critically endangered European eel.[4] The lake is part of the Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex Special Area of Conservation.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Dúloch/Doo Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 3 Jan 2016.
  2. 1 2 Google (3 Jan 2016). "Doo Lough" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 3 Jan 2016.
  3. ↑ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 17. Retrieved 3 Jan 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Doo Lough" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. Oct 2012. Retrieved 3 Jan 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mweelrea/Sheeffry/Erriff Complex SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 3 Jan 2016.
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