Lough Furnace

Lough Furnace
Loch na Foirnéise
Lough Furnace
Location County Mayo, Ireland
Coordinates 53°55′00″N 9°34′15″W / 53.916698°N 9.570908°W / 53.916698; -9.570908Coordinates: 53°55′00″N 9°34′15″W / 53.916698°N 9.570908°W / 53.916698; -9.570908
Lake type Saline Lagoon
Primary inflows Lough Feeagh, Yellow River
Primary outflows Burrishoole Channel, to Clew Bay
Catchment area Burrishoole
Basin countries Ireland
Surface area 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi)
Max. depth 20 metres (66 ft)
Surface elevation 4 m (13 ft)
Islands Inishower, Illanroe, Saint's Island

Lough Furnace (Irish: Loch na Foirnéise) is a tidally-influenced, saline lagoon in County Mayo, Ireland, located south of Lough Feeagh.[1] It receives freshwater inflow from the upstream Lough Feeagh at the base of the Burrishoole Catchment and tidal input of saline water from Clew Bay, through the Burrishoole Estuary. It is a perennially stratified basin, with a seaward surface freshwater layer overriding a saline bottom layer.[2]

Lough Furnace is the lower part of the Burrishoole fishery. It contains salmon, grilse and sea trout.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Burrishoole Fishery".
  2. ↑ Kelly, S.; Eyto, E. de; Dillane, M.; Poole, R.; Brett, G.; White, M. (12 December 2017). "Hydrographic maintenance of deep anoxia in a tidally influenced saline lagoon". Marine and Freshwater Research. doi:10.1071/MF17199.
  3. ↑ "Lough Furnace".
  4. ↑ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland".
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