Lough Fern
| Lough Fern Loch Fearna |
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 Location in Ireland
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| Location | County Donegal |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Primary inflows | River Leannan |
| Primary outflows | River Leannan |
| Catchment area | 206.17 km2 (79.6 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 2.3 km (1 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
| Surface area | 1.81 km2 (0.70 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Max. depth | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 18.7 m (61 ft) |
| Islands | 2 |
| References | [1][2][3] |
Lough Fern (Irish: Loch Fearna)[4] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal near the town of Milford.
Geography
Lough Fern is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of Milford, on the R246 road, and 10 kilometres (6 mi) north of Letterkenny.[3] It measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 0.8 km (0.5 mi) wide.[2] The lake has two islands at its northern end, including one crannog.[3]
Hydrology
Lough Fern is fed mainly by the River Leannan entering at its southern end and also by a stream entering at the northern end. The lake drains eastwards into the continuation of the Leannan, which in turn enters Lough Swilly at Rathmelton.[2][3][5]
Natural history
Fish species in Lough Fern include brown trout, salmon, three-spined stickleback, perch and the critically endangered European eel.[6] Lough Fern is part of the Leannan River Special Area of Conservation.[3][5]
See also
References
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