Lough Fee

Lough Fee (Irish: Loch Fí)[1] is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.

Lough Fee
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Galway
Coordinates53°35′5″N 9°49′19″W
Native nameLoch Fí  (Irish)
Primary inflowsTooreenacoona River
Primary outflowsLough Muck
Catchment area15.76 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length3.4 km (2.1 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area1.74 km2 (0.67 sq mi)
Surface elevation47 m (154 ft)
References[1][2][3]

Geography

Lough Fee measures about 3 km (1.9 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It is located about 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Clifden and just south of Killary Harbour.[2]

Hydrology

The Tooreenacoona River enters Lough Fee at its southwestern shore. Lough Fee flows out to the northwest to Lough Muck, which in turn flows to the Atlantic Ocean via the Culfin River.[2]

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Fee include salmon and brown trout.[4] Lough Fee is part of The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex Special Area of Conservation.[5]

See also
  • List of loughs in Ireland

References
  1. "Loch Fí/Lough Fee". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. Google (27 December 2015). "Lough Fee" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 17. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. "Culfin". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "The Twelve Bens/Garraun Complex SPA" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  • Media related to Lough Fee at Wikimedia Commons
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