Lough Bunny | |
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Loch Buinne ( Irish) | |
Location | County Clare |
Coordinates | 53°1′19″N 8°55′29″W / 53.02194°N 8.92472°W |
Catchment area | 9.32 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
Max. width | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Surface area | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Max. depth | 14 m (46 ft) |
Surface elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Islands | Puskada Island, Gull Island |
References | [1] [2] [3] |
Lough Bunny ( Irish: Loch Buinne, meaning "lake of the flood") [4] is a freshwater lake in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland.
Lough Bunny measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Gort near the village of Boston. [1]
Lough Bunny has no permanent inflow or outflow. It is fed by springs and drains into fissures around the lake's northern end. The lake is oligotrophic. [3]
Fish species in Lough Bunny include perch, rudd, pike and the critically endangered European eel. [3]
The lake lies within the jurisdiction of Clare County Council, and is within the Mid-West Region of Ireland. Lough Bunny is within the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark, the Burren National Park, [3] and the East Burren Complex Special Area of Conservation, overseen by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [5]
Lough Bunny | |
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Loch Buinne ( Irish) | |
Location | County Clare |
Coordinates | 53°1′19″N 8°55′29″W / 53.02194°N 8.92472°W |
Catchment area | 9.32 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
Max. width | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Surface area | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Max. depth | 14 m (46 ft) |
Surface elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Islands | Puskada Island, Gull Island |
References | [1] [2] [3] |
Lough Bunny ( Irish: Loch Buinne, meaning "lake of the flood") [4] is a freshwater lake in the Burren, County Clare, Ireland.
Lough Bunny measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Gort near the village of Boston. [1]
Lough Bunny has no permanent inflow or outflow. It is fed by springs and drains into fissures around the lake's northern end. The lake is oligotrophic. [3]
Fish species in Lough Bunny include perch, rudd, pike and the critically endangered European eel. [3]
The lake lies within the jurisdiction of Clare County Council, and is within the Mid-West Region of Ireland. Lough Bunny is within the Burren and Cliffs of Moher Geopark, the Burren National Park, [3] and the East Burren Complex Special Area of Conservation, overseen by the National Parks and Wildlife Service. [5]