Lough Conway | |
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Loch Conbhuí ( Irish) | |
Location | County Leitrim |
Coordinates | 54°2′25″N 7°53′2″W / 54.04028°N 7.88389°W |
Lake type | Freshwater |
Primary inflows | Shannon–Erne Waterway |
Primary outflows | Shannon–Erne Waterway |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Surface area | 0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi) est. |
Max. depth | 6 m (20 ft) est. |
References | [1] |
Lough Conway ( Irish: Loch Conbhuí, meaning 'Conway’s Lake') is a very small freshwater lake in northwest Ireland. [2]
The origin of the lake name is unknown, but ( Irish: Loch Conbhuí) has the meaning "Conway’s Lake". [2]
Lough Conway is located in Kiltubbrid parish in the county Leitrim. It connects with Drumaleague Lough by a 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) navigable stretch of the Shannon–Erne Waterway. [1] This elliptical shaped very lake is small, covering a surface-area of about 0.06 square kilometres (0.0 sq mi) and measures 350 metres (1,148.3 ft) from the north-east to south-west shore, with 140 metres (459.3 ft) wide.
Fish present in Lough Conway include Pike. The pike population is the "native Irish strain" ( Irish: liús meaning 'Irish Pike') not the other European Pike strain ( Irish: gailliasc meaning 'strange or foreign fish'). The ecology of Lough Conway, and other county Leitrim waterways, are threatened by zebra mussel and other invasive species. [3]
From at least the 18th century a sluice was used to reserve a water supply from Lough Conway for the nearby Corn Mill situated on Kilclaremore townland. [1] This corn mill was "very useful to the inhabitants of the district", [4] so c. 1845 – c. 1853 the branch drain between " Ulster Canal" and Lough Conway was improved. [5] The corn mill closed in the 20th century. [6]
The primary human settlements near Lough Conway are the surrounding townlands of Kilclaremore and Drumruekill to the west, Loughconway to the north, and Kilclaremore on the south. [7]
Lough Conway | |
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Loch Conbhuí ( Irish) | |
Location | County Leitrim |
Coordinates | 54°2′25″N 7°53′2″W / 54.04028°N 7.88389°W |
Lake type | Freshwater |
Primary inflows | Shannon–Erne Waterway |
Primary outflows | Shannon–Erne Waterway |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Surface area | 0.05 km2 (0.019 sq mi) est. |
Max. depth | 6 m (20 ft) est. |
References | [1] |
Lough Conway ( Irish: Loch Conbhuí, meaning 'Conway’s Lake') is a very small freshwater lake in northwest Ireland. [2]
The origin of the lake name is unknown, but ( Irish: Loch Conbhuí) has the meaning "Conway’s Lake". [2]
Lough Conway is located in Kiltubbrid parish in the county Leitrim. It connects with Drumaleague Lough by a 0.8 kilometres (0.5 mi) navigable stretch of the Shannon–Erne Waterway. [1] This elliptical shaped very lake is small, covering a surface-area of about 0.06 square kilometres (0.0 sq mi) and measures 350 metres (1,148.3 ft) from the north-east to south-west shore, with 140 metres (459.3 ft) wide.
Fish present in Lough Conway include Pike. The pike population is the "native Irish strain" ( Irish: liús meaning 'Irish Pike') not the other European Pike strain ( Irish: gailliasc meaning 'strange or foreign fish'). The ecology of Lough Conway, and other county Leitrim waterways, are threatened by zebra mussel and other invasive species. [3]
From at least the 18th century a sluice was used to reserve a water supply from Lough Conway for the nearby Corn Mill situated on Kilclaremore townland. [1] This corn mill was "very useful to the inhabitants of the district", [4] so c. 1845 – c. 1853 the branch drain between " Ulster Canal" and Lough Conway was improved. [5] The corn mill closed in the 20th century. [6]
The primary human settlements near Lough Conway are the surrounding townlands of Kilclaremore and Drumruekill to the west, Loughconway to the north, and Kilclaremore on the south. [7]