| Lough Shindilla | |
|---|---|
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  Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Galway |
| Coordinates | 53°27′18″N 9°33′40″W / 53.45500°N 9.56111°W |
| Primary outflows | Ardderry Lough |
| Catchment area | 9.66 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| References | [1] [2] [3] |
Lough Shindilla is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Lough Shindilla measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It lies about 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Galway city on the N59 road near the village of Maam Cross. [1]
Lough Shindilla flows east into Ardderry Lough. [1] The lake, like other area lakes, is oligotrophic. [4]
Fish species in Lough Shindilla include brown trout, perch, Arctic char, salmon and the critically endangered European eel. [3] Lough Shindilla is part of the Maumturk Mountains Special Area of Conservation. [4]
- ^ a b c Google (14 January 2016). "Lough Shindilla" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Free, Gary; Little, Ruth; Tierney, Deirdre; Donnelly, Karol & Caroni, Rossana (2006). A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). p. 13. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Shindilla" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Maumturk Mountains SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 14 January 2016.
| Lough Shindilla | |
|---|---|
|
| |
Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Galway |
| Coordinates | 53°27′18″N 9°33′40″W / 53.45500°N 9.56111°W |
| Primary outflows | Ardderry Lough |
| Catchment area | 9.66 km2 (3.7 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.5 km (0.3 mi) |
| Surface area | 0.70 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
| Max. depth | 22 m (72 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| References | [1] [2] [3] |
Lough Shindilla is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.
Lough Shindilla measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It lies about 40 km (25 mi) northwest of Galway city on the N59 road near the village of Maam Cross. [1]
Lough Shindilla flows east into Ardderry Lough. [1] The lake, like other area lakes, is oligotrophic. [4]
Fish species in Lough Shindilla include brown trout, perch, Arctic char, salmon and the critically endangered European eel. [3] Lough Shindilla is part of the Maumturk Mountains Special Area of Conservation. [4]
- ^ a b c Google (14 January 2016). "Lough Shindilla" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Free, Gary; Little, Ruth; Tierney, Deirdre; Donnelly, Karol & Caroni, Rossana (2006). A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). p. 13. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Shindilla" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Maumturk Mountains SAC" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 14 January 2016.