Caragh Lake
Caragh Lake (Irish: Loch Cárthaí),[2] also Lough Caragh, is a lake in the Reeks District in County Kerry, Ireland. The lake was formed by the damming of the Caragh River.[3]
| Caragh Lake | |
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  Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Kerry |
| Coordinates | 52°3′58″N 9°51′10″W |
| Native name | Loch Cárthaí (Irish) |
| Catchment area | 162.54 km2 (62.76 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Surface area | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| References | [1] |
View from Caragh Lake Mountain
Caragh Lake railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway line which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour.
Sailing on Caragh Lake
Ecology
The lake is included within a large Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC.[4] The rare Kerry slug was first discovered near this lake.[5] The lake is glacial in origin.
References
- "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 16. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "Loch Cárthaí/Lough Caragh". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- "What to do and see in the Caragh Lake area". Caraghlake.typepad.com. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- "Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC". National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- Viney, Michael, "Problems with plan for protection of slugs", Irish Times, 15 May 2010.
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