Easky Lough

Easky Lough Loch Iascaí
Location in Ireland
Location	County Sligo
Coordinates	54°9′17″N 8°51′3″W / 54.15472°N 8.85083°WCoordinates: 54°9′17″N 8°51′3″W / 54.15472°N 8.85083°W
Lake type	Glacial lake
Primary outflows	Easky River
Catchment area	10.8 km^2 (4.2 sq mi)
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	2.0 km (1.2 mi)
Surface area	1.19 km^2 (0.46 sq mi)
Average depth	3 m (10 ft)
Max. depth	13 m (43 ft)
Surface elevation	180 m (590 ft)
References	[1][2][3]

Easky Lough (Irish: Loch Iascaí),^[4] also known as Easkey Lough or Lough Easky, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in west County Sligo in the Ox Mountains.

Geography

Easky Lough is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) south of Easky village and 45 km (28 mi) by road from Sligo. It lies at an elevation of 180 m (590 ft) and covers an area of 1.19 square kilometres (0.5 sq mi).^[1]

Hydrology

Easky Lough is fed by mountain streams entering at the lake's southeastern end. The lake drains north into the Easky River, which flows north to the Atlantic Ocean near Easky village.^[2][3]

Natural history

Fish species in Easky Lough include brown trout, salmon and the critically endangered European eel.^[2] Easky Lough is part of the Ox Mountains Bogs Special Area of Conservation.^[2][5]

See also

• List of loughs in Ireland

References

1. "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 11. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
2. "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Easky" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. September 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
3. "OSI Mapviewer". Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
4. "Loch Iascaí/Easky Lough". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 7 Aug 2015.
5. "Ox Mountains Bogs SAC". National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 18 April 2015.