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Muckno Lake

Muckno Lake

Freshwater lake in the northeast of Ireland

Muckno Lake (Irish: Loch Mucnú),[1] also known as Lough Muckno, is a freshwater lake in the northeast of Ireland. It is located in County Monaghan beside the town of Castleblayney.

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Geography and hydrology

Muckno Lake measures about 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 1.0 km (0.6 mi) wide. It flows out to the Clarebane River, which connects the lake to nearby Lough Ross.[2]

Natural history

Fish species in Muckno Lake include European perch, common roach, common bream, gudgeon, northern pike and the critically endangered European eel.[4]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Loch Mucnú/Muckno Lake". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. [2]
    Google (26 December 2015). "Lough Muckno" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. [3]
    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. 12. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. [4]
    "Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive Lough Muckno" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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