Lough Bunny
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Lough Bunny Loch Buinne |
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File:Lough Bunny, to the northern side of Mullach Mor - geograph.org.uk - 67168.jpg | |
Location in Ireland
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Location | County Clare |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Etymology | Irish buinne, "flood" |
Catchment area | 9.32 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
Max. width | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Surface area | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
Max. depth | 14 m (46 ft) |
Surface elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
Islands | Puskada Island, Gull Island |
References | [1][2][3] |
Lough Bunny (Irish: Loch Buinne) is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
Geography
Lough Bunny measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Gort near the village of Boston.[1]
Hydrology
Lough Bunny has no permanent inflow or outflow. It is fed by springs and drains into fissures around the lake's northern end. The lake is oligotrophic.[3]
Natural history
Fish species in Lough Bunny include perch, rudd, pike and the critically endangered European eel. Lough Bunny is part of the Burren National Park.[3] The lake is also part of the East Burren Complex Special Area of Conservation.[4]