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| name = Muckross Lake |
| name = Muckross Lake |
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| native_name = Loch Mhucrois |
| native_name ={{native name|ga|Loch Mhucrois}} |
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| image = File:Muckross Lake, Killarney National Park - geograph.org.uk - 449931.jpg |
| image = File:Muckross Lake, Killarney National Park - geograph.org.uk - 449931.jpg |
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| caption = Southern shore |
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==Wildlife== |
==Wildlife== |
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The lake is a noted [[Atlantic salmon|salmon]] and [[brown trout]] fishery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/southwest/laune.htm|title=Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland.|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/muckross-lake/50183|title=Muckross Lake - Activities - Angling - Fisheries - All Ireland - Republic Of Ireland - Kerry - Killarney - Discover Ireland|author=|publisher=}}</ref> |
The lake is a noted [[Atlantic salmon|salmon]] and [[brown trout]] fishery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fishinginireland.info/salmon/southwest/laune.htm|title=Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland.|date=16 April 2018 |publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discoverireland.ie/Activities-Adventure/muckross-lake/50183|title=Muckross Lake - Activities - Angling - Fisheries - All Ireland - Republic Of Ireland - Kerry - Killarney - Discover Ireland|author=|publisher=}}</ref> |
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It is also a habitat for the [[critically endangered]] [[Salvelinus obtusus|blunt-snouted Irish char]] (''Salvelinus obtusus''). |
It is also a habitat for the [[critically endangered]] [[Salvelinus obtusus|blunt-snouted Irish char]] (''Salvelinus obtusus''). |
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[[Category:Lakes of County Kerry]] |
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Latest revision as of 06:03, 13 May 2024
Muckross Lake | |
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Loch Mhucrois (Irish) | |
Southern shore | |
Location | Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°00′40″N 9°31′38″W / 52.011065°N 9.527247°W |
Primary inflows | Owengariff River |
Primary outflows | Lough Leane |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Surface area | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 75 metres (246 ft) |
Surface elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Islands | Dinish Island, Brickeen Island, Devil's Island |
Muckross Lake (Irish: Loch Mhucrois),[1] also called Middle Lake or The Torc, is a lake in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland.[2] It is one of the three famous Lakes of Killarney, along with Lough Leane and Upper Lake. It is Ireland's deepest lake, reaching to 75 metres (246 ft) in parts.[3]
Wildlife[edit]
The lake is a noted salmon and brown trout fishery.[4][5]
It is also a habitat for the critically endangered blunt-snouted Irish char (Salvelinus obtusus).
The monster[edit]
As with many lakes, Muckross Lake allegedly contains a monster.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Loch Mhucrois/Muckross Lake". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Torc Waterfall and Muckross Lake Loop - Activities - Walking - Looped Walks - All Ireland - Republic Of Ireland - Kerry - Killarney - Discover Ireland".
- ^ Enterprise, Foran. "Killarney Lakes". www.gleannfia.com.
- ^ "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland". 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Muckross Lake - Activities - Angling - Fisheries - All Ireland - Republic Of Ireland - Kerry - Killarney - Discover Ireland".
- ^ Lucey, Anne (18 August 2003). "Monster 'fish' in Killarney lake think scientists". The Irish Times. Retrieved 22 May 2021.