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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] |
Caragh Lake railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway line which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour.
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.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Caragh Lake.
References
- 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. 10. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- "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 24 September 2012.
- "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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