Lough Meela (Irish: Loch Míle)[1] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in The Rosses area of County Donegal.

Lough Meela
Location in Ireland
Location	County Donegal
Coordinates	54°57′58″N 8°24′13″W
Native name	Loch Míle (Irish)
Catchment area	9.52 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	1.2 km (1 mi)
Max. width	0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area	0.57 km2 (0.22 sq mi)
Surface elevation	3 m (9.8 ft)
Islands	2
References	[1][2][3]

Geography

Lough Meela is located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Dungloe and 3 km (2 mi) southeast of Burtonport, on the R259 road. It measures about 1 km (0.6 mi) long north–south and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide.[2]

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Meela include sea trout, brown trout[4] and flounder.[5] The lake is part of The Rosses Fishery.[4]

See also

• List of loughs in Ireland

References