Lough Aleck More
Loch an Leaca Mór (Irish)
Lough Aleck More location in Ireland
Lough Aleck More location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Donegal
Coordinates54°55′0″N 8°21′56″W / 54.91667°N 8.36556°W / 54.91667; -8.36556
Catchment area7.66 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1.3 km (1 mi)
Max. width0.7 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Surface elevation10 m (33 ft)
References[1][2]

Lough Aleck More (Irish: Loch an Leaca Mór)[3] is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in County Donegal in the Rosses fishery.

Geography and natural history

Lough Aleck More is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Dungloe. It measures about 1.5 km (1 mi) long north–south and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide.[2] The lake is a trout fishing destination with resident brown trout and seasonal sea trout.[4]

See also

References

  1. 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 11 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 Google (8 February 2016). "Lough Aleck More" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  3. "Loch an Leaca Mór/Lough Aleck More". Placenames Database of Ireland. Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  4. "The Rosses Fishery". Inland Fisheries Ireland. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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