Lough Guitane Loch Coiteáin |
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Location | County Kerry |
Coordinates | 52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W / 52.00861°N 9.41917°WCoordinates: 52°0′31″N 9°25′9″W / 52.00861°N 9.41917°W |
Catchment area | 19.03 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 2.05 km (1.3 mi) |
Max. width | 1.25 km (1 mi) |
Surface area | 2.46 km2 (0.95 sq mi) |
Surface elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
References |
Lough Guitane (Irish: Loch Coiteáin) is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located in County Kerry near the town of Killarney.
Lough Guitane measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. The lake is about 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Killarney and to the east of Killarney National Park.
Fish species in Lough Guitane include brown trout, mainly of the freshwater variety with a smaller seasonal number of the sea variety.