Muckno Lake Loch Mucnú |
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Location | County Monaghan |
Coordinates | 54°7′4″N 6°42′42″W / 54.11778°N 6.71167°WCoordinates: 54°7′4″N 6°42′42″W / 54.11778°N 6.71167°W |
Primary outflows | Clarebane River |
Catchment area | 109.08 km2 (42.1 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 3.7 km (2 mi) |
Max. width | 1.0 km (0.6 mi) |
Surface area | 3.57 km2 (1.38 sq mi) |
Average depth | 4 m (13 ft) |
Max. depth | 20 m (66 ft) |
Surface elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
References |
Muckno Lake (Irish: Loch Mucnú), also known as Lough Muckno, is a freshwater lake in the northeast of Ireland. It is located in County Monaghan beside the town of Castleblayney.
Muckno Lake measures about 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 1.0 km (0.6 mi) wide. It flows out to the Clarebane River, which connects the lake to nearby Lough Ross.
Fish species in Muckno Lake include European perch, common roach, common bream, gudgeon, northern pike and the critically endangered European eel.