Lough O'Flynn | |
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Location | County Roscommon |
Coordinates | 53°45′52″N 8°37′52″W / 53.76444°N 8.63111°WCoordinates: 53°45′52″N 8°37′52″W / 53.76444°N 8.63111°W |
Primary inflows | River Suck |
Primary outflows | River Suck |
Catchment area | 18.35 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
Max. width | 0.8 km (0.5 mi) |
Surface area | 1.37 km2 (0.53 sq mi) |
Average depth | 4.5 m (15 ft) |
Max. depth | 16.5 m (54 ft) |
Surface elevation | 77 m (253 ft) |
References |
Lough O'Flynn is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in west County Roscommon.
Lough O'Flynn measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide. It is located about 10 km (6 mi) east of Ballyhaunis, just north of the village of Ballinlough.
Fish species in Lough O'Flynn include roach, perch, brown trout, pike and the critically endangered European eel. The lake is beside the Carrowbehy/Caher Bog Special Area of Conservation.