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}}Cloonacleigha Lough is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in south County Sligo and forms part of the course of the Owenmore River.
Geography
Cloonacleigha Lough measures about {{convert|1|km|1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|1|km|1|abbr=on}} wide. It lies about {{convert|30|km|0}} south of Sligo and {{convert|7|km|0|abbr=on}} west of Ballymote.[2]
Natural history
Fish present in Cloonacleigha Lough include pike.[4] A number of duck species winter in the area of the lake including teal, wigeon, mallard, tufted duck and goldeneye. Wader bird species include lapwing, curlew and Greenland white-fronted goose. Other bird species found in the area of the lake include mute swan and great crested grebe.[5]
Cloonacleigha Lough is part of the Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs Special Area of Conservation as a hard water lake habitat.[5]
See also
- List of loughs in Ireland
References
1. ^1 2 {{Google maps | url = https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cloonacleigha+Lough,+Co.+Sligo,+Ireland/@54.0813611,-8.6026743,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x485eb91e5d708a09:0xa00ad92fa8f7657e?hl=en | title = Cloonacleigha Lough | accessdate = 25 Jan 2016 }}
2. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.fishinginireland.info/pike/northwest/ballymote.htm | title = The Great Pike Waters of Ireland | publisher = Inland Fisheries Ireland | accessdate = 25 Jan 2016 }}
3. ^1 2 {{cite web | url = http://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/synopsis/SY000636.pdf | title = Templehouse and Cloonacleigha Loughs SAC | publisher = National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland) | accessdate = 25 Jan 2016 }}