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Lough Acoose

Coordinates: 52°0′26″N 9°48′42″W / 52.00722°N 9.81167°W / 52.00722; -9.81167
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Lough Acoose
Lough Acoose location in Ireland
Lough Acoose location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Kerry
Coordinates52°0′26″N 9°48′42″W / 52.00722°N 9.81167°W / 52.00722; -9.81167
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Max. width0.6 km (0.4 mi)
Surface area0.66 km2 (0.25 sq mi)
Max. depth19 m (62 ft)
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Lough Acoose is a freshwater lake in the southwest of Ireland. It is located on the Iveragh Peninsula of County Kerry near the MacGillycuddy's Reeks mountains.

Geography

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Lough Acoose measures about 1 km (0.6 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Killorglin near the village of Glencar.[1]

Natural history

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Fish present in Lough Acoose include brown trout, Arctic char, salmon and the critically endangered European eel.[2] Lough Acoose is part of the Killarney National Park, MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment Special Area of Conservation.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Lough Acoose" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Acoose" (PDF). Inland Fisheries Ireland. August 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Killarney National Park, MacGillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment" (PDF). National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland). Retrieved 25 January 2016.