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

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

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

References

  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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Acoose
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