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Freshwater lake in Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lough Atedaun (Irish: Loch an tSéideáin)[1] is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
Lough Atedaun | |
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Loch an tSéideáin (Irish) | |
Location | County Clare |
Coordinates | 52°56′33″N 9°2′39″W |
Primary inflows | River Fergus |
Primary outflows | River Fergus |
Catchment area | 176.63 km2 (68.2 sq mi) |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Max. length | 1 km (0.6 mi) |
Max. width | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
Surface area | 0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
Average depth | 2.3 m (7 ft 7 in) |
Max. depth | 7 m (23 ft) |
Surface elevation | 13 m (43 ft) |
References | [1][2][3][4] |
Lough Atedaun measures about 1 km (0.6 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It is about 15 km (9 mi) north of Ennis near the village of Corofin.[2]
Lough Atedaun lies along the River Fergus which flows in from neighbouring Inchiquin Lough. Nearby Lough Cullaun also flows in to Lough Atedaun. The lake is highly eutrophic.[4]
Fish species in Lough Atedaun include perch, rudd, pike, stone loach and the critically endangered European eel.[4] The lake is part of the East Burren Complex Special Area of Conservation.[5] It is also part of the Corofin Wetlands Special Protection Area.[6]
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