Lough Feeagh (Irish: Loch Fíoch)[2] is a freshwater lake in County Mayo, Ireland. It is the largest of the lakes in the Burrishoole catchment, which consists of seven lakes and interconnecting rivers and streams. Lough Feeagh is one of the lakes observed and studied by the Global Lake Ecological Observatory Network (GLEON).

Lough Feeagh
Loch Fíoch (Irish)
Lough Feeagh is located in island of Ireland
Lough Feeagh
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Mayo
Coordinates53°56′56″N 9°34′32″W / 53.94889°N 9.57556°W / 53.94889; -9.57556
Typeoligotrophic
Catchment area84.68 km2 (32.70 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Surface area3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi)
Average depth14.5 m (48 ft)
Max. depth45 m (148 ft)
Residence time0.47 year
Surface elevation11 m (36 ft)
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Lough Feeagh drains into Lough Furnace, which then drains through the short Burrishoole Channel into Clew Bay.

The remains of an Iron Age promontory fort named Leaba Dhiarmada agus Gráinne (Diarmuid and Gráinne’s bed) exists on a peninsula of land which reaches into the lake.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 17. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Loch Fíoch/Lough Feeagh". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
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