Upper Lake (Irish: An Loch Uachtarach)[1] is a lake in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. It is one of the Lakes of Killarney, along with Muckross Lake and Lough Leane.[2][3]

Upper Lake
An Loch Uachtarach (Irish)
Upper Lake is located in Ireland
Upper Lake
Upper Lake
LocationKillarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland
Coordinates51°58′49″N 9°35′32″W / 51.98038°N 9.592089°W / 51.98038; -9.592089
Primary inflowsGearhameen River
Primary outflowsMuckross Lake
Basin countriesIreland
Surface area1.7 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Surface elevation23 m (75 ft)
IslandsMcCarthy's Island, Eagle Island, Ronayne's Island, Juniper Island, Robinson's Island, Arbutus Island

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  1. ^ "An Loch Uachtarach/Upper Lake". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Killarney Ireland - Three Lakes of Killarney - Lough Léin, Muckross Lake, Upper Lake".
  3. ^ "Upper Lake of Killarney".