Lough Graney

Lough Graney (Irish: Loch Gréine)[1] is a lake in County Clare, Ireland.[2] The lake's outlet is the short River Graney, which flows through Lough O'Grady and past the town of Scarriff into the west side of Lough Derg.[3][4]

Lough Graney
Lough Graney
LocationCounty Clare, Ireland
Coordinates52.983121°N 8.663227°W / 52.983121; -8.663227
Native nameLoch Gréine  (Irish)
Primary outflowsRiver Graney
Catchment areaRiver Shannon
Basin countriesIreland
Surface area3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Surface elevation49 m (161 ft)
IslandsGreen Island, Sand Island

Recreation

Lough Graney is a fishery for perch, ferox trout, roach and bream.[5]

See also

  • List of loughs in Ireland

References

  1. "Loch Gréine/Lough Graney". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. "Cahermurphy - Receation Sites - Coillte Outdoors".
  3. Joyce, Patrick Weston; Bartholemew, John (1999). "Lough+Graney" Atlas & Geography of Ireland.
  4. Kinahan, George Henry (1873). The water basin of Lough Derg, Ireland. Geological Magazine. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. "Fishing in Ireland. An angler's guide to the best fishing in Ireland".
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