| Lough Derg | |
|---|---|
| Loch Dearg (Irish) | |
 Station Island | |
  Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Donegal, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 54°36′50″N 7°52′20″W / 54.61389°N 7.87222°W |
| Catchment area | 35.14 km2 (13.6 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland |
| Surface area | 8.81 km2 (3.40 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 140 m (460 ft) |
| Islands | Station Island |
| References | [1] |
Lough Derg or Loch Derg (Irish: Loch Dearg)[2] is a lake in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland. It is near the border with Northern Ireland and lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the border village of Pettigo. It is best known for St Patrick's Purgatory, a site of pilgrimage on Station Island in the lake.
The lake is about 8.9 square kilometres (3.4 square miles) in size, but is quite shallow, making it dangerous during bad weather.[3] It has stocks of pike, perch and brown trout for angling.
- ^ "A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). 2006. p. 11. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Placenames Database of Ireland
- ^ National Regional Fisheries Board Archived 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine