Caragh Lake

Caragh Lake
Loch Cárthaí (Irish)
Caragh Lake location in Ireland
Caragh Lake location in Ireland
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Kerry
Coordinates52°3′58″N 9°51′10″W / 52.06611°N 9.85278°W / 52.06611; -9.85278
Catchment area162.54 km2 (62.76 sq mi)
Basin countriesIreland
Surface area4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
Surface elevation15 m (49 ft)
References[1]

Caragh Lake (Irish: Loch Cárthaí),[2] also Lough Caragh, is a lake in the Reeks District in County Kerry, Ireland. The lake was formed by the damming of the Caragh River.[3] The lake is between the town of Killorglin and the village of Glenbeigh.

Caragh Lake railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway line which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour.

  1. ^ Free, Gary; Little, Ruth; Tierney, Deirdre; Donnelly, Karol & Caroni, Rossana (2006). A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). p. 10. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Loch Cárthaí/Lough Caragh". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ "What to do and see in the Caragh Lake area". Caraghlake.typepad.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.