Lough Carra

Lough Carra
Loch Ceara (Irish)
Lough Carra is located in island of Ireland
Lough Carra
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Mayo
Coordinates53°40′53″N 9°14′27″W / 53.68139°N 9.24083°W / 53.68139; -9.24083
Basin countriesIreland
Max. length6 mi (9.7 km)
Max. width1 mi (1.6 km)
Surface area4,000 acres (16 km2)
Average depth6 feet (1.8 m)
Max. depth60 feet (18 m)
Islands73[1]

Lough Carra (Irish: Loch Ceara)[2] is a marl lake[1] of 4,000 acres (16 km2), in County Mayo, Ireland, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Castlebar. It is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) long and varies in width from 400 yards (370 m) to one mile (1.6 km). The average depth is 6 feet (1.8 m), with a maximum of 60.[1] It drains into Lough Mask via the Keel River.

Lough Carra was part of the estate of the well-known Moore family of Moore Hall.[3]

It is a well-known brown trout lough, and is situated northeast of Lough Mask.

  1. ^ a b c Lough Carra Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine descriptive document, loughcarra.org. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
  2. ^ "Loch Ceara/Lough Carra". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  3. ^ Moorehall and Lough Carra website. Retrieved 2010-07-27.