| Lough Corrib | |
|---|---|
| Loch Coirib (Irish) | |
 View on Lough Corrib, south of Clonbur | |
  Lough Corrib Location of Lough Corrib in Ireland | |
| Location | Connacht |
| Coordinates | 53°26′N 9°14′W / 53.433°N 9.233°W |
| Primary inflows | |
| Primary outflows | River Corrib |
| Catchment area | 3,112 km2 (1,202 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 43.5 km (27.0 mi) |
| Max. width | 16.1 km (10.0 mi) |
| Surface area | 176 km2 (68 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 6.5 m (21 ft)[2] |
| Max. depth | 50.9 m (167 ft)[3] |
| Designated | 7 June 1996 |
| Reference no. | 846[4] |
Lough Corrib (/lɒx ˈkɒrɪb/ lokh KORR-ib; Irish: Loch Coirib[5]) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh). It covers 176 km² and lies mostly in County Galway with a small area of its northeast corner in County Mayo.
The first canal on the island of Ireland was cut in the 12th century. Known as the Friar's Cut, it allowed boats to pass from Lough Corrib to the sea at Galway.[6]
Lough Corrib was designated a Ramsar site on 16 June 1996. It has also been designated a Special Area of Conservation.
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- ^ Lagarosiphon major – An Aggressive Invasive Species in Lough Corrib
- ^ "Traditional and GPS Fishing Maps of Lough Corrib and Lakes in the West of Ireland". anglingcharts.com.
- ^ "Lough Corrib". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "Loch Coirib/Lough Corrib". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
- ^ "Canals". BBC.co.uk. BBC Schools. Retrieved 6 January 2018.