Kindrum Lough facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Kindrum Lough
Location in island of Ireland
Location	County Donegal
Coordinates	55°14′0″N 7°42′44″W / 55.23333°N 7.71222°W / 55.23333; -7.71222
Native name	Loch Chionn Droma Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Primary inflows	Cashlan Stream
Catchment area	3.67 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	1.6 km (1 mi)
Max. width	1.0 km (0.6 mi)
Surface area	0.61 km2 (0.24 sq mi)
Average depth	6.6 m (22 ft)
Max. depth	15 m (49 ft)
Surface elevation	8 m (26 ft)

Kindrum Lough (Irish: Loch Chionn Droma) is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal on the Fanad Peninsula.

Geography

Kindrum Lough is about 5 kilometres (3 mi) northwest of Portsalon. It measures about 1.5 km (0.9 mi) long west–east and 1 km (0.6 mi) wide.

Hydrology

Kindrum Lough is fed mainly by the Cashlan Stream entering at its southeastern end. The lake drains southwards into Mulroy Bay. Kindrum Lough is oligotrophic.

Natural history

Fish species in Kindrum Lough include brown trout, Arctic char, three-spined stickleback and the critically endangered European eel. Two rare plant species have been recorded from the lake: slender naiad (Najas flexilis) and a stonewort, Nitella spanioclema. The latter species is considered endemic to County Donegal. Kindrum Lough is part of the Kindrum Lough Special Area of Conservation.