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Lough Craghy
Lough Craghy location in Ireland
Lough Craghy location in Ireland
Location in island of Ireland
Location County Donegal
Coordinates 54°57′7″N 8°19′6″W / 54.95194°N 8.31833°W / 54.95194; -8.31833
Native name Loch Chrathaí Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Primary outflows Dunglow Lough
Catchment area 25.22 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Basin countries Ireland
Max. length 1.4 km (1 mi)
Max. width 0.8 km (0.5 mi)
Surface area 0.50 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Surface elevation 14 m (46 ft)

Lough Craghy (Irish: Loch Chrathaí), also locally known as Tully Lake, is a freshwater lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in north County Donegal in the Rosses fishery.

Geography and hydrology

Lough Craghy is 3 kilometres (2 mi) east of Dungloe. The lake drains westwards into Dunglow Lough.

Natural history

Fish species in Lough Craghy include sea trout. These trout are seasonal, present in summer only.

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