Lough Dan facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lough Dan Loch Deán
Looking south-east
Lough Dan Location in Ireland
Location	County Wicklow
Coordinates	53°04′32″N 6°17′09″W / 53.075436°N 6.285918°W / 53.075436; -6.285918
Primary inflows	River Cloghoge, River Inchavore
Primary outflows	River Avonmore
Catchment area	63.18 km2 (24.39 sq mi)
Basin countries	Ireland
Max. length	3 km (1.9 mi)
Max. width	0.5 km (0.31 mi)
Surface area	1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi)
Average depth	13.5 m (44 ft)
Surface elevation	200 m (660 ft)
Islands	none

Lough Dan (Irish: Loch Deán) is a scenic boomerang-shaped ribbon lake largely set on private property, in the Wicklow Mountains in Ireland. Lough Dan lake lies at the base of Luggala 595 metres (1,952 ft) and Knocknacloghoge 534 metres (1,752 ft) mountains. The lough is fed by the Cloghoge (draining Lough Tay), and Inchavore rivers, and is drained by the River Avonmore. Part of Lough Dan forms part of the Guinness Estate at Luggala, and has limited public access.

Geography

The Inchavore river flows into Lough Dan from the north-west. An outflow from Lough Tay – the Cloghoge river – feeds it from the north-east. It is drained to the south by the River Avonmore. Most of the lake is surrounded by private lands, though the north-western corner is part of the Wicklow National Park.

Scouting

The Scouting Ireland S.A.I. national campsite, now one of several belonging to Scouting Ireland, lies beside the lake. In 1997, Lough Dan was the site of an Irish Scouting jamboree, Lough Dan '97, at the S.A.I. national campsite, co-organised by the Federation of Irish Scouts Associations. The Jamboree was abandoned on the Thursday due to inclement weather and flooding.

Gallery

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  Snow around Lough Dan

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  Looking north from west bank

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  Looking south-east from west bank

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  Cloghoge River between Lough Tay and Lough Dan