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| Caragh Lake | |
|---|---|
| Loch Cárthaí (Irish) | |
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  Location in Ireland | |
| Location | County Kerry |
| Coordinates | 52°3′58″N 9°51′10″W / 52.06611°N 9.85278°W |
| Catchment area | 162.54 km2 (62.76 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Surface area | 4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| References | [1] |
Caragh Lake (Irish: Loch Cárthaí),[2] also Lough Caragh, is a lake in the Reeks District in County Kerry, Ireland. The lake was formed by the damming of the Caragh River.[3] The lake is between the town of Killorglin and the village of Glenbeigh.
Caragh Lake railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway line which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour.
- ^ Free, Gary; Little, Ruth; Tierney, Deirdre; Donnelly, Karol & Caroni, Rossana (2006). A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes (PDF) (Report). Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland). p. 10. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Loch Cárthaí/Lough Caragh". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "What to do and see in the Caragh Lake area". Caraghlake.typepad.com. Retrieved 24 September 2012.