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Aughrusbeg Lough
Aughrusbeg Lough
is a
freshwater lake
in
the west
of
Ireland
. It is located in the
Connemara
area
in
west
County Galway
.
Geography
and
hydrology
Aughrusbeg Lough
lies
about
northwest
of
Clifden
near
the village
of
Cleggan
. The
lake
is
oligotrophic
.
Natural
history
Fish
species in Aughrusbeg Lough include
three-spined stickleback
,
rudd
,
brown trout
and the
critically endangered
European eel
. The lake is part of the Aughrusbeg
Machair
and
Lake
Special Area of Conservation
.