Caragh Lake


Caragh Lake, also Lough Caragh, is a lake in County Kerry, Ireland. The lake was formed by the damming of the Caragh River.
Caragh Lake railway station was on the Great Southern and Western Railway line which ran from Farranfore to Valentia Harbour.

Ecology

The lake is included within a large Special Area of Conservation: Killarney National Park, Macgillycuddy's Reeks and Caragh River Catchment SAC. The rare Kerry slug was first discovered near this lake. The lake is glacial in origin.