Urlaur Lough


Urlaur Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in east County Mayo and is one of the Urlaur Lakes.

Geography

Urlaur Lough measures about long and wide. It lies about north of Ballyhaunis near Lough Nanaoge and Lough Roe, the other Urlaur Lakes.

Hydrology

Urlaur Lough is the source of the Lung River. The river flows to Lough Gara.

Natural history

Fish species in Urlaur Lough include perch, roach, pike, ninespine stickleback and the critically endangered European eel. Bird species at the lake include tufted duck, pochard, teal, mallard, whooper swan, wigeon and curlew. Urlaur Lough is part of the Urlaur Lakes Special Area of Conservation.