Lough Dan

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Lough Dan (Loch Deán in Irish) is a boomerang-shaped ribbon lake near Roundwood, County Wicklow, Ireland. It is a popular area for hikers and kayakers and lies very close to the Wicklow Way.

Lough Tay feeds it via the Clohouge river from the north and it is drained to the south by the Avonmore.

Most of the lake is surrounded by private lands, though the northwest corner is part of the Wicklow National Park.

Lough Dan
Lough Dan - The Surface of Lough Dan
The Surface of Lough Dan
Location County Wicklow
Coordinates 53.075436°N′6.285918 W°{{{5}}}′{{{6}}}Coordinates: 53.075436°N′6.285918 W°{{{5}}}′{{{6}}}
Primary outflows River Avonmore
Surface elevation 18m
“ The Cloghoge River flows out of Lough Tay and into Lough Dan. The Inchavore River flows in another glacial valley from the west to enter Lough Dan. The scenery around here is spectacular. The valley floor at 230m is very fertile. The remains of lazy beds, which were ridges built for growing vegetables, cover the valley. They are evidence of higher population levels in the mountains in the past. Arctic Char Salvelinus alpinus was last recorded in the lake in 1988. This fish is the one of the oldest inhabitants of Ireland but a recent survey found no trace of them, indicating the species is now extinct in Co. Wicklow. There are Peregrine Falcon sites on the steep cliffs overlooking the lake on the eastern side, and some lovely broad-leaved woodland in the Inchavore Valley. The Cloghoge and Inchavore Rivers are rich in invertebrates and breeding Dippers and Grey Wagtails can be seen around the river. Herons and Cormorants roost near the mouth of the Cloghoge River.Ref [1] ”


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