Lough Shindilla is a
freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the
Connemara
Connemara (; )( ga, Conamara ) is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland. The area has a strong association with traditional Irish culture and contains much of the Connacht Irish-speaking Gaeltacht, ...
area of
County Galway.
Geography
Lough Shindilla measures about long and wide. It lies about northwest of
Galway
Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay, and is the sixth most populous city on ...
city on the
N59 road near the village of
Maam Cross
Maam Cross () is a crossroads in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. It lies within the townland of Shindilla, at the junction of the N59 from Galway to Clifden and the R336 from Galway to the Maam Valley
Gleann an Mháma (English languag ...
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Hydrology
Lough Shindilla flows east into Ardderry Lough.[ The lake, like other area lakes, is oligotrophic.][
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Natural history
Fish species in Lough Shindilla include brown trout, perch
Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Per ...
, Arctic char
The Arctic char or Arctic charr (''Salvelinus alpinus'') is a cold-water fish in the family Salmonidae, native to alpine lakes and arctic and subarctic coastal waters. Its distribution is Circumpolar North. It spawns in freshwater and populat ...
, salmon
Salmon () is the common name for several commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the family Salmonidae, which are native to tributaries of the North Atlantic (genus ''Salmo'') and North Pacific (genus '' Oncorhy ...
and the critically endangered European eel.[ Lough Shindilla is part of the Maumturk Mountains ]Special Area of Conservation
A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and a ...
.[
]
See also
* List of loughs in Ireland
References
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[{{cite report , last1 = Free , first1 = Gary , last2 = Little , first2 = Ruth , last3 = Tierney , first3 = Deirdre , last4 = Donnelly , first4 = Karol , last5 = Caroni , first5 = Rossana , name-list-style = amp , url = https://www.epa.ie/publications/research/water/Final-Report-(2000-FS1-M1).pdf#page=19 , title = A Reference Based Typology and Ecological Assessment System for Irish Lakes , date = 2006 , pages = 13 , publisher = ]Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for protecting and improving the environment as a valuable asset for the people of Ireland. It operates independently under the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications.
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, access-date = 11 October 2022
[{{cite web , url = http://wfdfish.ie/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Shindilla_report_2013.pdf , title = Water Framework Directive Fish Stock Survey of Lough Shindilla , publisher = Inland Fisheries Ireland , date = August 2013 , access-date = 14 January 2016]
[{{cite web , url = http://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/protected-sites/synopsis/SY002008.pdf , title = Maumturk Mountains SAC , publisher = ]National Parks and Wildlife Service (Ireland)
The National Parks and Wildlife Service () manages the Irish State's nature conservation responsibilities. As well as managing the national parks, the activities of the NPWS include the designation and protection of Natural Heritage Areas, Special ...
, access-date = 14 January 2016
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