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Lough Oughter
Loch Uachtair (Irish)
View from Killykeen
Lough Oughter is located in island of Ireland
Lough Oughter
Location in Ireland
LocationCounty Cavan
Coordinates54°01′01″N 7°23′18″W / 54.01694°N 7.38833°W / 54.01694; -7.38833
TypeEutrophic Glacial lake between drumlins.
Primary inflowsVarious springs and streams
Primary outflowsRiver Erne Atlantic Ocean, Ballyshannon
Basin countriesIreland
DesignationOrnithological, botanical, zoological interest
Max. length12 km (7.5 mi)
Max. width10 km (6.2 mi)
Surface area8,931 ha (22,070 acres)
FrozenWinter of 2010/2011
Ramsar Wetland
Designated7 June 1996
Reference no.853[1]

Lough Oughter (Irish: Loch Uachtair)[2] is a lake, or complex of lakes, in County Cavan covering more than 8,900 hectares (22,000 acres). The complex of lakes lies on the River Erne, and forms the southern part of the Lough Erne complex. The lakes are bounded roughly by Belturbet in the north, Cavan town to the east, Crossdoney to the south and Killeshandra to the west.

  1. ^ "Ramsar Sites Information Service - Lough Oughter". rsis.ramsar.org. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Loch Uachtair/Lough Oughter". Placenames Database of Ireland (logainm.ie). Government of Ireland - Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and Dublin City University. Retrieved 31 January 2020.

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