Kilkeran Lake

Kilkeran Lake is a natural sedimentary lagoon in county Cork, in the Castlefreke townland.[1] Its southern shore is approx. 300 meters away from the ocean shore of the Glandore Bay, and separated by the Long Strand beach, a system of dunes, and a road. The Long Strand River connects it to the ocean.[2]

Kilkeran Lake
Kilkeran Lake, view from the western side
Kilkeran Lake Location in Ireland
Location	Ireland
Coordinates	51°33′29″N 8°57′17″W
Lake type	sedimentary lagoon
Primary outflows	Long Strand River and Glandore Bay
Basin countries	Ireland

Surface area	16 ha (40 acres)
Max. depth	3 m (9.8 ft)

References

"Kilkeran Lake, Sampling Fish for the Water Framework Directive - Transitional Waters 2008" (PDF). The Central and Regional Fisheries Boards.
"Kilkeran Lake County Cork, OSI Discovery Series sheet 89" (PDF). Ordnance Survey Ireland.

Places in County Cork
County town: Cork
Towns	Ballincollig Bandon Bantry Buttevant Carrigaline Charleville Clonakilty Cobh Cork Fermoy Kanturk Kinsale Macroom Mallow Midleton Millstreet Passage West Skibbereen Youghal
Villages and Townlands	Adrigole Aghabullogue Aghada Ahakista Aherla Ahiohill Allihies Ardfield Ardgroom Ballinacurra Ballinadee Ballinagree Ballinascarty Ballineen Ballingeary Ballinhassig Ballinora Ballinspittle Ballintemple Ballycotton Ballydehob Ballydesmond Ballygarvan Ballylickey Ballymakeera Ballymore Ballyvourney Baltimore Banteer Béal na Bláth Belgooly Belvelly Blarney Boherbue Bridebridge Bweeng Canovee Carrigadrohid Carriganimmy Carrigtwohill Castlehaven Castlelyons Castlemagner Castlemartyr Castletown-Kinneigh Castletownbere Castletownroche Castletownshend Churchtown Cloghroe Clondulane Cloughduv Cloyne Coachford Conna Coolea Courtmacsherry Crookhaven Crookstown Crossbarry Crosshaven Cullen Doneraile Douglas Drimoleague Dripsey Dromahane Dungourney Dunmanway Durrus Enniskean Eyeries Farran Fermoy Fountainstown Freemount Glandore Glanmire Glantane Glanworth Glasheen Glenbrook Glengarriff Glenville Glounthaune Goleen Gougane Barra Halfway Innishannon Kilbrin Kilbrittain Kilmichael Kilnamartyra Killumney Kilworth Kiskeam Knockavilla Knocknagree Knockraha Ladysbridge Leap Liscarroll Lisgoold Lismire Lombardstown Lyre Mayfield Meelin Milford Minane Bridge Mitchelstown Monard Monkstown Montenotte Mourneabbey Nad Newcestown Newmarket Newtwopothouse Nohoval Ovens Rathbarry Rathcormac Riverstick Roberts Cove Rockchapel Rosscarbery Rylane Sallybrook Schull Shanagarry Shanbally Shanballymore Timoleague Togher Tower Union Hall Upton Waterfall Watergrasshill Whitegate
Landforms	Mountains Ballyhoura Mountains Boggeragh Mountains Caha Mountains Derrynasaggart Mountains Galtee Mountains Mullaghareirk Mountains Shehy Mountains Slieve Miskish Mountains Rivers River Bandon River Blackwater River Lee Heads Brow Head Mizen Head Sheep's Head Islands Ballycotton Island Bere Island Cape Clear Island Capel Island Carbery's Hundred Isles Fastnet Rock Dursey Island Garinish Great Island Heir Island Haulbowline Island Inishfarnard Long Island Sherkin Island Spike Island Whiddy Island
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