Lough Corrib
Sign in to savelake in Galway, Connacht, Ireland
Key facts
- Location
- Connacht
- Primary inflows
- Cregg River River Clare Black River
- Primary outflows
- River Corrib
- Catchment area
- 3,112 km (1,202 sq mi)
- Basin countries
- Ireland
- Max length
- 43.5 km (27.0 mi)
- Max width
- 16.1 km (10.0 mi)
- Surface area
- 176 km (68 sq mi)
- Average depth
- 6.5 m (21 ft)
- Max depth
- 50.9 m (167 ft)
- Designated
- 7 June 1996
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Lough Corrib (/lɒx ˈkɒrɪb/ lokh KORR-ib; Irish: Loch Coirib) is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway River connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the largest lake within the Republic of Ireland and the second largest on the island of Ireland (after Lough Neagh). It covers 176 km and lies mostly in County Galway with a small area of its northeast corner in County Mayo.
The first canal on the island of Ireland was cut in the 12th century. Known as the Friar's Cut, it allowed boats to pass from Lough Corrib to the sea at Galway.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lough Corrib” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.