Keshcarrigan lough

Keshcarrigan Lough Ceis Charraigín Loch
Location in Ireland
Location	County Leitrim
Coordinates	54°01′50″N 7°57′26″W / 54.03056°N 7.95722°W / 54.03056; -7.95722Coordinates: 54°01′50″N 7°57′26″W / 54.03056°N 7.95722°W / 54.03056; -7.95722
Lake type	Freshwater
Basin countries	Ireland
Surface area	0.39 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Max. depth	4 m (13 ft)
Surface elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Islands	1
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Keshcarrigan lough (Irish: Ceis Charraigín loch, meaning "Kesh, or causeway, near the little rock, lake") is a mesotrophic freshwater near Keshcarrigan village, in northwest Ireland. Known for quality course fishing, Keshcarrigan lough alllows bank fishing from concrete stands on the northern shore, two with wheelchair access. The ecology of Keshcarrigan lough, and other Leitrim waterways, is threatened by curly waterweed, zebra mussel, and freshwater clam invasive species.

The lake is named from the bordering townland of "Keshcarrigan" (Irish: Ceis Charraigín), meaning the "Kesh, or causeway, near the little rock".

Keshcarrigan lough lies due south of Keshcarrigan village and Lough Scur, in Kiltubrid parish, south County Leitrim in the northwest of Ireland. The lake forms a tilted oblong shape, with a surface-area of 0.39 square kilometres (0.2 sq mi), with depths of 4 metres (13.1 ft). The level of Keshcarrigan lough is the same as Lough Scur, and a channel of about 400 metres (1,312.3 ft) connects both lakes. Keshcarrigan lough is bounded by the townlands of Keshcarrigan to the north, Clooney to the south, Laheen to the west, Carrick to the north, and Toomans to the east.

Fish present in Keshcarrigan Lough include "roach-bream hybrids", Roach, Perch, Bream up to 4lbs, and Pike. The pike population is the "native Irish strain" (Irish: liús meaning 'Irish Pike') not the other European Pike strain (Irish: gailliasc meaning 'strange or foreign fish'). The lake has stocks of Pike up to 8 pounds (3.6 kg).