Lough Bunny
| Lough Bunny Loch Buinne |
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 Location in Ireland
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| Location | County Clare |
| Coordinates | 53°1′19″N 8°55′29″W / 53.02194°N 8.92472°WCoordinates: 53°1′19″N 8°55′29″W / 53.02194°N 8.92472°W |
| Etymology | Irish buinne, "flood" |
| Catchment area | 9.32 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Max. length | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |
| Max. width | 0.6 km (0.4 mi) |
| Surface area | 1.03 km2 (0.40 sq mi) |
| Average depth | 2.7 m (8 ft 10 in) |
| Max. depth | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Surface elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Islands | Puskada Island, Gull Island |
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Lough Bunny (Irish: Loch Buinne) is a freshwater lake in the Mid-West Region of Ireland. It is located in The Burren of County Clare.
Lough Bunny measures about 2 km (1.2 mi) long and 0.5 km (0.3 mi) wide. It lies about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Gort near the village of Boston.
Lough Bunny has no permanent inflow or outflow. It is fed by springs and drains into fissures around the lake's northern end. The lake is oligotrophic.
Fish species in Lough Bunny include perch, rudd, pike and the critically endangered European eel. Lough Bunny is part of the Burren National Park. The lake is also part of the East Burren Complex Special Area of Conservation.
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