Lough Nacung Upper
| Lough Nacung Upper Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach |
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View towards Lough Nacung Upper, with Errigal to the left.
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 Lough Nacung Upper
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| Location | County Donegal, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55°01′55″N 8°09′59″W / 55.031956°N 8.166305°WCoordinates: 55°01′55″N 8°09′59″W / 55.031956°N 8.166305°W |
| Primary inflows | Lough Dunlewey |
| Primary outflows | Lough Nacung Lower, to Clady River |
| Basin countries | Ireland |
| Surface area | 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi) |
| Surface elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
Lough Nacung Upper (Irish: Loch na Cuinge Uachtarach meaning 'Upper Narrowness lake') is a lake in County Donegal, Ireland. It connects Lough Dunlewey to Lough Nacung Lower, which drains into the Clady River. Lough Nacung is a Special Area of Conservation.
The name is derived from the Irish cuing, meaning "narrow neck of land (as between two lakes)."
The main fish species are sea trout and salmon.
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