Muckross Lake Loch Mhucrois |
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Southern shore of Muckross Lake.
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Location | Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland |
Coordinates | 52°00′40″N 9°31′38″W / 52.011065°N 9.527247°WCoordinates: 52°00′40″N 9°31′38″W / 52.011065°N 9.527247°W |
Primary inflows | Owengariff River |
Primary outflows | Lough Leane |
Basin countries | Ireland |
Surface area | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
Max. depth | 75 metres (246 ft) |
Surface elevation | 21 m (69 ft) |
Islands | Dinish Island, Brickeen Island, Devil's Island |
Muckross Lake, also called Middle Lake or The Torc, is a lake in Killarney National Park, County Kerry, Ireland. It is one of the three famous Lakes of Killarney, along with Lough Leane and Upper Lake. It is Ireland's deepest lake, reaching to 75 metres (246 ft) in parts.
The lake is a noted salmon and brown trout fishery.
As with many lakes, Muckross Lake allegedly contains a great monster — possibly a 20-foot (6-metre) long eel.