Rinn Lough (, also ), also known as Lough Rynn, is a
freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. The term excludes seawater and brackish water, but it does include non-salty mi ...
lake in the northwest of Ireland. It is located in south
County Leitrim
County Leitrim ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht and is part of the Northern and Western Region. It is named after the village of Leitrim, County Leitr ...
.
Geography
Rinn Lough measures about long and wide. It is located about south of
Mohill
Mohill (, meaning "soft ground") is a town in County Leitrim, Ireland. The town of Carrick-on-Shannon is approximately 16 km (10 miles) away.
History
The Justinian plague of Mohill devastated the local population in the 6th centur ...
.
Lough Rynn Castle
Lough Rynn Castle (Irish Language, Irish: ''Caisleán Loch na Reanna'') is a luxury castle hotel on the shores of Rinn Lough, Lough Rynn in Gortletteragh County Leitrim, Republic of Ireland, Ireland situated on the historic grounds of the mediev ...
, a medieval castle now a hotel, occupies an estate on the lake's northeastern shore.
Hydrology
Two smaller neighbouring lakes drain into Rinn Lough: Clooncoc Lough and Lough Errew. Rinn Lough drains south into the Rinn River flowing into
Lough Forbes
Lough Forbes () is a lake and Special Area of Conservation in Ireland, located west of Newtownforbes.
See also
* List of loughs in Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of loughs (lakes) on the island of Ireland. It also shows a table of the ...
. Part of the river forms the Rinn River Natural Heritage Area.
Ecology
The water quality was reported to be satisfactory maintaining a mesotrophic rating. but given a "" due to pollution.
Zebra mussel
The zebra mussel (''Dreissena polymorpha'') is a small freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Dreissenidae. The species originates from the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, but has been accidentally Intro ...
infestation is present. The ecology of Rinn Lough, and Irish waterways, remains threatened by curly waterweed,
zebra mussel
The zebra mussel (''Dreissena polymorpha'') is a small freshwater mussel, an Aquatic animal, aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Dreissenidae. The species originates from the lakes of southern Russia and Ukraine, but has been accidentally Intro ...
List of loughs in Ireland
This is an alphabetical list of loughs (lakes) on the island of Ireland. It also shows a table of the largest loughs. The word ''loch, lough'' is pronounced like ''loch'' () and comes from the Irish language, Irish ''loch'', meaning ''lake''.
Acc ...