title: Aughrusbeg Lough
text: # Aughrusbeg Lough
  
  Aughrusbeg Lough is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area in west County Galway.
  
  ## Geography and hydrology
  
  Aughrusbeg Lough lies about 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Clifden near the village of Cleggan. The lake is oligotrophic.
  
  ## Natural history
  
  Fish species in Aughrusbeg Lough include three-spined stickleback, rudd, brown trout and the critically endangered European eel. The lake is part of the Aughrusbeg Machair and Lake Special Area of Conservation.
  
  