Ballysaggart lough or Black lough
Ballysaggart Lough or Black Lough is a lough in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is within the drainage basin of the River Blackwater which flows out of Lough Neagh. Black lough is part of the waterway created to service mills in nearby Moygashel. The lough has an area of 42.5 acres.The Mid Ulster District Council got ownership of the lough l in 2014 and the Council are looking to improve public access to the Lough.
The area of Ballysaggart lough is inhabited by a large number of birds (102) and 18 species are on the endangered list. Species recorded include Eurasian curlew, Eurasian teal and hen harrier, mallard, Eurasian wigeon, common goldeneye and whooper swan. In 2006 a vagrant drake lesser scaup was photographed on the lough, while other unusual bird species reported from lough include Iceland gull, glaucous gull and yellow-legged gull. Among the fish species recorded in the lough are pike, perch and rudd, roach, bream, tench and eel. Coarse fishing takes place at the lough with the best fishing are near the sluice at its northern end where the water is deeper.
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