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Derg, Lough, inland stretch of water, counties Tipperary, Galway, and Clare, central western Ireland, located east of the Slieve Aughty mountains, with Portumna at its northern end and Killaloe and Ballina at its southern. Lough Derg covers an area of 96 sq km (37 sq mi), measuring about 32 km (20 mi) by up to 8 km (5 mi), and is up to 36 m (118 ft) in depth.

The lough is formed by a widening of the River Shannon flowing south-west, and is navigable between Killaloe and Portumna. It contains a few islands including Holy Island (Inishcaltra), traditionally associated with St Patrick, which contains the ruins of four churches, and is the site of regular pilgrimages and fasts. A gorge at the lough's southern end became the location of the first hydroelectric power station in Ireland.