冬季湖
冬季湖（愛爾蘭語：turloch，turlach[1]）是一种季节性或周期性的水体，主要分布于爱尔兰香农河以西的石灰岩喀斯特地区。其名称源自爱尔兰语中的“tur”，意为“干燥”，以及“loch”，意为“湖泊”。这些水体随着地下水位的变化而涨落，通常在夏秋季节水位很低或干涸，而在冬季则水满。随着地下水位的下降，水通过喀斯特石灰岩中的裂隙流失到地下。[2]
冬季湖几乎是爱尔兰独有的现象，尽管在威尔士Llandeilo附近的Cernydd Carmel有一个类似的例子，名为Pant-y-Llyn[3][4]。
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- ^ 3180 Turloughs : Freshwater habitats. jncc.gov.uk. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. [6 December 2021]. （原始内容存档于2023-04-05）.