HydroLAKES lake · #1193
Corrib
Surface area
159,93km²
Avg depth
8,6m
Volume
1 376km³
Shoreline
286,4km
Administrative coverage
5 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- ConamaraGalway · Ireland118.83 km²74.0% of lake
- AthenryGalway · Ireland16.70 km²10.4% of lake
- TuamGalway · Ireland16.31 km²10.2% of lake
- Claremorris - SwinfordMayo · Ireland8.75 km²5.4% of lake
- Galway CityGalway · Ireland0.00 km²0.0% of lake
4 intersecting protected areas
Lough Corrib SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
160.48 km² overlap
Lough Corrib SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
160.15 km² overlap
Lough Corrib
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
159.64 km² overlap
Maumturk Mountains SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
0.02 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
1 325 distinct species · 8 970 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 34 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de Corrib : 25 espèces dont 2 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 85 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 15.2%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 9 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Lake statistics (HydroLAKES)
Surface
159,93km²
Avg depth
8,6m
Volume
1 376,000km³
Watershed
3 039km²
Shoreline
286,4km
Shore dev. idx
6,39
Residence time
157days
Elevation
5m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.