HydroLAKES lake · #13375
Lough Melvin
Surface area
20,84km²
Avg depth
7,7m
Volume
160,19km³
Shoreline
50,1km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- ManorhamiltonLeitrim · Ireland16.97 km²81.1% of lake
- Fermanagh and OmaghNorthern Ireland · United Kingdom3.96 km²18.9% of lake
3 intersecting protected areas
Lough Melvin SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
17.02 km² overlap
Lough Melvin
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
3.98 km² overlap
Lough Melvin
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
3.97 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
465 distinct species · 1 512 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 Lough Melvin : 23 espèces reliées par 72 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 12.1%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 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
20,84km²
Avg depth
7,7m
Volume
160,190km³
Watershed
241km²
Shoreline
50,1km
Shore dev. idx
3,09
Residence time
217days
Elevation
24m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.