HydroLAKES lake · #13443
Lough Sheelin
Surface area
17,14km²
Avg depth
3,9m
Volume
67,1km³
Shoreline
27,9km
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- BallyjamesduffCavan · Ireland10.09 km²58.6% of lake
- KellsMeath · Ireland4.17 km²24.2% of lake
- Mullingar - KinnegadWestmeath · Ireland2.96 km²17.2% of lake
2 intersecting protected areas
Lough Sheelin SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
17.19 km² overlap
Moneybeg and Clareisland Bogs SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSite of Community Importance (Habitats Directive)
0.00 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
441 distinct species · 789 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 32 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 Sheelin : 25 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 56 interactions GloBI sur 7 types (connectance 11.3%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 7 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
17,14km²
Avg depth
3,9m
Volume
67,100km³
Watershed
257km²
Shoreline
27,9km
Shore dev. idx
1,90
Residence time
187days
Elevation
60m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.