HydroLAKES lake · #162603
Lough Beg
Surface area
5,38km²
Avg depth
1,6m
Volume
8,38km³
Shoreline
24,3km
Administrative coverage
3 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Mid UlsterNorthern Ireland · United Kingdom2.87 km²53.1% of lake
- Mid and East AntrimNorthern Ireland · United Kingdom1.75 km²32.4% of lake
- Antrim and NewtownabbeyNorthern Ireland · United Kingdom0.78 km²14.4% of lake
4 intersecting protected areas
Lough Neagh & Lough Beg
IUCN IVWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
5.41 km² overlap
Lough Neagh and Lough Beg
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
5.40 km² overlap
Lough Beg
IUCN Not ReportedArea of Special Scientific Interest
5.40 km² overlap
Lough Beg
IUCN Not ReportedNational Nature Reserve
0.26 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
875 distinct species · 3 583 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 38 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 Beg : 28 espèces dont 4 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 60 interactions GloBI sur 6 types (connectance 8.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 10 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
5,38km²
Avg depth
1,6m
Volume
8,380km³
Watershed
4 720km²
Shoreline
24,3km
Shore dev. idx
2,96
Residence time
1days
Elevation
10m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.