HydroLAKES lake · #164046
Lough Owel
Surface area
9,73km²
Avg depth
6m
Volume
58,07km³
Shoreline
17km
Administrative coverage
2 dept-equivalent regions (GADM L2)
- Mullingar - KinnegadWestmeath · Ireland6.66 km²68.1% of lake
- Athlone - MoateWestmeath · Ireland3.12 km²31.9% of lake
3 intersecting protected areas
Lough Owel SPA
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
9.76 km² overlap
Lough Owel SAC
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
9.76 km² overlap
Lough Owel
IUCN Not ReportedWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
9.76 km² overlap
Computed live · HydroLAKES × GADM × WDPA · cached after first hit.
Species present
257 distinct species · 625 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 36 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 Owel : 28 espèces dont 3 patrimoniales (LR IUCN CR/EN/VU) reliées par 85 interactions GloBI sur 5 types (connectance 13.5%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 8 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
9,73km²
Avg depth
6,0m
Volume
58,070km³
Watershed
33km²
Shoreline
17,0km
Shore dev. idx
1,54
Residence time
1 252days
Elevation
96m
HydroLAKES v1.0 (Messager et al. 2016) · 1.4M lacs ≥ 0.1 km² mondialement.